Hugo Palmer Saturday runners blog: 'She loves Chester and has a great draw in stall one'

Hugo Palmer previews his six runners at Chester and Windsor on Saturday, June 27, 2026 in his latest exclusive blog.

Hugo Palmer Saturday runners blog - June 27, 2026

Hugo Palmer Saturday runners schedule

• Stardom Glory - Chester - 2.02 race odds

• Stratusnine & Ruby's Angel - Chester - 3.03 race odds

• Patagonia Girl - Chester - 4.45 race odds

• Nascent Star - Windsor - 5.45 race odds

• Condotti - Chester - 5.50 race odds

Chester 2.02 – Stardom Glory

The hot weather isn’t stopping the horses running well, and the earlier starts to some of the meetings hasn’t been an issue either, as we had a double at Newmarket on Thursday, so hopefully we can continue the good form this weekend.  We’re running five at our local track, and one at Windsor, and we start close to home with Stardom Glory in the maiden.

We had the option of York for this colt as well, but that attracted a bigger field compared to the five rivals he faces here.  I also felt that having had the benefit of a couple of runs, and he’s shown good speed from the gates, even if we got drawn six of six here he’d still have a decent chance.

As it is we’ve got the lowest draw of all, so that has to be an advantage, he’s a horse I’ve always liked, and while he is very much a horse for next year, it’s important to try to win the bonus that is on offer for graduates of the Tattersalls Book 1 sale, and I think he has a favourite’s chance of doing so here.

Chester 3.03 – Stratusnine & Ruby’s Angel

Contrasting fortunes for our pair as far as the draw is concerned, with Stratusnine nine of nine, and Ruby’s Angel in stall one.  Ruby’s Angel herself proved a high draw isn’t a barrier to victory over six furlongs when winning here two runs ago, so there is hope for Stratusnine, but he is a horse who seems to get few favours from the draw.

Ruby’s Angel found it all a bit too much at York last time, it was a big field handicap and it all happened a bit too quickly for a young horse and a young jockey. She’s come out of the race super, she loves Chester, and out of stall one, she’s another who should be among the market leaders and have every chance.