ITV Racing Tips: Check out our best bets on day 1 of Chester's May meeting
It's day one of Chester's May meeting in front of the ITV Racing cameras on Wednesday afternoon and the likes of Chester Vase and Cheshire Oaks will be two highlights on the card. Our man Steve Chambers previews all the action here and picks out his best bets for the live ITV action on the Roodee...
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13:30 Chester - CAA Stellar Lily Agnes Conditions Stakes
Richard Hannon's Ziggy's Phoenix has bagged the prime draw in stall 1 for the Lily Agnes that kicks off the action at Chester and the Middleham Park-owned raider is entitled to be sitting at the head of the betting, at the time of writing, and looks a leading player as he looks to build on a win at Ripon last time out.
However, it could be the other Middleham Park-owned runner that can land this prize as the Alice Haynes-trained ZIGGY'S DREAM was an impressive one-and-three-quarter length winner on debut at Doncaster and shaped like there could be a lot more to come this season. The daughter of Inns Of Court will have to do the business from stall 6, which isn't ideal, but the manner in which she bounded to victory suggested that she's more than capable of landing this sort of prize. She was well backed that day on Town Moor, so any money for her on the day of the race is sure to be a huge positive.
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14:05 Chester - tote 100k Guaranteed Placepot Every Day Handicap
George Boughey's DANGER ALERT failed to land any sort of blow on All Weather Championships Day at Newcastle last time out when finishing last of nine in a conditions event, but the Ardad gelding can bounce back to form on Wednesday in this hugely competitive Chester event at 14:05.
Benefiting from having William Buick on board here, Danger Alert had previously racked up a brace of wins and a second placed finish on his three previous starts on the all-weather and he's only 3lbs higher here than his last winning mark. He will take to the turf here, which is a slight concern, while the likes of Jer Batt and Democracy Dilemma head into the event on the back of wins, but Boughey's charge can excel in this intriguing affair and claim victory narrowly.
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15:45 Chester - Camden Pale Handicap
It's an extremely tough ask for Andrew Balding's FRANKNESS to land any sort of blow in the 15:45, as the daughter of Frankel has been drawn in stall 14, but she's a real class act and with double-figured odds available she could be decent each way value. Fresh from winning the 2000 Guineas at the weekend, Balding will be hoping Oisin Murphy can get his filly a decent position from the gate and she is dropping back to handicap company.
Last seen finishing down the field in the Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket, she has shown a real liking for Chester before - winning on both starts on the Roodee - and she has to be respected here. Royal Dress, who is drawn one is a deserved favourite having won impressively last time out, but Frankness could be over-priced despite the poor draw and could be a cracking play to make the first three.
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