Chester Races
Chester
17:35
John Smith's Jump Jockeys Challenge Handicap (Professional Jump Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race) (Div II)
Chester
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2025
Distance: 1m4½f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £10
Place: £2.80 £1.60 £1.70
Exacta: £56.90
Tricast: £152.15
Trifecta: £237.50
Non-Runners: Giselles Defence (withdrawn; unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Playtime (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Andrew Balding | 159 lbs | 9/1 | Won | Prominent - led after 1f - went clear under 2f out - comfortably(op 10/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Secret Beach (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | B F Brookhouse | 163 lbs | 4/1 | 3.25 | In rear - headway 2f out - soon switched right - no chance with winner but kept on and went second inside final furlong(tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Sir Edward Lear (GB) | 4 G | AVG | James Owen | 161 lbs | 7/2 | 1.75 | Midfield - headway over 1f out - no chance but kept on and went third towards finish(op 5/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Tailorman (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 160 lbs | 18/1 | .75 | Raced wide - in touch with leaders - prominent after 2f - weakened and lost two places inside final furlong(op 14/1) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Kokinelli (FR) | 4 F | Poor | Hugo Palmer | 147 lbs | 5/1 | 1.5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - bumped 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 9/2) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Grey Fable (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Karl Thornton | 151 lbs | 3/1F | 3 | Raced wide - in rear - in touch with leaders after 2f - disputing third 2f out - soon lost position - weakening when hampered 1f out(op 5/2) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Rogue Sea (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Jennie Candlish | 158 lbs | 9/1 | 4 | Took keen hold - always behind(op 7/1) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Three Dons (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Tony Carroll | 165 lbs | 18/1 | 0.3 | Led - headed and prominent after 1f - lost position 2f out - soon weakened(op 22/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 9th | 8 | Arazzo (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Bernard Llewellyn | 153 lbs | 80/1 | .5 | Short of room soon after start - in rear - struggling from 3f out(op 66/1 tchd 50/1 and tchd 100/1) |