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CHANCERY must have a good chance to add an Ascot Class 2 handicap to the long list of prizes the David O’Meara yard has captured over the last few years.

The five- year- old ran a cracking race in the John Smith’sCupatYorkafortnight ago, when the 10-furlong trip proved to be too sharp and he was four-and-a-half lengths fifth to Farraaj.

Maybe his chance today is reflected better in a third to David S i m c o c k’s Sheikhzayedroad in a Listed event at Newmarket in June, with the consistent Gatewood in second.

Agent Murphy has top weight to haul round, in the three-year-old handicap over 10 furlongs, but Brian Meehan’s colt has earned the welter burden.

He won his maiden from subsequent winner Principle Equation at Bath, over a mile, and stepped up to nine furlongs at Newmarket go win a handicap off 84 from Torchlighter.

That runner-up has won twicesinceforMarkJohnston – atWindsor and Newmarket – and is a leading contender for the Betfred Mile at Goodwood on Friday.

Extraterrestrial is now 10, but has been mixing life between claimers and handicaps with some success, as witnessed by a fine victory in a Class 3 Doncaster handicap two runs back.

So giving weight to only one rival in a claimer over a mile at Carlisle should be well within his scope for Richard Fahey, for whom he has been in the first two five times in his last six races.