Xenon Workplace Handicap – Chester

Chester

15:40

Xenon Workplace Handicap

Date 2026-05-07

Distance 7f127y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £23,193

Weather Overcast

Temp 7.4°C

Wind 8mph SE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 32.74s (slow by 1.24s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	McMurray (IRE) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	13/8F	Won
2nd	Monarch's Gold (GB) David Egan · Kevin Philippart De Foy	6/1	0.3
3rd	Cool Molly (IRE) Pierre-Louis Jamin · Ollie Sangster	12/1	1.25
4th	Factual (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	5/1	0.2
5th	Moonfall (IRE) Ryan Moore · George Boughey	11/1	0.3
6th	King Of Thunder (GB) Ray Dawson · Hugo Palmer	10/1	.5
7th	Command The Stars (IRE) Darragh Keenan · George Scott	33/1	2.5
8th	Strength Of Spirit (IRE) Sam James · K R Burke	6/1	.75
9th	Caballo Grande (GB) Hector Crouch · Michael Bell	25/1	.5
10th	Gentle George (GB) Clifford Lee · R Mike Smith	50/1	0.3
11th	I'm Just Ken (GB) Cam Hardie · Hugo Palmer	50/1	4.5
12th	Utmost Good Faith (GB) Jack Callan · George Boughey	28/1	.75

Runners (14)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
8 (5)	McMurray Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	127	—	62111-	89	103	88	213d	—	—	+12	42.6	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Has a record of 3-5 overall and 2-2 since handicapping; further improvement is plausible
10 (7)	Strength Of Spirit Bay J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	124	—	121-13	86	104	101	12d	—	—	-2	13.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Record of 3-6 includes a Chester win; good effort last time; solid and should go well
6 (3)	Monarch's Gold Bay J:David Egan T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	J:David Egan T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	128	—	21-520	90	100	101	34d	—	—	+1	13.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Campaigned only over 6f, mostly on AW; goes into unknown territory trip-wise
9 (9)	Factual Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	124	—	1-21	86	103	58	77d	—	—	+5	20.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Has a solid novice record; looks the type who could progress and do well in handicaps
5 (12)	Moonfall Bay J:Ryan Moore T:George Boughey	J:Ryan Moore T:George Boughey	128	—	2317-	90	102	87	299d	—	—	+14	22.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Solid novice form prior to Group 2 defeat; may still have more to offer; interesting
13 (4)	King Of Thunder Chestnut J:Ray Dawson T:Hugo Palmer	J:Ray Dawson T:Hugo Palmer	117	—	4601-	79	102	62	202d	—	—	+10	19.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Local runner bidding to make it 2-2 in handicaps; should be well primed; highly respected
12 (6)	Cool Molly Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:Ollie Sangster	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:Ollie Sangster	119	—	151211	81	100	-	22d	—	—	+26	31.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Progressive on AW; record of 4-6 this year; switch to turf is the question mark
4 (1)	Caballo Grande Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	132	—	31-10	94	100	68	20d	—	—	+8	12.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Record of 2-2 on AW; ended up last of 14 at Newbury returned to turf latest start
7 (13)	Utmost Good Faith Bay J:Jack Callan(3) T:George Boughey	J:Jack Callan(3) T:George Boughey	127	h	1-1146	89	101	92	33d	—	—	+14	18	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Failed to transfer his AW form back to turf last time; others preferred
3 (10)	Command The Stars Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott	J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott	132	h	1217-7	94	100	82	22d	—	—	+8	12	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Drops back from 1m1f; has steadily progressive form in his 7f-1m races; not ruled out
2 (2)	Gentle George Bay J:Clifford Lee T:R Mike Smith	J:Clifford Lee T:R Mike Smith	134	—	6116-	96	99	96	201d	—	—	+21	24.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Showed his 2yo form for Mick Appleby over 5f/6f; something to prove upped in trip
14 (14)	I'm Just Ken Grey Roan J:Cam Hardie T:Hugo Palmer	J:Cam Hardie T:Hugo Palmer	116	t	355	78	101	63	39d	—	—	+7	8.9	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Could do well in handicaps at the right level but this is a tough starting point
NR (11)	Archer Royal Bay J:William Buick T:John & Thady Gosden	J:William Buick T:John & Thady Gosden	135	—	137-7	97	100	93	40d	—	—	—	11.8	—	—
Handicap debutant whose chance depends on whether he can reproduce peak effort (Group 3)
NR (8)	Aqua Bear Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Ian Williams	J:Joanna Mason T:Ian Williams	120	—	72921-	82	99	49	166d	—	—	—	23	—	—
Gelded since winning AW maiden in November on stable debut; needs progress to follow up

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
McMurray	-	7/4	9/4
Strength Of Spirit	-	5/1	4/1
Monarch's Gold	-	13/2	15/2
Factual	-	5/1	9/2
Moonfall	-	11/1	11/1
King Of Thunder	-	9/1	7/1
Cool Molly	-	16/1	14/1
Caballo Grande	-	25/1	25/1
Utmost Good Faith	-	25/1	33/1
Command The Stars	-	28/1	22/1
Gentle George	-	33/1	28/1
I'm Just Ken	-	66/1	50/1
Archer Royal	-	-	-
Aqua Bear	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

McMurray

42.6

OR: 9.8 Form: 23.5 Odds: 9.4

9/4

2nd

Cool Molly

31.9

OR: 7.8 Form: 22.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

3rd

Gentle George

24.3

OR: 11.5 Form: 12 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Aqua Bear

OR: 8 Form: 15 Odds: 0

—

Moonfall

22.4

OR: 10 Form: 10 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Factual

20.4

OR: 9 Form: 7 Odds: 4.4

5/1

King Of Thunder

19.9

OR: 7.3 Form: 10 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Utmost Good Faith

OR: 9.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.2

33/1

Monarch's Gold

13.6

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

15/2

Strength Of Spirit

13.4

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Caballo Grande

12.1

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Command The Stars

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Archer Royal

11.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

I'm Just Ken

8.9

OR: 7 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Archer Royal	97	100	93
Gentle George	96	99	96
Caballo Grande	94	100	68
Command The Stars	94	100	82
Monarch's Gold	90	100	101
Moonfall	90	102	87
McMurray	89	103	88
Utmost Good Faith	89	101	92
Strength Of Spirit	86	104	101
Factual	86	103	58
Aqua Bear	82	99	49
Cool Molly	81	100	—
King Of Thunder	79	102	62
I'm Just Ken	78	101	63

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Strength Of Spirit	12d ago	Quick return
Caballo Grande	20d ago	Fit
Cool Molly	22d ago	Fit
Command The Stars	22d ago	Fit
Utmost Good Faith	33d ago	Fit
Monarch's Gold	34d ago	Fit
I'm Just Ken	39d ago	Fit
Archer Royal	40d ago	Fit
Factual	77d ago	Fresh
Aqua Bear	166d ago	Long break
Gentle George	201d ago	Long break
King Of Thunder	202d ago	Long break
McMurray	213d ago	Long break
Moonfall	299d ago	Long break