Chester Races
Chester
14:45
Denise McCallum Birthday Celebration Handicap
Chester
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2025
Distance: 7½f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £9
Place: £3.30 £1.10 £2.20
Exacta: £48.20
Tricast: £154.77
Trifecta: £200.40
Non-Runners: Imperial Trooper (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Lunario (IRE) | 4 G | AVG |
Jack Dace
(7)lbs
|
Luke Dace | 131 lbs | 8/1 | Won | Made all - pushed along 2f out - went clear over 1f out - ridden final 110yds - reduced lead towards finish - comfortably (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from the re-application of blinkers)(op 9/1 tchd 15/2) | |
| 2nd | 9 | Vixey (GB) | 5 M | AVG |
Aiden Brookes
(3)lbs
|
Simon West | 133 lbs | 9/2 | 1.5 | In touch with leaders - not clear run repeatedly from 2f out - in the clear and ran on well inside final furlong - went second final strides - eyecatcher (jockey said mare was denied a clear run approximately 1 1/2f out) | |
| 3rd | 5 | Be Frank (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Ian Williams | 140 lbs | 7/2F | 0.2 | Dwelt start - in rear - raced wide home turn - hung left but ran on well inside final furlong - went third post - did well in the circumstances(op 5/1) | ||
| 4th | 13 | Anthropologist (GB) | 3 G | Poor | Charlie Johnston | 131 lbs | 11/1 | 0.2 | In touch with leaders - ran on inside final furlong - no extra and lost two places towards finish(op 9/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Style Of Life (IRE) | 4 F | AVG | Harriet Bethell | 142 lbs | 13/2 | .75 | In touch with leaders - raced wide home turn - kept on inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(tchd 6/1) | ||
| 6th | 10 | Eligible (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Michael & David Easterby | 135 lbs | 18/1 | 1.25 | Towards rear - switched right over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong - never dangerous (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approximately 110yds out)(op 16/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Albeseeingyer (GB) | 5 M | AVG | Steph Hollinshead | 139 lbs | 14/1 | .5 | Prominent - lost position over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 12/1) | ||
| 8th | 8 | Jenni (IRE) | 4 F | Poor |
Rose Dawes
(5)lbs
|
Seb Spencer | 132 lbs | 28/1 | 0.3 | Raced wide - towards rear halfway - headway on outer halfway - chased clear leader over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 22/1) | |
| 9th | 2 | Paws For Thought (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Charlie Maggs
(5)lbs
|
Donald McCain | 136 lbs | 10/1 | 1 | Towards rear - not clear run against far rail under 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - no telling impression(op 8/1) | |
| 10th | 14 | Mandana (IRE) | 3 F | Poor |
Elizabeth Gale
(5)lbs
|
Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole | 125 lbs | 14/1 | 0.1 | Prominent - lost position 3f out - hung right and weakened over 1f out(op 10/1) | |
| 11th | 4 | Follow Your Heart (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Mark Loughnane | 140 lbs | 22/1 | 2.75 | Raced wide - prominent - weakened over 1f out(op 18/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 20/1) | ||
| 12th | 3 | Vince Le Prince (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Tim Easterby | 141 lbs | 6/1 | .75 | Prominent - lost position 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 7/1 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 13th | 11 | Jodhpur Blue (FR) | 4 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 132 lbs | 100/1 | 1.75 | Slowly away - always behind(op 66/1) |