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Chester
15:05
Ladbrokes Chester Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)
Chester Date: Fri, 08 May 2026 Distance: 2m2½f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £8 Place: £2.50 £6.30 £17 Exacta: £206.80 Tricast: £7992.91 Trifecta: £11168.30
Non-Runners: Lips Freedom (unsuitable ground), Tashkhan (withdrawn; unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m1f 1m7f 2m 1m2½f 1m6f
1st
Prominent on inner - went second 2f out - ridden 1f out - led towards finish(op 15/2)
6 G AVG
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 132 lbs 7/1 Won
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1m4f 1m4f 1m6½f 1m4½f 1m4f
2nd
Midfield - bit short of room over 3f out - headway over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - pressed winner towards finish(op 16/1)
5 G AVG
Kevin Philippart De Foy 124 lbs 25/1 .5
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1m6f 1m6½f 2m½f 1m7f 2m
3rd
Took keen hold - raced wide early - led - 2 lengths ahead 2f out - headed and no extra towards finish
4 C Poor
Richard Hughes 126 lbs 50/1 .5
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1m4f 2m4f 2m2f 2m 1m6f
4th
Towards rear on inner - headway over 1f out - prominent final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 11/2)
4 F AVG
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 124 lbs 6/1 .5
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1m4f 1m4f 1m4½f 2m½f 1m6f
5th
Pushed along early - in rear - headway against far rail under 2f out - kept on final 110yds(op 12/1)
3 G Good
Ewan Whillans 122 lbs 7/1 1
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2m½f 2m 2m½f 2m 2m½f
6th
In touch with leaders - edged left over 1f out - kept on(op 20/1)
4 G Good
Andrew Balding 127 lbs 18/1 0.05
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2m 2m1f 2m 2m5f 2m
7th
Stumbled start - in rear - switched left soon after start - not clear run over 2f out - headway over 1f out - no impression final 110yds
4 G AVG
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 123 lbs 9/2F 3.5
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1m4f 1m5f 2m4f 2m6f 2m4f
8th
In rear - some headway over 1f out - never dangerous(op 10/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1)
6 G Poor
A J Martin 122 lbs 11/1 2.25
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1m4f 2m½f 1m4f 2m½f 2m1f
9th
Midfield on inner - steady headway 3f out - weakened over 1f out(op 14/1 tchd 12/1)
3 C AVG
Jennie Candlish 121 lbs 16/1 3
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2m 2m½f 2m 2m 2m
10th
Never better than midfield(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)
7 G AVG
Andrew Balding 127 lbs 22/1 .75
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1m3f 2m 2m 2m½f 1m6f
11th
Never better than midfield (jockey said gelding hung right-handed throughout)(op 12/1)
4 G Good
Ralph Beckett 124 lbs 17/2 .5
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2m4f 2m½f 2m2f 2m½f 2m
12th
Towards rear throughout(op 25/1)
5 G AVG
A J Martin 121 lbs 40/1 1
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1m4½f 1m6f 2m 2m 2m
13th
Took keen hold - raced in second - weakened quickly under 2f out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet said gelding had finished lame on his left-fore)(op 6/1 tchd 5/1)
5 G AVG
Sir Mark Prescott Bt 121 lbs 11/2 15
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1m4f 1m3f 1m4½f 1m6f 2m½f
14th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - pushed along over 4f out - weakened over 2f out - tailed off (vet said gelding was showing signs of post-race ataxia)(op 13/2 tchd 6/1)
3 C AVG
Andrew Balding 120 lbs 7/1 36
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1m4f 1m4f 1m6f 1m4f 1m4f
15th
Dwelt start - raced wide - soon midfield - headway and prominent after 4f - weakened quickly over 3f out - tailed off(tchd 150/1)
5 G AVG
Jennie Candlish 138 lbs 125/1 12
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