15:40 Chester

Friday 14 August 2020

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Chester Rugby Club Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 1m 2.11s

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(8)

Bossipop^b⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 81| CD

9/2

Not the most reliable, but he's good on a going day and was just touched off at Thirsk (6f) recently. Has won twice here in the past and needs considering.

Form: 819352

(6)

Canford Bay⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: J P Sullivan| T: A Brittain| OR: 81| CD

9/1

Winner over C&D last summer and has added to his tally at Wolverhampton and Catterick since the turn of the year. Excuses at Haydock recently, but others preferred all the same.

Form: 765317

(5)

Glory Fighter⁶^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: I Jardine| OR: 73| D

3/1

Belatedly got his head back in front when landing a 7-runner Haydock handicap (5f) in good style on Saturday. Bold bid on the cards under a penalty.

Form: 5-23741

(4)

Kindly¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Nathan Evans| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 77| BF

9/2

Back in the winning groove at Hamilton last month and just edged out at Pontefract (6f) next time. 2 lb rise fair and should go close back at this trip from a handy draw.

Form: 59-8612

(7)

Know No Limits^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: R Kingscote| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 75| C

20/1

Clearly acts well round here (form figures at Chester last season read 1122), but hasn't gone on as hoped this season and bit to prove now.

Form: 28-7925

(10)

Fox Hill¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Rachel Richardson| T: E J Alston| OR: 72| D

16/1

Decisive winner at Thirsk in June and placed on 2 of his 3 subsequent starts, including when third off this mark at Catterick (5f) recently. Should give it a good shot, but stall 10 is no help.

Form: 3-91253

(11)

Tom Tulliver^t¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Nolan| T: D Carroll| OR: 74| D

40/1

Landed a Yarmouth maiden on second 2-y-o start and good second at Haydock on return in June. However, form has dipped since and he's been a dealt a bad hand here in terms of the draw.

Form: 84-2600

(1)

Van Gerwen⁸^{(ex 4)}

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: K Stott| T: P T Midgley| OR: 62| D

11/4

Snapped a losing run stretching back to September 2018 when making all in 5f Ripon selling handicap last week. This is tougher, but he has the plum draw and has to be feared under a 4 lb penalty.

Form: 9-33581

Non-Runners

(9)

Jack The Truth²⁴

Weight: 9-10| Age: 6

T: George Scott J: Non Runner

(3)

Spirit Of The Sky²⁷

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: R A Fahey J: Barry McHugh

(2)

Street Life³³

Weight: 8-2| Age: 3

T: R A Fahey J: J Quinn

Forecasts

Van Gerwen (11/4), Glory Fighter (3/1), Kindly (9/2), Bossipop (9/2), Spirit Of The Sky (7/1), Canford Bay (9/1), Street Life (12/1), Jack The Truth (14/1), Fox Hill (16/1), Know No Limits (20/1), Tom Tulliver (40/1)

This drop back to the minimum trip promises to suit KINDLY, who was nailed in the shadow of the post over 6f at Pontefract a fortnight ago. She remains on a handy mark and is well-drawn. Bossipop has to enter calculations on the back of his Thirsk near miss, but he'll do well to tow this field along from stall 8. Bigger threats may be posed by recent winners Glory Fighter and Van Gerwen.