Chester
14:10
Ladbrokes Handicap
Chester Date: Sat, 31 May 2025 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.50 Place: £2.20 £1.60 £6.20 Exacta: £37.40 Tricast: £330.53 Trifecta: £583.60
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 11 Myal (GB) 4 G Good Steph Hollinshead 128 lbs 11/2 Won Prominent - led after 2f - edged right but ran on final furlong - just held on(op 13/2)
2nd 3 Never So Brave (IRE) 4 G Good Andrew Balding 134 lbs 100/30F 0.05 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not clear run over 1f out - soon switched right - ran on well inside final furlong - just failed(op 4/1)
3rd 4 Holguin (GB) 4 C AVG Hamad Al Jehani 131 lbs 18/1 .75 Took keen hold - raced wide - midfield - steady headway from over 3f out - went second 1f out - kept on well but lost second inside final 110yds(op 16/1)
4th 5 Telemark (IRE) 4 G AVG Simon & Ed Crisford 131 lbs 17/2 1.5 Led - headed and prominent after 2f - bit short of room over 2f out - went third 1f out - lost third and no extra final 110yds(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
5th 7 Cerulean Bay (IRE) 3 G AVG David O'Meara 130 lbs 12/1 0.1 In touch with leaders - waiting for room over 2f out - kept on but no impression final furlong(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
6th 8 Rhoscolyn (GB) 7 G AVG David O'Meara 125 lbs 50/1 .5 Midfield - kept on but no impression from over 1f out(op 33/1)
7th 13 Yanifer (GB) 7 G AVG Harriet Bethell 122 lbs 14/1 1 Took keen hold - towards rear - raced wide but some headway from over 2f out - kept on final furlong(tchd 16/1)
8th 9 Bobby Bennu (IRE) 3 G AVG Roger Varian 130 lbs 9/2 1.25 Unruly at the post - in touch with leaders - prominent after 2f - went second 4f out - weakened over 1f out(op 4/1)
9th 2 Fair Point (GB) 4 F AVG Ralph Beckett 137 lbs 16/1 1 Towards rear - nudged along when not clear run then hampered inside final furlong (jockey said filly fly-leapt leaving stalls)(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
10th 1 Witch Hunter (FR) 5 G AVG Richard Hannon 138 lbs 4/1 0.2 Awkward start - midfield - outpaced over 2f out - no impression when short of room and eased final 110yds (jockey said gelding stumbled leaving stalls and was denied a clear run about 110yds out)(op 11/2 tchd 7/2)
11th 10 Purest Time (GB) 5 G Poor Ian Williams 129 lbs 125/1 0.3 Steadied start - in rear - not clear run over 1f out - no impression final furlong(op 50/1)
12th 6 Kingdom Come (IRE) 5 G AVG Clive Cox 130 lbs 33/1 .5 In rear - raced wide and outpaced from over 2f out - no impression when bit short of room inside final furlong(op 25/1)
13th 12 Brewing (GB) 5 G AVG William Haggas 127 lbs 33/1 3.75 Dwelt start - in rear throughout(op 25/1)