15:05 Chester

Saturday 20 September 2025

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CAA Stellar Selling Stakes

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 1m 37.71s

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Empirestateofmind^b¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Joe Leavy| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 87| D

5/1

Useful gelding. Latest win at Ayr in August. 12/1, creditable fifth of 8 in handicap at Haydock (8.2f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Must enter calculations.

Form: 903315

(1)

On The River¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: J Fanning| T: H Bethell| OR: 80| D

6/1

Fairly useful gelding. Latest win at Carlisle in June. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap (14/1) at Haydock (8.2f, good to firm) 14 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 814485

(3)

Ultramarine⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Zak Wheatley⁽³⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 81

25/1

Fairly useful gelding. Latest win at Chepstow in June. 25/1, below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Chepstow (7.1f, good) 44 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 531168

(4)

Probe^h⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: K T O'Neill| T: J Candlish| OR: 85| C| D

7/1

Fairly useful gelding. Course winner. Latest win here in May. Seventh of 11 in handicap (14/1) at this C&D (good) 7 days ago. More is required.

Form: 150737

(5)

Al Shabab Storm²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: M Botti| OR: 107| C

2/1

Smart gelding at his best and a course winner too. Only eighth of 10 in handicap (12/1) at this C&D (good to firm) 21 days ago. Stands out on form dropped in grade here.

Form: 9-39308

(2)

Spirit Genie^p,t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: William Pyle⁽³⁾| T: J Candlish| OR: 81| C| D

11/4

Fairly useful gelding. Course winner. 11/2, below form fourth of 10 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 8 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 705444

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Brighton Boy^p⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Callum Hutchinson| T: A M Balding| OR: 86| C

12/1

Fairly useful gelding. Course winner. 18/1, fifteenth of 16 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, good) 6 days ago. Needs to take a step forward.

Form: 2-70400

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Lockdown Lass¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Harrison Shaw| T: G Hanmer| OR: 47| C| D

100/1

Modest mare. Course winner. Tenth of 12 in novice hurdle at Stratford (16.3f, good, 100/1) on NH debut 14 days ago. Difficult ask at these weights.

Form: 978458

Non-Runners

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Bellarchi¹⁴

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: Grant Tuer J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Al Shabab Storm (2/1), Spirit Genie (11/4), Empirestateofmind (5/1), On The River (6/1), Bellarchi (6/1), Probe (7/1), Brighton Boy (12/1), Ultramarine (25/1), Lockdown Lass (100/1)

AL SHABAB STORM holds by far the best form on show lowered in grade here so is fancied to resume winning ways. Empriestateofmind arrives in good nick and can also have a say, while Ultramarine completes the shortlist.