14:45 Chester

Friday 12 September 2025

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(2)

Documenting²⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 9-12| J: Mason Paetel⁽⁵⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 83| D

10/1

Veteran who is still capable of useful form but latest Newbury effort was poor. Has a handy inside stall and may fare better back at Class 4 level.

Form: 1-46450

(6)

Spirit Genie^p,t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J Candlish| OR: 82| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Ascot (1m, good to soft) last Friday. Cheekpieces back on. Respected.

Form: 570544

(13)

Stanage^h⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 82| D

13/2

Made a winning reappearance at Doncaster (7f, good) in March but hasn't progressed as might have been expected since. Tricky draw.

Form: 306769

(1)

Mayday Malone⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Jay Mackay⁽⁷⁾| T: M L W Bell| OR: 85| CD

5/4

C&D winner in June. Another fine course effort when second over the extended 7.5f here in July and got his head in front at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) last month. Has the inside stall and another 3 lb rise may not stop him back here.

Form: 022121

(3)

Zero Carbon^p¹²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 80| D

33/1

Creditable second of 8 in handicap (5/1) at Kempton (6f) in May (final start for Adrian Wintle). Handily drawn if new yard has him ready to roll after 4 months off.

Form: 608-992

(8)

Benacre¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Oliver Stammers| T: C Johnston| OR: 79| D

7/1

Won 13-runner handicap (14/1) at Southwell (7f) 15 days ago, just holding on. That was a well-contested Racing League event and he ought to remain competitive off 4 lb higher.

Form: 464761

(5)

Kindest Nation^b1¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: A Mullen| T: H Palmer| OR: 79| CD

25/1

C&D winner last autumn. Another good effort here when fourth on 7.5f reappearance in May but has struggled since, not helped by regular slow starts. Too much to prove.

Form: 300078

(4)

Maxi Boy³³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: O McSweeney| T: Fionn McSharry| OR: 78| D

50/1

Ready winner at Newcastle (7f) last October but off since finishing seventh at Ayr later that month. Has a handy draw but a watching brief is the percentage call after a long absence.

Form: 200017-

(7)

He's A Gentleman^v²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Hollie Doyle| T: H Palmer| OR: 75| D

11/1

Won on AW at Wolverhampton in January. Below par since but can have a line put through latest Kempton effort as he raced very wide.

Form: 84-1860

(10)

Stratocracy³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: K Stott| T: K Frost| OR: 75| BF| D

12/1

Latest win at Newbury in June. Went close at Ascot in July and might be worth forgiving a rare poor run at Haydock last time.

Form: 332129

Non-Runners

(14)

One More¹⁶

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: R Hannon J: Non Runner

(11)

Azure Zain²⁷

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: R A Fahey J: J Garritty

(12)

Be Frank⁶

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: Ian Williams J: Non Runner

(9)

Paws For Thought²³

Weight: 9-3| Age: 7

T: D McCain Jnr J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Mayday Malone (5/4), One More (3/1), Spirit Genie (11/2), Stanage (13/2), Benacre (7/1), Documenting (10/1), He's A Gentleman (11/1), Stratocracy (12/1), Be Frank (12/1), Paws For Thought (20/1), Kindest Nation (25/1), Zero Carbon (33/1), Azure Zain (33/1), Maxi Boy (50/1)

The thriving MAYDAY MALONE hasn't finished out of the first 2 in his 4 visits to Chester and that seems likely to continue from the inside stall. Benacre won a competitive Racing League handicap at Southwell last time and is a big player along with last week's Ascot fourth Spirit Genie.