19:30 Chester

Friday 14 July 2023

All17:4518:2018:5519:3020:0520:40

Expleo Handicap

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 2m 38.46s

1^st

(9)

Dream Harder

49-10

11/2

T: Ian WilliamsJ: S D Bowen (7)

Midfield, headway to chase leader over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on strongly op 6/1

2^nd

2 ½

(2)

Box To Box

49-13

4/1

T: H PalmerJ: Pierre-Louis Jamin (3)

Led, headed but prominent after 3f, led again over 2f out, soon ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on but held final furlong op 10/3 tchd 16/5

3^rd

(5)

Mr Curiosity

610-0

18/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Fentiman

Towards rear, pushed along and headway on outer 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on and went third inside final furlong, nearest finish tchd 14/1

4^th

(4)

Cormier

79-9

11/2

T: B EllisonJ: Ben Robinson

Towards rear of midfield, ridden and chased leaders 2f out, no extra and lost third final furlong op 9/1 tchd 10/1

5^th

(3)

Dark Pine

610-2

11/1

T: D LoughnaneJ: Laura Pearson (3)

Towards rear, ridden and outpaced 2f out, no impression from over 1f out op 9/1

6^th

1 ¼

(8)

Baryshnikov

710-1

3/1f

T: T D BarronJ: Billy Garritty

Held up in rear, never on terms op 10/3

7^th

(1)

Sonnerie Power

49-9

9/2

T: R VarianJ: J Mitchell

Midfield, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, weakened final furlong tchd 4/1

8^th

(10)

Demilion

38-9

9/1

T: C JohnstonJ: F Norton

Pulled hard, prominent, led after 3f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly from over 1f out op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 10/1

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Non-Runners

(6)

Sovereign Spirit²¹

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: A M Balding J: Hayley Turner

(7)

Ferrari Queen²²

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: C Johnston J: A Mullen

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.90Pl:£2.00, £1.80, £3.80EX:£34.60Trifecta:£444.80Tricast:£374.59SF:£28.60Swingers:£5.00, £14.10, £12.60

Forecasts

Baryshnikov (3/1), Box To Box (4/1), Sonnerie Power (9/2), Dream Harder (11/2), Cormier (11/2), Ferrari Queen (8/1), Demilion (9/1), Sovereign Spirit (10/1), Dark Pine (11/1), Mr Curiosity (18/1)

In an open race the vote goes to Andrew Balding's SOVEREIGN SPIRIT racing outside of his own age group for the first time. Box To Box's excellent course record makes him a must for the shortlist, while Sonnerie Power is also respected after 3 solid efforts this term.

SOVEREIGN SPIRIT
BOX TO BOX (IRE)
SONNERIE POWER (FR)

Previous Winners

2022

Box To Box

Weight: 9-2 |Age: 3

J: A Mullen | T: H Palmer

11/4

Prize Money

1st: £15,288.002nd: £7,167.003rd: £3,588.004th: £1,791.005th: £897.006th: £444.007th: £225.008th: £111.00

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