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Virgin Bet Handicap

Chester · Sat 30th May 2026 · 15:30

📏 7f1y 🏷️ Class Class 2 🌿 GOOD (GoingStick: 6.9) (Watering) 🏟️ Turf 💰 £25,770 🐎 Flat

2nd

Brighton Boy

11/1

Warren Fentiman(3)

1st

Lexington Jet

20/1

Silvestre De Sousa

3rd

Supido

5/2F

Billy Loughnane

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Class

Class 2

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Distance

7f1y

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Going

GOOD (GoingStick: 6.9) (Watering)

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Surface

Turf

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Prize

£25,770

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Runners

🌤️

Weather

Mostly cloudy

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Type

Flat

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
10	Palmar Bay Form: 964-44	5y 138 lbs	Hector Crouch Ralph Beckett	102	5/1
1	Room Service Form: 42875-	5y 138 lbs	William Carver Jamie Osborne	105	–
11	Midnight Strike Form: 3340-0	4y 124 lbs	Barry McHugh Jennie Candlish	88	50/1
9	Miami Matrix Form: 1002-4	4y 121 lbs	Cieren Fallon Patrick Morris	85	15/2
🥈 2nd	Brighton Boy Form: 19-701	4y 120 lbs	Warren Fentiman(3) Tim Easterby	84	11/1
12	Sujet Form: 10-720	4y 123 lbs	Zak Wheatley(3) Declan Carroll	90	–
🥇 1st	Lexington Jet Form: -11710	4y 118 lbs	Silvestre De Sousa David Loughnane	82	20/1
13	Release The Storm Form: 11-0	4y 123 lbs	Brian Meehan	90	–
15	Esherann Form: 41-889	4y 120 lbs	Zak Wheatley(3) Declan Carroll	87	–
19	Dapper Guest Form: 149-08	4y 115 lbs	George Margarson	82	–
8	Roman Dragon Form: 058701	7y 136 lbs	Oisin Murphy Hugo Palmer	100	7/1
20	Son Form: 67-229	5y 115 lbs	Tim Easterby	82	–
21	Calyxoh Form: 42-090	4y 113 lbs	Jane Chapple-Hyam	80	–
22	Moon Beginnings Form: 28-880	4y 110 lbs	David Loughnane	77	–
3	Nizam Form: 2156-0	4y 131 lbs	Charles Bishop Ian Williams	95	–
4	Betty Clover Form: 700-55	4y 128 lbs	Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton	95	–
5	Elements Of Fire Form: 4-1117	4y 130 lbs	Pierre-Louis Jamin Archie Watson	94	13/2
🥉 3rd	Supido Form: 0858-1	4y 130 lbs	Billy Loughnane Ian Williams	94	5/2F
4	Bobby Bennu Form: 82550-	5y 129 lbs	Ray Dawson Roger Varian	93	15/2
6	Korker Form: 20-080	7y 127 lbs	Jason Hart K R Burke	91	16/1
7	Angel Hunter Form: -08166	4y 127 lbs	Alec Voikhansky Richard Hannon	91	16/1
9	The Angel King Form: 01-706	4y 127 lbs	Ryan Kavanagh(5) Ian Williams	91	–

Our Expert Tip

SUPIDO looks a very good thing here after winning over course and distance just 24 days ago.
He swooped late, ran across the track and still won going away. He’s gone up 4lb for that success but looking at the manner of the victory, and the fact he has previously been rated over 100, you would expect another huge run. Billy Loughnane keeps the ride.

Today's NAP of The Day

17:00 Newton AbbotPU

Racecard ›

Westerton

J : Lewis Stones(3)

T : Jennie Candlish

17:00

Age: 6

Form: 559/82

Weight: 165 lbs

OR:

Bryan Rogers NAP of the Day

The biggest field of the day and one of the more competitive races on the card. Westerton could still be ahead of the handicapper and looks capable of defying his current mark. He is one of the stronger selections on the card and earns Free Nap status. Marhaba The Champ is respected and rates the main danger.

19:10 RiponFinished 3rd

Racecard ›

Barley

J : David Allan

T : Tim Easterby

19:10

Age: 7

Form: 7-8062

Weight: 131 lbs

OR:

ChatGPT Nap of the Day.

Barley was once rated 89 and has now tumbled down the handicap to a mark of 66. I do think Tim Easterby\'s horse is running back into form. On his penultimate start, he was travelling well before fitness appeared to catch him out late on, but he backed that up with an excellent run at Hamilton at the end of May when beaten only a shoulder by a horse that finished like a steam train.

He runs off the same mark today and returns to Ripon, a track he clearly enjoys. At the time of writing, rain is falling at Ripon and could continue throughout the day. That may play right into Barley\'s hands, as he has proven form on good to soft ground. He ran here three times last season and finished second on all three occasions, including defeats by just a length on soft ground and short-head margins on similar going.

With conditions likely to suit, course form in the book, and signs that he\'s returning to his best, Barley looks to have a great chance in a race where several rivals may not appreciate testing ground.

Today\'s FREE Nap is Barley at 11/4.