2.05 Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Watergate Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) of £100,000.00 3-y-o plus(Class 2 ) 1m. 7f. 196yds.

Chester Results Sat, 12th Sep, 2026

Going - Soft (Good to Soft in places).

Placepot Pool - £108,385.63 Winning Units - 416.33 Dividend - £190.00. Quadpot Pool - £12,355.24 Winning Units - 1129.14 Dividend - £8.00. Place Six Dividend - £73.78. Place Five Dividend - £16.08.

Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Watergate Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) of £100,000.00 3-y-o plus (Class 2 ) 1m. 7f. 196yds.

1st - £51,540.00, 2nd - £24,170.00, 3rd - £12,090.00, 4th - £6,040.00, 5th - £3,020.00, 6th - £1,510.00 10 Ran
Card Odds Compare

1st

8-9 (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum )
(Drawn 4)vs⁴ Rated 83
Teofilo (IRE) - Lunar Maria (GB)(Dubawi (IRE))
Breeder - Godolphin

(Morning price: 14/1 8/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 11/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 11/1)
SP 11/1

Charlie Johnston

S D Bowen

Tote Win £10.60 Place £3.00

led, headed and close up after 1f, led narrowly after 6f, shaken up over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong

5th Sep, 26 Haydock
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 83 This
Race

2nd

9-3 (Mrs Sarah Collins )
(Drawn 5) Rated 91
Time Test (GB) - Indira (GB)(Sleeping Indian (GB))
Breeder - Larry Stratton

(Morning price: 6/1 11/2 5/1 11/2 5/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 5/1 9/2 4/1 3/1 10/3 3/1 10/3 7/2 4/1 9/2)
(Ring price: 9/2 5/1 11/2 5/1 11/2 5/1 11/2 5/1 11/2) SP 11/2

Jarlath P Fahey

N M Crosse

Place £1.70

tracked leaders, switched right over 3f out, went second over 2f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, kept on but always held

27th Jul, 26 Galway
7th Flat Hcp Rated 92 This
Race

3rd

1.75L

7-9 (B J Llewellyn & Partner )
(Drawn 1)cp⁺ Rated 74
New Bay (GB) - Pilates (IRE)(Shamardal (USA))
Breeder - Mountarmstrong Stud

(Morning price: 14/1 16/1 18/1 20/1 16/1 18/1 16/1)
(Ring price: 16/1 18/1) SP 18/1

B J Llewellyn

Isobelle Chalmers(7)

Place £4.40

held up in mid-division, outpaced 3f out, short of room 2f out, steady headway from over 1f out, went third inside final furlong, no match for first two

11th Aug, 26 Carlisle
5th Flat Hcp Rated 75 This
Race

4th

1.25L

8-10 (Dooley Tbreds/j Fairhurst/kabin Synd )
(Drawn 2)cp⁺ Rated 84
Sea The Stars (IRE) - Sahrawi (GER)(Pivotal (GB))
Breeder - Dayton Investments Ltd

(Morning price: 12/1 11/1 12/1 11/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 8/1 9/1)
(Ring price: 9/1 17/2 9/1) SP 9/1

Adrian McGuinness

J A Powell

took keen hold, front rank, shaken up waiting for room over 2f out, ridden when in clear over 1f out, no impression on leaders inside final furlong, faded final 75yds

15th Aug, 26 Dundalk
12th Flat Hcp Rated 87 This
Race

5th

9-8 (Akela Thoroughbreds Limited )
(Drawn 6) Rated 96
Anodin (IRE) - Gwenseb (FR)(Green Tune (USA))
Breeder - Wertheimer & Frere

(Morning price: 9/1 8/1 9/1 8/1 15/2 6/1 7/1 6/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 6/1 7/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 4/1 7/2 4/1)
(Ring price: 4/1 7/2) SP 7/2

David O'Meara

Mark Winn

wore hood to post, held up in rear, nudged along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, switched right and plenty to do over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders

5th Sep, 26 Haydock
4th Flat Hcp Rated 97 This
Race

6th

8-11 (Mr J C Smith )
(Drawn 12) Rated 92
Frankel (GB) - Arabian Queen (IRE)(Dubawi (IRE))
Breeder - Littleton Stud

(Morning price: 4/1 9/2 5/1 11/2 6/1 13/2 6/1 15/2 8/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 10/1)
(Ring price: 10/1 11/1 10/1 11/1) SP 11/1

A Balding

Alfie Redman(7)

chased leaders early, midfield after 1f, pushed along over 2f out, switched right and ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong

8th Aug, 26 Ascot
10th Flat Hcp Rated 94 This
Race

7th

0.75L

7-9 (Nick Bradley Racing 5 & E Burke )
(Drawn 11)cp¹ Rated 79
Coulsty (IRE) - Starlight Dance (IRE)(Sea The Stars (IRE))
Breeder - Mrs E. Thompson

(Morning price: 20/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 33/1 25/1 28/1 25/1 28/1 25/1 28/1 33/1 40/1 33/1 40/1 33/1 40/1 33/1)
(Ring price: 40/1 33/1) SP 33/1

K R Burke

Finlay Bassett(7)

held up in rear of mid-division, still going okay 2f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, keeping on when not clear run inside final furlong

30th Aug, 26 Goodwood
3rd Flat Rated 80 This
Race

8th

1.5L

8-2 (Hambleton Racing Ltd XXXV & E Burke )
(Drawn 9)vs⁺ Rated 71
Mohaather (GB) - Gentle On My Mind (IRE)(Sadler's Wells (USA))
Breeder - Irish National Stud Mare Syndicate II

(Morning price: 25/1 22/1 25/1 33/1 40/1 33/1 40/1 33/1)
(Ring price: 33/1 28/1 33/1) SP 33/1

K R Burke

Cameron Hardie

took keen hold towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden, made no telling impression

4th Sep, 26 Haydock
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 72 This
Race

9th

2.25L

9-7 (Mr P Boyle )
(Drawn 7) Rated 95
Born To Sea (IRE) - Tarziyna (IRE)(Raven's Pass (USA))
Breeder - His Highness The Aga Khan's Studs S.C.

(Morning price: 25/1 33/1 25/1 20/1 25/1 20/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 25/1 33/1 40/1 28/1 33/1 28/1 25/1 28/1)
(Ring price: 28/1 25/1 16/1 18/1) SP 18/1

B Ellison

Hector Crouch

dwelt start, raced wide and led after 1f, headed and close up after 6f, shaken up 3f out, ridden along and weakened from 2f out

27th Jun, 26 Newcastle
20th Flat Hcp Rated 98 This
Race

10th

9-12 (Mr William Durkan )
(Drawn 8) Rated 100
Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Lady Of The Lamp (IRE)(Invincible Spirit (IRE))
Breeder - Airlie Stud & Mrs S M Rogers

(Morning price: 11/2 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2)
(Ring price: 5/1 9/2) SP 9/2

William Durkan

O J Orr

held up in rear, shaken up over 3f out, carried right when ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

27th Jul, 26 Galway
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 98 This
Race

Off 2.06
Time 3m. 34.50 secs, which is 2.45 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £56.20
Tote Trifecta- £643.90
CSF- £48.59
Tricast- £557.60.

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