3.05 Ladbrokes Chester Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) of £170,000.00 4-y-o plus(Class 2 ) 2m. 2f. 140yds.

Chester Results Fri, 8th May, 2026

Going - Good (Good to Soft in places).

Jackpot Pool - £7,042.25 Winning Units - .69 Dividend - £5,000.00. Placepot Pool - £233,090.03 Winning Units - 4277.29 Dividend - £39.70. Quadpot Pool - £20,864.14 Winning Units - 651.05 Dividend - £23.70. Place Six Dividend - £46.69. Place Five Dividend - £29.35.

Ladbrokes Chester Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) of £170,000.00 4-y-o plus (Class 2 ) 2m. 2f. 140yds.

1st - £87,618.00, 2nd - £41,089.00, 3rd - £20,553.00, 4th - £10,268.00, 5th - £5,134.00, 6th - £2,567.00 15 Ran
Card Odds Compare

1st

9-6 (Syndicates Racing)
(Drawn 1)ts⁴ Rated 101
Jukebox Jury (IRE) - Activa (GER)(Sendawar (IRE))
Breeder - MME Sheila Audoersch

(Morning price: 15/2 8/1 15/2)
(Ring price: 15/2 7/1) SP 7/1

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Dylan Browne McMonagle

Tote Win £8.00 Place £2.50

prominent, shaken up to chase leader 1f out, kept on strongly final furlong, led near finish

3rd Apr, 26 Curragh
2nd Flat Rated 102 This
Race

2nd

0.5L

8-12 (AMO Racing Limited)
(Drawn 8) Rated 100
Belardo (IRE) - Pardoven (IRE)(Clodovil (IRE))
Breeder - Ringfort Stud

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

Kevin Philippart De Foy

Toby Moore(7)

Place £6.30

midfield, short of room 3f out, progress into third 2f out, soon asked for effort, stayed on final furlong, took second close home

8th Nov, 25 Doncaster
4th Flat Hcp Rated 100 This
Race

3rd

0.5L

9-0 (Jastar Capital Limited)
(Drawn 16) Rated 95
Dubawi (IRE) - Nightime (IRE)(Galileo (IRE))
Breeder - Springbank Way Stud

(Morning price: 40/1 50/1)
SP 50/1

R Hughes

Finley Marsh

Place £17.00

led, shaken up and increased lead well over 1f out, reduced advantage final furlong, headed near finish

27th Feb, 26 Lingfield
6th Flat Hcp Rated 97 This
Race

4th

0.5L

8-12 (Annus Mirabilis/s O'driscoll/middle Co)
(Drawn 6) Rated 93
Galileo Gold (GB) - Two For Tea (IRE)(Mount Nelson (GB))
Breeder - Tally-Ho Stud

(Morning price: 11/2)
(Ring price: 11/2 6/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 6/1) SP 6/1

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

R L Moore

midfield, pushed along over 2f out, went fourth over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders

30th Mar, 26 Navan
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 90 This
Race

5th

8-10 (Mr Les De La Haye)
(Drawn 12)ts³ Rated 92
Without Parole (GB) - Caravela (IRE)(Henrythenavigator (USA))
Breeder - Jon and Julia Aisbitt

(Morning price: 14/1 12/1 11/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 8/1 9/1 8/1 17/2 8/1 7/1) SP 7/1

Ewan Whillans

Greg Fairley

held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on into fifth final furlong

4th Apr, 26 Musselburgh
1st Flat Hcp Rated 83 This
Race

6th

nose

9-1 (Berkshire Parts & Panels Ltd No1 Fancl)
(Drawn 15)cp² Rated 96
Decorated Knight (GB) - Hugs 'N Kisses (IRE)(Noverre (USA))
Breeder - Highfort Stud

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

A Balding

Oisin Murphy

wore hood to post, midfield, asked for effort 2f out, went fifth over 1f out, lost fifth but kept on final furlong

3rd Apr, 26 Newcastle
1st Flat Hcp Rated 89 This
Race

7th

3.5L

8-11 (Mr John P McManus)
(Drawn 17) Rated 92
Caravaggio (USA) - Round of Applause (GB)(Galileo (IRE))
Breeder - Mrs Noreen McManus

