Chester Races
Chester
14:45
Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap
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)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Mayday Malone (GB) | 3 G | AVG |
Jay Mackay
(7)lbs
|
Michael Bell | 129 lbs | 5/4F | Won | Made all - ridden and went clear inside final 110yds - readily(tchd 6/5) | |
| 2nd | 7 | Benacre (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Charlie Johnston | 134 lbs | 7/1 | 4.25 | Prominent - kept on and went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 17/2 and tchd 9/1) | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Maxi Boy (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Fionn McSharry | 133 lbs | 50/1 | .75 | Prominent - went second over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds | ||
| 4th | 2 | Spirit Genie (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Jennie Candlish | 137 lbs | 11/2 | 2.5 | 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) | ||
| 5th | 13 | Stratocracy (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Kevin Frost | 130 lbs | 12/1 | 0.3 | 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) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Zero Carbon (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Mark Loughnane | 135 lbs | 33/1 | .5 | Raced wide - prominent - weakened over 1f out(tchd 40/1) | ||
| 7th | 3 | Stanage (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Michael & David Easterby | 137 lbs | 13/2 | 0.3 | Towards rear - weakened over 1f out(op 11/2 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 8th | 11 | He's A Gentleman (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Hugo Palmer | 130 lbs | 11/1 | 1 | 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) | ||
| 9th | 1 | Documenting (GB) | 12 G | AVG |
Mason Paetel
(5)lbs
|
Kevin Frost | 133 lbs | 10/1 | 1.25 | Prominent - weakened over 1f out(op 12/1) | |
| 10th | 8 | Kindest Nation (IRE) | 4 F | AVG | Hugo Palmer | 134 lbs | 25/1 | 2.75 | Mounted in chute - slowly away - always behind (jockey said filly was slowly away)(op 28/1) |