2025 Stellar Handicap Betting Odds at Chester racecourse

Thursday, 08 May 2025

There will be a maximum of thirteen runners lining up in the Stellar Handicap, with lots of potential winners of an encounter over five furlongs. Dickieburd could only finish sixth last time out, although the five-year-old might be able to come on from that performance. Meanwhile, Grandlad returns for a seasonal debut under James Horton.

Night On Earth is an older adversary who has the potential to go well for Ian Williams and there are plenty of runs under the belt last time out. Angel Shared is a four-year-old who could have enough ability to hit the frame, with Balon d’Or running for Hugo Palmer and we would recommend an each-way wager on this race.

2025 Chester Stellar Betting Tips

Dickieburd might not have registered a recent victory, although the Stellar Handicap is a race where the horse might prosper. The five-year-old was sixth on his seasonal debut when finishing second last at Beverley, although we were taken by the horse’s performance at York in early September when finishing second out of eighteen runners.

Perhaps Balmoral Lady is a stronger contender, with the horse landing three consecutive wins last season. The four-year-old finished second at Doncaster in November, with this coming after a spate of wins at Bath, Windsor and Yarmouth. The performance in the Wentworth Stakes was a fine effort at odds of 28/1.

Dream Composer caught our eye considering that the seven-year-old was the runner-up on his seasonal debut. The horse was smart at Pontefract although all his best form has come at the Yorkshire track and it will be interesting to see how he copes with a sharper track at Chester where some horses fail to make an impression.

Fair Wind could also go well at a decent price. Owen Burrows trains a five-year-old who refused to race at Goodwood last time out which is clearly a concern. That came after an excellent victory at Ascot where the 17/2 shot was able to oblige last July when scoring by half a length over five furlongs on good ground.