2023 Chester Vase Tips
John & Thady Gosden will be confident of a big run from Arrest when it comes to the 2023 Boodles Chester Vase Stakes, with the Juddmonte horse last seen running in France. There was a solid performance at Saint-Cloud when achieving a runner-up spot behind Dubai Mile in the Criterium de Saint-Cloud, with this being over one mile and two furlongs on heavy ground.
Running to that sort of mark again at the Roodee might be enough to see Arrest land a victory and Frankie Dettori will be on board a runner who was able to win comfortably at Ffos Las last September over one mile before running really strongly in France to indicate his Grade One credentials although there could be a couple of flies in the ointment.
Adelaide River is trained by Aidan O’Brien and we could see a big run from the three-year-old who looks set to go off as second favourite. The runner was third in the Criterium de Saint-Cloud and has about six lengths to find on the favourite based on that performance, with this coming after a second-placed finish in the Beresford Stakes at The Curragh.
Hadrianus was seen more recently in action when the Charlie Johnston-trained runner was able to achieve a second-placed finish at Epsom Racecourse. There was no disgrace in finishing second to Epictetus in the Weatherbys Digital Solutions Blue Riband Trial over one mile and two furlongs on soft ground and this has a lively outside chance.