Richard Hughes’s gelding has not contested many handicaps since finishing third in the Cesarewitch in 2021 but that Newmarket form gives him an obvious chance on Friday from a 3lb lower mark.Ĭhester 1.30 Wobwobwob has run well on easy ground twice already this year, is still just 4lb higher than for his cosy win at Catterick last October and a draw in stall one is also ideal.Īscot 1.50 Having raced very keenly over a mile at Haydock last time, the drop back to seven furlongs looks like the right move for Racingbreaks Ryder.Ĭhester 2.05 Course-and-distance winner Pride Of America is well-drawn in stall four and could take some passing if Hollie Doyle gets him settled in front. He is 1lb higher than he was 12 months ago, though, and Calling The Wind (3.15) third home over an even longer trip in the Queen Alexandra at Royal Ascot last year, could be a better bet at around 10-1. Only the stoutest stayers are likely to be involved in the finish, and the proven track-and-trip form of Falcon Eight, the winner in 2021 and fifth home last year, could see him start favourite at around 6-1. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. For more information see our Privacy Policy. Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. “You have very little chance from out back when they go that slow, but that’s racing and that’s Chester.” For sure he could go to one of the Derbys, either Epsom or the Curragh or something like that. “We’ll take him home and see how he comes out of it and make a plan then.

“He quickened up nicely, then just flattened out in that ground, but I was very happy with him. “The race was a bit of a mess and in ground I didn’t think he would like, I actually think he ran very well,” Donnacha O’Brien said. ”Īlder, meanwhile, is possibly the better long-term prospect from Thursday’s race, as he did well to get as close as he did to the winner from a distinctly unpromising position two out. “The horse we would have run at Lingfield might go to Epsom and Continuous heads for the Dante at York. “With the Lingfield trial now on the all-weather, Bertinelli will go there,” O’Brien said. He’s come out of the Guineas well and will go to straight for the Derby.”Īuguste Rodin is unlikely to be the stable’s only Derby runner, as in addition to San Antonio – who is 25-1 (from 50-1) for the Classic – O’Brien also has two more triallists to come over the next few days.

“We’ve always thought the world of Auguste Rodin as everything came so easily to him. “Not really,” O’Brien said after the Dee, when asked if San Antonio’s success had re-arranged the Ballydoyle pecking order.

The three guineas