20:55 Chester

Friday 11 July 2025

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Christmas Parties At Chester Racecourse Handicap

Off time: 20:56 | Winning time: 1m 27.48s

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Eligible²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Lewis Chalkley⁽⁷⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 70| D

33/1

33/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at York (7f, good to firm) 28 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form, but others make more appeal based on recent exploits.

Form: 456409

(1)

Little Keilee¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Jason Hart| T: James Owen| OR: 70| D

3/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f, 11/2) 10 days ago, slowly away. Runner-up first 2 starts for her respected new yard and will be a danger to all from the plum draw if able to bounce back.

Form: 052279

(12)

Zu Run³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: J M Sheridan| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 70| BF| D

25/1

Latest win at Brighton in May. Ninth of 10 in handicap (10/3) at Brighton (7f, good) 32 days ago. Perhaps a shade too high in the weights for now and stall 12 is hardly helpful.

Form: 973419

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Winter Crown²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: D C Costello| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 69

4/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap (6/1) at Leicester (6f, good to firm) 27 days ago. Handy draw in stall 4 and should make his presence felt.

Form: 60-8544

(14)

Charlie Mason⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: A W Carroll| OR: 69

20/1

Latest win at Leicester in April. Eighth of 10 in handicap (16/5) at Southwell (6.1f) 71 days ago. Return to this trip may not be a bad thing, but the fact that he's drawn widest of all is off-putting.

Form: 322158

(11)

Autumn Rose¹⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Jack Doughty| T: A W Carroll| OR: 65| D

25/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in February. Sixth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 7/2). Off 153 days. Has performed reasonably well both previous visits here, but trap 11 is not ideal.

Form: 16-3216

(2)

Petra Celera^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Mark Winn| T: Roger Fell| OR: 65| D

10/3

Latest win at Wolverhampton in June. 9/2, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Leicester (7f, good to firm) 15 days ago, clear of rest. Enters calculations here from a favourable draw.

Form: 085312

(10)

Love Your Work^p²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Watson| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 63| D

25/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City in March. 6/1, fourth of 6 in handicap at Yarmouth (8f, good to firm) 29 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and while stall 10 isn't ideal, he's now without each-way hope.

Form: 170784

(9)

Line Of Force²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Rhys Elliott⁽⁵⁾| T: G Tutty| OR: 70

28/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap at this course (6.1f, good to firm, 50/1) 28 days ago, having hopeless task from position. Others make more appeal.

Form: 509708

(7)

Implied Volatility²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: George Wood| T: J Candlish| OR: 70

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 10 in maiden at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm, 150/1) 24 days ago. Sizeable step forward needed now pitched into a handicap.

Form: 705

(3)

Simply Blue^p¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: R Kingscote| T: D Loughnane| OR: 65

7/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourth of 7 in handicap at Leicester (5f, good to firm, 14/1) 15 days ago. Significantly back up in trip and place possibilities from a handy draw.

Form: 26-8074

(13)

Mrbluesky^p¹⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Ethan Tindall⁽⁷⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 62| D

22/1

7/4, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) when last seen in February. 3 lb nudge is hardly the end of the world, but it remains to be seen if he can back that up now returned to turf. Wide draw is also a worry.

Form: 0329-41

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Rogue Dynasty^h1⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: L Morris| T: James Owen| OR: 62

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Newmarket (6f, good to firm) 56 days ago. Hooded on debut for new yard (also represented by Little Keilee) and it'll be interesting to see how she shapes up in the betting.

Form: 7436-9

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Red Walls¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: A Mullen| T: L Williamson| OR: 45

66/1

40/1, respectable third of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 18 days ago. 7 lb 'wrong' at the weights and it's probably best to look elsewhere.

Form: 489673

Forecasts

Little Keilee (3/1), Petra Celera (10/3), Winter Crown (4/1), Simply Blue (7/1), Rogue Dynasty (17/2), Implied Volatility (18/1), Charlie Mason (20/1), Mrbluesky (22/1), Zu Run (25/1), Autumn Rose (25/1), Love Your Work (25/1), Line Of Force (28/1), Eligible (33/1), Red Walls (66/1)

James Owen fields two, namely ROGUE DYNASTY and Little Keilee, and they're both appealing from handy draws. The former is particularly interesting on her debut for the yard, having shown ability in novice events on the all-weather at 2 yrs and the run was probably needed when nearer last than first on her reappearance/handicap debut at Newmarket. It goes without saying that confidence behind her in the betting would look significant. Petra Celera and Winter Crown are also key players.