Chester Races
Chester
16:30
London Essence Handicap
Chester
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2025
Distance: 6f
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £5.10
Place: £2.20 £10.50 £1.90
Exacta: £148.90
Tricast: £866.32
Trifecta: £1062.20
Non-Runners: Tan Rapido (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Solar Aclaim (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Julie Camacho | 124 lbs | 4/1J | Won | Dwelt start - soon in touch with leaders - headway going best 2f out - led over 1f out - clear inside final furlong - readily(tchd 7/2) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | El Bodon (IRE) | 4 G | Poor |
Jack Callan
(7)lbs
|
Jane Chapple-Hyam | 128 lbs | 40/1 | 3 | Raced wide - towards rear - steady headway from over 3f out - in touch with leaders 2f out - no chance with winner but kept on and went second inside final furlong(op 33/1) | |
| 3rd | 8 | King's Lynn (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Andrew Balding | 128 lbs | 5/1 | .75 | Midfield - not clear run from 2f out - in the clear inside final furlong - kept on and went third towards finish(op 13/2 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Alzahir (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Jennie Candlish | 132 lbs | 7/1 | .75 | Steadied start - in rear - headway when not clear run over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - went fourth final strides(op 13/2) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Archduke Ferdinand (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Seb Spencer | 132 lbs | 11/1 | 0.2 | In touch with leaders - outpaced 3f out - rallied 2f out - disputing second final furlong - no extra final 110yds(op 9/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Prince Of Pillo (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
Warren Fentiman
(5)lbs
|
Richard Fahey | 127 lbs | 12/1 | 0.2 | Took keen hold - midfield - headway 2f out - prominent over 1f out - weakened gradually final furlong(op 11/1) | |
| 7th | 11 | Count d'Orsay (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Tim Easterby | 123 lbs | 50/1 | .5 | Forced stall open fractionally early - soon in rear - some headway over 1f out - no impression final furlong(op 33/1) | ||
| 8th | 5 | Aleezdancer (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Kevin Ryan | 131 lbs | 11/1 | 3 | Slowly into stride - in rear - no chance when bit short of room inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 9/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 9th | 7 | Paws For Thought (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Donald McCain | 128 lbs | 4/1J | 1.5 | Prominent - outpaced 3f out - weakened 2f out(op 5/1 tchd 7/2) | ||
| 10th | 13 | Baba Reza (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Julie Camacho | 118 lbs | 20/1 | 1.75 | Towards rear - some headway when not clear run and hampered 1f out - soon weakened (vet reported gelding lost his left fore shoe)(op 18/1) | ||
| 11th | 6 | Eye Of Dubai (GB) | 4 G | AVG | John & Sean Quinn | 131 lbs | 11/1 | 0.3 | Steadied start - always behind(tchd 10/1) | ||
| 12th | 14 | Dickieburd (GB) | 4 G | Poor |
Aiden Brookes
(3)lbs
|
Ivan Furtado | 113 lbs | 11/1 | .75 | Pressed leader - disputed lead after 2f - briefly led 2f out - weakened over 1f out (vet reported gelding lost his left fore shoe)(op 16/1 tchd 10/1) | |
| 13th | 12 | Hyperfocus (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Tim Easterby | 122 lbs | 20/1 | .75 | Started quickly - led narrowly - joined after 2f - headed 2f out - soon weakened(op 22/1 tchd 25/1) |