(Morning price: 5/1 9/2)
SP 9/2fav

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Billy Loughnane

held up in rear, passed beaten rivals and pushed along over 2f out, plugged on without threatening

4th Apr, 26 Fairyhouse
13th Hcp Hdl Rated 142 This
Race

8th

2.25L

8-10 (Mr P Davies)
(Drawn 9)ts⁺ Rated 91
Iffraaj (GB) - Zanoubiya (IRE)(Dalakhani (IRE))
Breeder - S A Aga Khan

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

A J Martin

C Lee

held up in rear, asked for effort 2f out, minor progress 1f out, never in contention

11th Apr, 26 Aintree
10th Hdl Rated 137 This
Race

9th

8-9 (James Paul Services To Industry Ltd)
(Drawn 3) Rated 90
Kingman (GB) - Highest Ever (IRE)(Galileo (IRE))
Breeder - Coolmore

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

Jennie Candlish

David Probert

midfield, ridden over 2f out, soon held

10th Apr, 26 Sedgefield
1st Mdn Hdl This
Race

10th

0.75L

9-1 (Mr J C Smith)
(Drawn 10) Rated 96
Frankel (GB) - Arabian Queen (IRE)(Dubawi (IRE))
Breeder - Littleton Stud

(Morning price: 16/1 18/1)
(Ring price: 20/1 18/1 20/1 22/1) SP 22/1

A Balding

Rob Hornby

midfield, minor headway over 2f out, soon ridden and held

28th Mar, 26 Kempton
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 96 This
Race

11th

0.5L

8-12 (Valmont)
(Drawn 7) Rated 93
Sea The Moon (GER) - Wiesenlerche (IRE)(Adlerflug (GER))
Breeder - Mr Rashit Shaykhutdinov

(Morning price: 10/1 12/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 11/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 17/2 9/1 17/2) SP 17/2

Ralph Beckett

Hector Crouch

midfield, pushed along over 2f out, soon beaten

4th Apr, 26 Musselburgh
5th Flat Hcp Rated 93 This
Race

12th

8-9 (Bet Small Win Big Syndicate)
(Drawn 14)ts⁺ Rated 90
Sea The Stars (IRE) - Dolce Strega (IRE)(Zoffany (IRE))
Breeder - Renzo Forni

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

A J Martin

J A Powell

held up in rear, asked for effort over 2f out, no impression

24th Apr, 26 Cork
13th Flat Hcp Rated 90 This
Race

13th

15L

8-9 (Middleham Park Racing XXXV)
(Drawn 4)bl¹ Rated 90
Protectionist (GER) - Batya (IRE)(Whipper (USA))
Breeder - Gestut Am Schlossgarten

(Morning price: 6/1 11/2)
(Ring price: 6/1 11/2 5/1 11/2) SP 11/2

Sir Mark Prescott Bt

Luke Morris

prominent, pushed along 2f out, soon weakened

28th Mar, 26 Kempton
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 88 This
Race

14th

36L

8-8 (Mr Michael Blencowe)
(Drawn 2)cp⁵ Rated 90
Soldier Hollow (GB) - Peri (GER)(Lord Of England (GER))
Breeder - B.U.B.Matusche

(Morning price: 13/2 6/1 13/2 6/1)
(Ring price: 13/2 6/1 13/2 7/1) SP 7/1

A Balding

Jason Watson

midfield, ridden and lost place 3f out, soon weakened quickly

9th Apr, 26 Southwell
1st Flat Hcp Rated 84 This
Race

15th

12L

9-12 (Alan Baxter & Jps Ltd)
(Drawn 13) Rated 107
Frankel (GB) - Aris (IRE)(Danroad (AUS))
Breeder - D. Farrington And Canning Downs

(Morning price: 80/1 125/1)
(Ring price: 125/1 150/1 125/1) SP 125/1

Jennie Candlish

Darragh Keenan

raced wide in midfield, progress after 3f, ridden and lost position over 4f out, soon dropped away

24th Apr, 26 Chepstow
4th Mdn Hdl This
Race

Off 3.07
Time 4m. 1.19 secs, which is 3.20 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £206.80
Tote Trifecta- £11168.30
CSF- £186.89
Tricast- £7992.91.

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