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14:30 Ascot

Good To Firm

Chesham Stakes (Listed Race)

First Prize: £70887.5
0m 7f 0y
Class 1
15 runners

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Runners: 15 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Sunny

1 (7)

Aix La Chapelle 15 days

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Form: 1 D

OR: —

W: 9st 5lb

Age: 2 yo Colt

Form

Superbly bred colt who was very much the stable second string according to the market (and deserted by Ryan Moore) for his debut in a Curragh maiden (7f, good to yielding) 15 days ago but he managed to overcome greenness to beat his five rivals, ultimately a shade cosily; likely to have learnt plenty from that and a major player for yard that has won this race seven times.

2 (4)

Celtic Charioteer 10 days

J: Jonny Peate

T: James Ferguson

Form: 91 D

OR: —

W: 9st 5lb

Age: 2 yo Colt

Form

Improved from his debut and appreciated the longer trip when justifying favouritism in a Leicester maiden (7f, good) ten days ago; should be winning more races, but unlikely to be this one.

3 (13)

Nola Soul 34 days

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: J A Stack

Form: 1 D

OR: —

W: 9st 5lb

Age: 2 yo Colt

Form

$220,000 yearling; overcame both taking a strong hold and greenness when staying on well to make a winning debut in a maiden at Leopardstown (7f, good) last month (third has won since); very likely to have learnt from that and he's one to be interested in.

4 (10)

On Just Terms

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Form: —

OR: —

W: 9st 5lb

Age: 2 yo Colt

Form

$100,000 yearling, 220,000gns breeze-up 2yo; half-brother to three winners including Countessa (11.6f turf/1m4f AW; RPR 79) and Junipermarshmallow (US 7.5f/8.5f turf 2yo including stakes); dam 7f AW winner (80), closely related to multiple 1m Group 1 winner Alpha Centauri; this is a tough race in which to make his debut, but he must be well regarded by his top stable and this race did go to a newcomer four years go; market should be revealing.

5 (15)

Pikachu 18 days

J: David Egan

T: Charlie Johnston

Form: 2

OR: —

W: 9st 5lb

Age: 2 yo Colt

Form

450,000gns yearling; 4-1 when beaten half a length into second of ten (well clear of the third) on last month's debut in a Thirsk novice (7f, good); should be winning races in due course, but will need a good deal more if he's to go one better in this; stable triple-handed.

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6 (2)

1 tip

Revels 31 days

J: Sam James

T: K R Burke

Form: 1 D

OR: —

W: 9st 5lb

Age: 2 yo Colt

Form

150,000gns foal, 350,000gns yearling; 8-11 for last month's debut in a Redcar maiden (7f, good) and, despite showing signs of greenness, he came home 3l clear of his nearest rival (third has won since); will have learnt plenty from that and is respected for stable that took this race in 2022.

7 (14)

Romanza 40 days

J: James McDonald

T: Charlie Fellowes

Form: 4

OR: —

W: 9st 5lb

Age: 2 yo Colt

Form

160,000gns yearling; 8-1 when fourth of ten on his debut in a novice here (6f, good) last month; subsequent wins by the first and fifth give the form some substance and the extra furlong should suit, but he needs to have improved considerably.

8 (5)

South Dakota 26 days

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Form: 4

OR: —

W: 9st 5lb

Age: 2 yo Colt

Form

Looked the stable's third string (and was apprentice ridden) when fourth of eight in a Curragh maiden on debut (6f, good) last month; the form has been well advertised by the wins of the second and third and the extra furlong should suit, but improvement will be needed.

9 (1)

1 tip

Sword Salute 19 days

J: Rowan Scott

T: Charlie Johnston

Form: 31 D

OR: —

W: 9st 5lb

Age: 2 yo Colt

Form

Could hardly have been more impressive when justifying favouritism in a Lingfield restricted maiden (7f, good to firm) 19 days ago, but he had previously finished over 4l behind Revels when third of seven on Redcar debut (7f, good); even with the subsequent progress, that's quite a margin to turn around, especially with that rival open to improvement.

10 (3)

Sydney Carton 22 days

J: Cieren Fallon

T: James Owen

Form: 3

OR: —

W: 9st 5lb

Age: 2 yo Colt

Form

5-1 and did all his best work late on when third of eight on debut in a Beverley novice (7.5f, good to firm; hooded, but not today) last month; open to improvement, but the form looks ordinary and this is likely to prove much too hot.

11 (12)

1 tip

Time For The Moon 13 days

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Charlie Johnston

Form: 31 D

OR: —

W: 9st 5lb

Age: 2 yo Colt

Form

Could manage only third of four when 11-10 for Haydock debut (7f, good to soft) last month, but he managed to come home just over 7l clear in a restricted novice at Musselburgh (7f, good) 13 days ago, despite rolling around in front; this race is tougher, but he looks a nice type and is respected.

12 (8)

Whispering Moon 18 days

J: Oisin Orr

T: Richard & Peter Fahey

Form: 3

OR: —

W: 9st 5lb

Age: 2 yo Colt

Form

100,000gns yearling; caught the eye when staying on strongly to finish third of ten on his debut in a Thirsk novice (7f, good; 18-1) last month; that was a promising start, but he still finished about 5l behind Pikachu and is unlikely to be up to this task.

13 (6)

1 tip

Aperoll 17 days

J: Pat Dobbs

T: Richard Hannon

Form: 1

OR: —

W: 9st 0lb

Age: 2 yo Filly

Form

Well-backed 9-4 favourite when beating her 11 rivals on debut in a Newbury fillies' maiden (6.5f, good to firm) this month; this race will be tougher, but her trainer was very complimentary about her after that win and fillies have won two of the last three runnings.

14 (11)

Bayside 40 days

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Rod Millman

Form: 316

OR: —

W: 9st 0lb

Age: 2 yo Filly

Form

Improved from her debut when winning a fillies' restricted novice at Beverley (5f, good to soft) in April, but was held under her penalty in a fillies' novice at Nottingham (6f, good) last month; would be a surprise winner.

15 (9)

Sea Venture 27 days

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: George Scott

Form: 1

OR: —

W: 9st 0lb

Age: 2 yo Filly

Form

Impressive when coming home 3l clear on her debut in a Haydock fillies' maiden (6f, good to soft; 8-1) last month, especially as she had to overcome all sorts of traffic issues; open to progress and the extra furlong won't be a problem, but the form of the Haydock race isn't really working out, so improvement will be required.

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Betting Forecast

13/8 Aix La Chapelle, 33/1 Celtic Charioteer, 11/1 Nola Soul, 33/1 On Just Terms, 20/1 Pikachu, 11/1 Revels, 66/1 Romanza, 8/1 South Dakota, 33/1 Sword Salute, 50/1 Sydney Carton, 5/1 Time For The Moon, 50/1 Whispering Moon, 8/1 Aperoll, 50/1 Bayside, 5/1 Sea Venture

Verdict

Seven of the last eight winners of this to have run before came into the race unbeaten, with six of those having won their only previous start. Curragh maiden winner Aix La Chapelle fits into that category and will be a major player in his bid to provide Aidan O’Brien with his eighth winner in the race, albeit with fellow Irish challenger Nola Soul having achieved just as much when making a successful debut at Leopardstown. Both are respected, while Newbury winner Aperoll is clearly highly regarded and makes the shortlist alongside impressive Musselburgh winner Time For The Moon. Joseph O’Brien’s newcomer On Just Terms should be closely monitored in the market, but the vote goes to REVELS whose impressive Redcar debut success has since been handsomely franked by the reopposing Sword Salute. The stable took this with Holloway Boy in 2022.[David Bellingham]

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