13:50 Goodwood

Tuesday 26 July 2022

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Coral Chesterfield Cup Handicap

Off time: 13:54 | Winning time: 2m 5.31s

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West End Charmer¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 106| D

9/1

Smart performer, lightly raced since 2020 but showed he retains his ability when second in C&D listed on reappearance. Not at best in Newmarket Group 2 latest but yard's good record in this (seeking fifth win since 2012) makes him dangerous to dicount despite top weight.

Form: 13/3-255

(10)

Soto Sizzler^p²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: W Buick| T: D Menuisier| OR: 106| C| D

20/1

Enhanced excellent record at Epsom when landing 1¼m handicap in April. Good second back there at the Derby meeting but not at best in Sandown listed since. Stable won this race last year.

Form: 51-7125

(11)

Palavecino^h⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Thomas Greatrex| T: B J Meehan| OR: 103| D

50/1

Smart effort to win Lingfield handicap in January but below par in Epsom Group 1 and Royal Ascot listed race since. More realistic chance back in a handicap but others are still preferred.

Form: 955-150

(4)

Bell Rock⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Harry Davies⁽⁵⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 102

15/2

Third in this race in 2020. Hasn't been at his very best in 3 outings this season but he's been cut a bit of slack by the handicapper as a result. Harry Davies takes a further 5 lb off. No surprise if he goes well.

Form: 420-433

(15)

Karibana^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: George Rooke| T: R Hughes| OR: 102

50/1

2-2 in blinkers, both at Chelmsford where he has a particularly good record. Handicapper hasn't missed him with a 9 lb rise for last time and he'll need another big career best to complete a hat-trick back on turf.

Form: 886211

(17)

Lord Protector⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett| OR: 97| D

16/1

Back on the up when taking his career record to 4-8 in Sandown handicap over this trip last month. That form has been boosted since so a 5 lb rise doesn't look too severe. The draw could have been kinder, though.

Form: 1364-61

(3)

Kenzai Warrior³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: J Mitchell| T: R A Teal| OR: 97

40/1

Good effort when second of 3 in a Wolverhampton conditions event in January but failed to get competitive in Royal Ascot handicap 5 months later. Others are preferred.

Form: P105-20

(6)

Etonian¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon| OR: 97

16/1

Lightly-raced 7f winner who was better than ever when caught only late on in 1¼m Ascot handicap 18 days ago. Did very much enjoy the run of that 6-runner race from the front, though, and he's unlikely to get his own way in this much bigger field.

Form: 0/7-9902

(2)

Brilliant Light¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: D Tudhope| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 96| D

13/2

Won at Ripon in May and good efforts in Duke of Edinburgh at Royal Ascot and John Smith's Cup at York since. Should be thereabouts from a handy draw.

Form: 4-47145

(12)

Legend Of Dubai⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Varian| OR: 96| BF

11/2

Superbly-bred colt who showed much-improved form when easily winning 1m Newmarket handicap on reappearance in April. Well beaten in Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot since but the fact he went off 7/2 favourite in that ultra-competitive event suggest he's thought to be well handicapped. Back up in trip.

Form: 322/1-10

(8)

Cap Francais³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: James Doyle| T: Ian Williams| OR: 96

28/1

Successful on 9f Newmarket reappearance in April. Ran a cracker at Chester next time but well held at Epsom and Royal Ascot since. Others are more obvious.

Form: 04-1200

(16)

Forest Falcon¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: L Dettori| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 95| D

14/1

Won Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar in June. Found out off higher marks at Sandown and York since but it's always dangerous to discount runners from this yard here.

Form: 452180

(9)

Moktasaab³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Callum Shepherd| T: W J Knight| OR: 95| CD

9/1

Has thrived since joining this stable, including a C&D win at the end of April. Seemingly failed to stay 1½m at Royal Ascot and each-way player back over shorter.

Form: 42-1160

(7)

Just Fine¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: R L Moore| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 95| D

6/1

Very useful handicapper who was a creditable sixth (Brilliant Light fifth) in a strong renewal of the John Smith's Cup at York 17 days ago. This trip perhaps a little on the short side for him these days but still likely to be in the shake-up.

Form: 142-386

(5)

Caradoc¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: R Kingscote| T: E Walker| OR: 94| D

7/1

Hasn't won since 2019 but has shaped better than the result on multiple occasions, including when eighth of 22 in John Smith's Cup at York last time. Capable of running a big race but he'll need to get the breaks.

Form: 2-52478

(13)

Baryshnikov¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Hollie Doyle| T: T D Barron| OR: 93| D

22/1

Returned better than ever to score impressively at Pontefract and Chester. Creditable third to Forest Falcon in Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar but ran poorly behind a few of these in the John Smith's Cup at York last time.

Form: 53-1130

(18)

Arqoob²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: K Shoemark| T: W Jarvis| OR: 93| D

16/1

Useful sort who sprung a 33/1 surprise in a Sandown Class 2 earlier this month but there certainly didn't appear to be any fluke about it and a 4 lb rise doesn't look too severe. Drawn widest, though.

Form: 8-35301

(1)

Ace Rothstein⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Cieren Fallon| T: Martin Smith| OR: 92| D

100/1

Winner in Bahrain at the start of the year but below-form fourth of 6 in Chelmsford handicap in June (final start for Michael Bell). Likely best to look elsewhere on first start for new yard.

Form: 65-1594

Forecasts

Legend Of Dubai (11/2), Just Fine (6/1), Brilliant Light (13/2), Caradoc (7/1), Bell Rock (15/2), Moktasaab (9/1), West End Charmer (9/1), Forest Falcon (14/1), Etonian (16/1), Lord Protector (16/1), Arqoob (16/1), Soto Sizzler (20/1), Baryshnikov (22/1), Cap Francais (28/1), Kenzai Warrior (40/1), Palavecino (50/1), Karibana (50/1), Ace Rothstein (100/1)

The Andrew Balding team really has hit form so it might be worth taking a chance on BELL ROCK bouncing back to his best after a short break as he's nicely treated even before his rider's 5 lb allowance is taken into account. Brilliant Light arrives on the back of creditable efforts in 2 similarly competitive events and should give another account. Legend of Dubai is surely better than he showed in the Royal Hunt Cup and also makes the shortlist along with Moktasaab.