FOURTH RACE 3.15 THE BOODLES CHESTER VASE STAKES

(CLASS 1) (Group 3)

for three yrs old colts and geldings

Total prize fund £120000

Owners Prize Money. 1st £52800, 2nd £21768, 3rd £10884, 4th £5448, 5th £2724. (Penalty Value £67224)

Race Descripton

1m 4f 63y

This one mile, four furlongs about 63 yards race for three-year-old colts and gelldings is a Group 3 contest a race which can only bettered by a Group 1 or 2. Many of the runners will have already posted form well above average and some may use this as a stepping-stone to even greater things. Initially the weights are set at 9st each before penalties are awarded to horses which have won above a certain level prior to lining up here – 4lb to winners of a Group 1 or Group 2 race. colours no horse

1 ADELAIDE RIVER (IRE) (200) 1223- 9-2 (2)

Br B c Australia - Could It Be Love (USA)

O Mrs J Magnier/M Tabor/D Smith/Westerberg

B Coolmore

Aidan O’Brien, Ireland T

TIMEFORM VIEW Winning debut on AW last summer and placed 3 times at Group level in the autumn, although he was 6 lengths adrift of the reopposing Arrest in Criterium de Saint-Cloud on final start.

2 ARREST (IRE) (200) 3112- 9-2 (3)

Br B c Frankel - Nisriyna (IRE) John & Thady Gosden, Newmarket T

O Juddmonte

B Swordlestown Little Juddmonte Farms Inc S

TIMEFORM VIEW Progressivejuvenilewhoscoredtwiceover1mbeforeheadsecondtoDubaiMileinCriteriumdeSaint-Cloud on final start. This son of Frankel should stay 1 1/2m and looks the one to beat.

3 DUKE OF OXFORD (GB) (29) 11 D

Br B g Kingman - Miss Marjurie (IRE)

O Mr A Cope, Mr B Roberts and Mr J Biggane

B Ed’s Stud Ltd/A Swinburn

TFRHHHHH BHA113

9-2 (4)

Michael Bell, Newmarket T

Michael Bell Racing S

Frankie Dettori

4 GALACTIC JACK (IRE) (21) 316-6

Br B c Galileo (IRE) - Jack Naylor

O Mr J. C. Smith

B Denford Stud Ltd

TFRHHHII BHA90

TIMEFORM VIEW Winnerof2AWnovicesthisspring,lookingveryusefulwhenscoringbyawidemarginoverthistripatWolverhampton last month. Takes a jump in class now switching to the turf but he’s an exciting prospect.

9-2 (1)

Andrew Balding, Kingsclere T

Hector Crouch

5 HADRIANUS (IRE) (15) 21-2

Br B c Galileo (IRE) - Laugh Out Loud

O Susan and John Waterworth

B C. O. P. Hanbury

TFRHHIII BHA89 (-1)

TIMEFORM VIEW Goodwood maiden winner last autumn but his limitations have seemingly been exposed at Group 3/listed level at Newmarket since. The step up to 1 1/2m needs to spark big improvement.

9-2 (5)

Charlie Johnston, Middleham T

Johnston Racing Ltd S

Oisin Murphy

TIMEFORM VIEW AWmaidenwinnerinDecmberwhowasmuchimprovedwhen3/4-lengthsecondof5toEpictetusin11/4mEpsom listed race on his reappearance 15 days ago. This longer trip should play to his strengths.

TFRHHHHI BHA104

Franny Norton

DECLARED RUNNERS 5 2022: CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD (IRE) 3 9 2 Ryan Moore 10-3 (Aidan O’Brien) 4 ran

Stewards Note:

GALACTIC JACK: Following its run on 19/4/2023 it was reported that the horse hung left handed throughout.

Probable S.P.’s: 11-10 Arrest (IRE), 3-1 Hadrianus (IRE), 7-2 Adelaide River (IRE), 16-1 Duke of Oxford (GB), 28-1 Galactic Jack (IRE)

PLAY SMARTER

ARREST went close at Group 1 level on his final 2-y-o start and sets a good standard for the rest to aim at. Hadrianus shaped well behind another good prospect from the Gosden stable on his recent reappearance and may provide a bigger threat to the selection than Aidan O’Brien’s Adelaide River.

TIMEFORM PREDICTION: 1.ARREST (IRE) 2.HADRIANUS (IRE) 3.ADELAIDE RIVER (IRE)

Don’t forget to bet on the 3:25 at KELSO.