8.25 John Smith´s Handicap of £15,000.00 4-y-o plus(Class 4) 5f. 110yds.

Chester Results Fri, 11th Jul, 2025

Going - Good.

Placepot Pool - £80,096.65 Winning Units - 422.52 Dividend - £138.30. Quadpot Pool - £8,995.75 Winning Units - 76.06 Dividend - £87.50. Place Six Dividend - £132.41. Place Five Dividend - £112.81.

John Smith´s Handicap of £15,000.00 4-y-o plus (Class 4) 5f. 110yds.

1st - £7,731.00, 2nd - £3,626.00, 3rd - £1,814.00, 4th - £906.00, 5th - £453.00, 6th - £226.00 8 Ran

Stewards Report

1st

Rosenpur (GER) 8-12 (Brian Verinder & Alan Baxter)
(Drawn 2)hd⁺ Rated 73
Pour Moi (GER) - Rosenreihe (IRE)(Catcher In The Rye (IRE))
Breeder - Gestut Wittekindshof

(Morning price: 7/2 4/1 10/3 3/1 10/3 4/1 7/2 4/1 7/2 3/1 10/3 3/1 10/3 7/2)
(Ring price: 7/2 10/3 7/2) SP 7/2

Jennie Candlish

George Wood

Tote Win £4.50 Place £1.50

chased leader, led after 1f, ridden turning in, ran on gamely, always just doing enough

14th Jun, 25 Chester
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 75 This
Race 12th Jul, 25 Chester
10th Flat Hcp Rated 73

2nd

Harvanna (GB) 9-9 (J & A Young (Racing) Limited)
(Drawn 1)sr Rated 84
Havana Grey (GB) - Weisse Socken (IRE)(Acclamation (GB))
Breeder - Whitsbury Manor Stud

(Morning price: 5/2 11/4 5/2 9/4 2/1 9/4 2/1 9/4 2/1 9/4 11/4 5/2 7/2)
(Ring price: 3/1 16/5 3/1 16/5 3/1 16/5 3/1 16/5 3/1 16/5 10/3 16/5 10/3 3/1 16/5 3/1 16/5 10/3 7/2 18/5 4/1) SP 4/1

M Appleby

Jason Watson

Place £1.60

close 3rd inside, went 2nd turning in, ridden over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, always just held

13th Jun, 25 York
5th Flat Hcp Rated 85 This
Race 29th Jul, 25 Goodwood
6th Flat Hcp Rated 86

3rd

Maharajas Express (GB) 8-7 (Mr S Bell)
(Drawn 5)sr Rated 68
Rajasinghe (IRE) - Instructress (GB)(Diktat (GB))
Breeder - Phil Cunningham

(Morning price: 10/1 11/1 14/1 16/1 12/1 9/1 10/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 12/1)
(Ring price: 10/1 11/1 12/1) SP 12/1

I Williams

Luke Morris

Place £2.20

raced keenly, held up in mid-division, pushed along halfway, headway and squeezed through between horses over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home

26th May, 25 Windsor
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 67 This
Race 12th Jul, 25 Chester
1st Flat Hcp Rated 68

4th

Nazron (IRE) 9-7 (Miss C Dolan)
(Drawn 4)sr Rated 82
Dark Angel (IRE) - Praden (USA)(Munnings (USA))
Breeder - China Horse Club International Ltd

(Morning price: 9/2 5/1 4/1 7/2 3/1 7/2 3/1 10/3 3/1 10/3 3/1 11/4 3/1 9/4)
(Ring price: 3/1 16/5 3/1 16/5 3/1 11/4 5/2 9/4 11/5 9/4) SP 9/4fav

Ivan Furtado

Jason Hart

chased leaders pushed along out wide turning in, ridden and hung left over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish

14th Jun, 25 Chester
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 80 This
Race 24th Jul, 25 Yarmouth
10th Flat Hcp Rated 81

5th

0.75L

Never Dark (GB) 9-1 (Alison Walker Sarah Cousins)
(Drawn 3)WSsr Rated 76
No Nay Never (USA) - Dark Missile (GB)(Night Shift (USA))
Breeder - Littleton Stud

(Morning price: 18/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 12/1 11/1 10/1)
(Ring price: 11/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 9/1) SP 9/1

I Jardine

Callum Rodriguez

quickly away, led 1f, chased winner, lost 2nd turning in, chased leaders, ridden and weakening when hung left inside final furlong

18th Jun, 25 Hamilton
7th Flat Hcp Rated 79 This
Race 12th Jul, 25 Chester
7th Flat Hcp Rated 76

6th

2.25L

Count D'orsay (IRE) 9-2 (Ambrose Turnbull & John Cruces)
(Drawn 8)cp⁺ Rated 77
Dandy Man (IRE) - Deira (USA)(Green Desert (USA))
Breeder - Corrin Stud

(Morning price: 14/1 16/1 18/1 20/1 22/1 28/1 33/1 25/1 28/1 18/1 16/1 20/1 22/1 25/1 28/1)
SP 28/1

Tim Easterby

D Fentiman

off the pace in last trio, never on terms

28th Jun, 25 Chester
6th Flat Hcp Rated 79 This
Race 7th Aug, 25 Chepstow
13th Flat Hcp Rated 74

7th

Abbey Heights (GB) 9-13 (Oakmere Homes)
(Drawn 7)sr Rated 84
Dark Angel (IRE) - Ducissa (GB)(Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Breeder - Mr & Mrs G. Middlebrook

(Morning price: 11/4 3/1 7/2 4/1 9/2 11/2 5/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 7/1)
(Ring price: 6/1 13/2 7/1 15/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 15/2 7/1) SP 7/1

D Kubler

R Kingscote

chased leaders out wide, pushed along and outpaced halfway, weakened soon after

30th Jun, 25 Wolverhampton
1st Flat Hcp Rated 84 This
Race 6th Sep, 25 Kempton
12th Flat Hcp Rated 88

8th

1.25L

Paws For Thought (IRE) 9-5 (Mrs Carol Shaw)
(Drawn 6)cp⁺ Rated 80
Requinto (IRE) - Kitty Softpaws (IRE)(Royal Applause (GB))
Breeder - Ballyphilip Stud

(Morning price: 12/1 11/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 11/1 12/1)
(Ring price: 11/1 10/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 12/1) SP 12/1

Donald McCain

A Mullen

slowly into stride, outpaced and always in rear

28th Jun, 25 Chester
9th Flat Hcp Rated 84 This
Race 26th Jul, 25 Chester
9th Flat Hcp Rated 76

Off 8.25
Time 1m. 6.02 secs, which is 1.37 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £20.80
Tote Trifecta- £147.90
CSF- £17.92
Tricast- £149.95.

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