GBChester Races

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Chester
14:45
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Chester Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.25 Place: £1.10 £2.70 £17.20 Exacta: £8.70 Tricast: £307.73 Trifecta: £324.40
Non-Runners: Azure Zain (self certificate), Be Frank (unsuitable ground), One More (unsuitable ground), Paws For Thought (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
7½f 7f 7f 7½f 7f
1st
Made all - ridden and went clear inside final 110yds - readily(tchd 6/5)
3 G AVG
Michael Bell 129 lbs 5/4F Won
-
7f 7f 7f 7f 7f
2nd
Prominent - kept on and went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 17/2 and tchd 9/1)
5 G AVG
Charlie Johnston 134 lbs 7/1 4.25
7f 7f 7f 7f 7f
6f 6f 6f 7f 7f
3rd
Prominent - went second over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds
8 G Poor
Fionn McSharry 133 lbs 50/1 .75
7f 7f 7f 6f 6f
7f 7½f 1m 7½f 1m
4th
Reared start and dwelt start - soon in touch with leaders - switched right and headway over 1f out - went fourth inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding reared as stalls opened and was slowly away as a result)(op 5/1)
5 G AVG
Jennie Candlish 137 lbs 11/2 2.5
7½f
1m 7f 7f 7f 7f
5th
In touch with leaders - hung right home turn - no extra inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 9/1 tchd 12/1)
4 G AVG
Kevin Frost 130 lbs 12/1 0.3
7f 1m 1m½f 7f
7f 6f 6f 7f 6f
6th
Raced wide - prominent - weakened over 1f out(tchd 40/1)
6 G AVG
Mark Loughnane 135 lbs 33/1 .5
6f 6f
6f 1m 7f 1m 7f
7th
Towards rear - weakened over 1f out(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
4 G AVG
Michael & David Easterby 137 lbs 13/2 0.3
1m 1m 7f
1m 7f 7f 1m 1m
8th
Anticipated start and dwelt start - in rear - not clear run over 1f out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding anticipated the start and accelerated the gate)(op 16/1)
6 G AVG
Hugo Palmer 130 lbs 11/1 1
1m2½f 7f 7f 7f 7f
7f 7f 7f 7f 7f
9th
Prominent - weakened over 1f out(op 12/1)
12 G AVG
Kevin Frost 133 lbs 10/1 1.25
7f
1m 1m½f 1m 7f 7f
10th
Mounted in chute - slowly away - always behind (jockey said filly was slowly away)(op 28/1)
4 F AVG
Hugo Palmer 134 lbs 25/1 2.75
7f 7f 7f 7f 7f