Ladbrokes Big-Value You Can Bet On Ormonde Stakes (Group 3)

Chester

15:05

Date 2025-05-08

Distance 1m5f84y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £79,394

Winning Time 2m 55.74s (slow by 4.74s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Illinois (IRE) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	6/5F	Won
2nd	Al Qareem (IRE) Sam James · K R Burke	7/1	1.25
3rd	Absurde (FR) William Buick · W P Mullins	15/8	.5
4th	Mondo Man (GB) Tom Queally · Gary & Josh Moore	33/1	1.25
5th	Mount Atlas (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	8/1	.5
6th	Roaring Legend (FR) David Probert · Hugo Palmer	40/1	24

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (6)	Illinois Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	133	—	12221-	116	127	114	215d	—	—	+11	47.8	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Went close in the St Leger last September and leading claims if at the top of his game
3 (1)	Absurde Bay J:William Buick T:W P Mullins	J:William Buick T:W P Mullins	128	—	7/415-	110	127	109	—	—	—	-6	24.4	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Course Listed winner who is fit from hurdling; receives 5lb from Illinois; major player
2 (2)	Al Qareem Bay J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	131	—	114-31	112	125	117	29d	—	—	+8	18.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Group 3 winner who is 2-2 here and was a Listed winner at Nottingham last time; respected
5 (5)	Mount Atlas Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	128	—	1312-4	98	115	83	40d	—	—	+6	14.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Lightly raced 4yo who could still have more to offer, but a leap of improvement is needed
4 (3)	Mondo Man Chestnut J:Tom Queally T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Tom Queally T:Gary & Josh Moore	128	—	32547-	110	121	106	—	—	—	+14	18.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Could have potential at this new trip now back on the Flat but others have stronger claims
6 (4)	Roaring Legend Grey J:David Probert T:Hugo Palmer	J:David Probert T:Hugo Palmer	128	t	1/1116	104	121	-	20d	—	—	+19	21.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
AW handicap hat-trick earlier this year but needs a career best and was below par latest

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Illinois	5/4	6/5	6/5
Absurde	7/4	7/4	7/4
Al Qareem	13/2	13/2	13/2
Mount Atlas	9/1	9/1	9/1
Mondo Man	25/1	25/1	25/1
Roaring Legend	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Illinois

47.8

OR: 16.5 Form: 19.5 Odds: 11.8

5/4

2nd

Absurde

24.4

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

7/4

3rd

Roaring Legend

21.1

OR: 13.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Al Qareem

18.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Mondo Man

18.1

OR: 15 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1

25/1

Mount Atlas

14.4

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Illinois	116	127	114
Al Qareem	112	125	117
Absurde	110	127	109
Mondo Man	110	121	106
Roaring Legend	104	121	—
Mount Atlas	98	115	83

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Roaring Legend	20d ago	Fit
Al Qareem	29d ago	Fit
Mount Atlas	40d ago	Fit
Illinois	215d ago	Long break
Absurde	—	—
Mondo Man	—	—