The Boodles May Festival at Chester reaches an exhilarating finale on Friday, plus there may be motion from Ascot, Ripon and Wolverhampton, all stay on Sky Sports Racing.
3.15 Chester – 2021 winner Falcon Eight faces 16 in Cup
The spotlight of a prime three-day assembly on the Roodee, the historic tote Chester Cup (3.15) contains a typically-competitive subject of 17 over the prolonged two mile and two furlong journey.
They are headed by one of two representing Michael Owen’s Manor House Stables, the likeable seven-year-old stayer Rajinsky, who will likely be ridden by prime claimer Harry Davies.
Third in the race final 12 months off an 8lb inferior mark, Hugo Palmer’s gelding beat an out-of-form Trueshan in the Listed Further Flight Stakes at Nottingham final month earlier than wanting out of his depth in the Sagaro Stakes at Ascot.
Owen and Palmer additionally ship out Cesarewitch fourth Zoffee, the mount of Ben Curtis, who seems to have been focused at this by the group.
Dermot Weld’s Falcon Eight landed this prize two years in the past and returned 12 months later to be fifth.
Both Tritonic (Alan King) and Metier (Harry Fry) boast high-level kind over hurdles however revert to the Flat right here, with Hollie Doyle booked on the previous.
Owen says the tote Chester Cup is a race excessive on his group’s agenda, stay on Sky Sports Racing
2.40 Chester – Point Lonsdale the one to beat in Huxley
The Group Two Ire-incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Huxley Stakes (2.40) has attracted an aesthetic subject of six in which Aidan O’Brien’s Point Lonsdale will head the market.
The four-year-old made a glowing return to motion when successful the Group Three Alleged Stakes at the Curragh final month and will bid to comply with up beneath Ryan Moore.
The lightly-raced four-year-old Poker Face is an interesting runner for Simon and Ed Crisford with Jamie Spencer on board. Having gained two of his three begins final season, he ran a superb race when runner-up in the Group Three Earl Of Sefton Stakes at Newmarket and steps up in class and distance.
Foxes Tales was profitable in Listed firm at Kempton final month and is one other stepping up in grade for Andrew Balding and Oisin Murphy.
Layfayette (Noel Meade), Mujtaba (William Haggas) and Royal Champion (Roger Varian) full the line-up.
Point Lonsdale wins an exhilarating Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot
1.30 Chester – Boardman could possibly be value backing on Roodee return
A typically-competitive renewal of the CAA Stellar Earl Grosvenor Handicap (1.30) kicks off the cardboard on day three and sees 13 runners compete over seven and a half furlongs.
Last 12 months’s winner Red Mirage will likely be having his first begin for John Quinn and must overcome a tough draw in stall 10, however is simply 2lb greater than 12 months in the past.
Revich completed an unfortunate third in that contest and bids to make amends off this 3lb decrease mark and with the expertise of Jim Crowley to name on in the saddle.
Tim Easterby’s Boardman is a twin winner over this course and distance and will hope to enhance on final 12 months’s fifth for 3lb claimer Sean Kirrane.
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Watch each race from the Boodles May Festival at Chester, plus Ascot, Ripon and Wolverhampton, all stay on Sky Sports Racing on Friday May 12.
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