Chester
16:20
Matthew Clark Handicap
Chester Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2025 Distance: 1m4½f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50 Place: £1.80 £1.50 £1.10 Exacta: £34.40 Tricast: £58.15 Trifecta: £78.30
Non-Runners: Khangai (lame)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Slowly away - in rear - headway on inner over 2f out - in touch with leaders when bit short of room over 1f out - carried right inside final 110yds - led final strides - joined post - dead-heated for 1st - placed 1st outright(op 4/1)
3 G AVG Charlie Johnston 130 lbs 11/2 Won
2nd
Unseated rider on way to start - prominent - switched right and pressed leader over 2f out - pushed along to lead over 1f out - edged right inside final 110yds - headed final strides - forced dead-heat - dead-heated for 1st - placed 2nd outright(op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
6 G AVG Mark Loughnane 132 lbs 11/2 0
3rd
Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along and pressed leaders over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 6/4 tchd 11/10 and tchd 13/8)
4 F AVG Stuart Williams 133 lbs 6/5F .5
4th
Midfield early - headway to lead after 1f - ridden and headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 9/2 tchd 7/2)
4 G AVG Ed de Giles 119 lbs 4/1 7.5
5th
Never better than midfield(op 14/1)
5 M AVG Ivan Furtado 131 lbs 20/1 2.25
6th
Always behind(op 28/1 tchd 50/1)
5 M Poor Bernard Llewellyn 127 lbs 40/1 5.5
7th
Took keen hold - led early - headed and prominent after 1f - pushed along over 3f out - weakened over 2f out(op 25/1)
5 G AVG Lisa Williamson 126 lbs 40/1 1.25
8th
Midfield - hung right on turn over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 10/1)
4 G AVG Ed Dunlop 127 lbs 12/1 5.5