Chester

Sat 25th Jul

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4.58

John Smith's Handicap

(GBBPlus Race) of £15,000.00 3-y-o plus 1m. 2f. 70yds.

4.58 1m. 2f. 70yds. Flat Hcap (Class 4) 3-y-o plus 7 Declared

John Smith's Handicap

(GBBPlus Race) of £15,000.00

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Dark Angel (IRE)-Pandora's Box(Galileo)

(15) (Middleham Park Racing Xcii)
Rated 85

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	37	6	10	-2.72

10th Jul 26 Chester(1m 2f 70yds Flat Hcap, Good-Good to Firm in places) Rated 85 25/1 9-9 David Probert 2nd of 8 runners, 1.25L behind King s Code

20th Jun 26 Nottingham(1m 2f 50yds Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 87 12/1 9-7 Luke Catton (3) 5th of 6 runners, 7.5L behind Bella s Path

17th May 26 Hamilton(1m 5f 16yds Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 89 16/1 9-8 Tom Marquand 9th of 12 runners, 16.13L behind Valiancy

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Nolton Cross (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Parlando (GB)	2
3rd Apr 2026 Newcastle(1m 2f 42yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Parlando (GB) 9th (11/1 8-10 Rated 90) Edward Greatrex 7.75L in front of Nolton Cross (IRE) 13th (33/1 8-11 Rated 91) Jason Hart (14 ran)

2nd Mar 2026 Kempton(1m 3f 219yds, Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Parlando (GB) 3rd (9/2 9-7 Rated 90) Billy Loughnane .75L in front of Nolton Cross (IRE) 4th (11/1 9-9 Rated 92) Joe Leavy (9 ran)

Duc De Kent (FR)	1
16th Mar 2024 Wolverhampton(1m 4f 51yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Nolton Cross (IRE) 4th (6/1 8-13 Rated 92) R Coakley 4.00L in front of Duc De Kent (FR) 5th (80/1 8-12 Rated 92) Dougie Costello (9 ran)

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Dubawi (IRE)-Discourse(Street Cry)

cp⁴(42) d³ (Mr Spencer Coomes & Partner)
Rated 83

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	29	4	9	-13.95

13th Jun 26 York(1m 3f 188yds Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 85 10/1 1 Miss Amy Milburn (5) 8th of 9 runners, 15.66L behind Dunkeld Dreamer

25th May 26 Redcar(1m 2f 1yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 87 40/1 9-6 Kaiya Fraser 8th of 10 runners, 8.5L behind Danger Bay

28th Apr 26 Epsom(1m 2f 17yds Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 89 5/1 8-12 Oisin Murphy 6th of 6 runners, 19.25L behind Rathgar

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Parlando (GB) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Nolton Cross (IRE)	2
3rd Apr 2026 Newcastle(1m 2f 42yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Parlando (GB) 9th (11/1 8-10 Rated 90) Edward Greatrex 7.75L in front of Nolton Cross (IRE) 13th (33/1 8-11 Rated 91) Jason Hart (14 ran)

2nd Mar 2026 Kempton(1m 3f 219yds, Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Parlando (GB) 3rd (9/2 9-7 Rated 90) Billy Loughnane .75L in front of Nolton Cross (IRE) 4th (11/1 9-9 Rated 92) Joe Leavy (9 ran)

Secret Beach (IRE)	1
22nd Aug 2024 Newcastle(1m 2f 42yds, Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Parlando (GB) 2nd (3/1Fav 10-5 Rated 80) K T O'Neill 5.75L in front of Secret Beach (IRE) 7th (13/2 8-12 Rated 71) S M Levey (11 ran)

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Cotai Glory (GB)-Ejadah(Clodovil)

bl⁺(14) c¹ (Middleham Park Racing CXVI)
Rated 82 Won When Rated 82

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	21	4	5	20.00

11th Jul 26 Chester(7f 127yds Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 84 11/2 10-1 Harry Davies 9th of 9 runners, 11.25L behind Crazee Icon

24th Jun 26 Carlisle(7f 173yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 85 18/1 10-2 Lewis Edmunds 10th of 14 runners, 5.88L behind Priapos

13th Jun 26 Chester(1m 2f 70yds Flat Hcap, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 85 16/1 8-13 Rowan Scott 6th of 10 runners, 5L behind Ultrasoul

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Zelzal (FR)-Public Ransom(Red Ransom)

(806) (Mr Ian Williams)
Rated 80

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	3	0	0	-3.00
Other	1	0	0

10th May 24 Chester(2m 2f 140yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 87 20/1 9-9 R Kingscote 16th of 16 runners, 93.75L behind Alphonse Le Grande

6th Apr 24 Kempton(1m 2f 219yds Flat Hcap, Standard to Slow) Rated 90 33/1 8-11 W Buick 9th of 14 runners, 5.26L behind Cemhaan

16th Mar 24 Wolverhampton(1m 4f 51yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 92 80/1 8-12 Dougie Costello 5th of 9 runners, 8.5L behind Intinso

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Duc De Kent (FR) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Nolton Cross (IRE)	1
16th Mar 2024 Wolverhampton(1m 4f 51yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Nolton Cross (IRE) 4th (6/1 8-13 Rated 92) R Coakley 4.00L in front of Duc De Kent (FR) 5th (80/1 8-12 Rated 92) Dougie Costello (9 ran)

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Footstepsinthesand (GB)-Dubai(Galileo)

ts⁺(15) (Mrs Carol Shaw)
Rated 78 Won When Rated 79

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	19	2	5	-8.67

10th Jul 26 York(1m 3f 188yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm-Good in places) Rated 79 28/1 1 Warren Fentiman 4th of 10 runners, 6.03L behind Green Sky

24th Jun 26 Carlisle(1m 3f 39yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 80 33/1 9-12 D Nolan 7th of 10 runners, 17.63L behind Wine Dark Sea

8th May 26 Chester(1m 4f 63yds Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 80 25/1 9-9 Jack Dace (3) 5th of 15 runners, 2.28L behind Patagonia Girl

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Secret Beach (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Parlando (GB)	1
22nd Aug 2024 Newcastle(1m 2f 42yds, Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Parlando (GB) 2nd (3/1Fav 10-5 Rated 80) K T O'Neill 5.75L in front of Secret Beach (IRE) 7th (13/2 8-12 Rated 71) S M Levey (11 ran)

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Invincible Spirit (IRE)-Tiana(Diktat)

bl³(9) (King Power Racing Co Ltd)
Rated 76

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	13	1	4	-10.38

16th Jul 26 Hamilton(1m 68yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 75 11/1 9-5 D Allan 2nd of 5 runners, 0.5L behind Inspired

5th Jul 26 Ayr(1m 2f Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 75 40/1 9-11 D Allan 2nd of 10 runners, 0.75L behind Altareq

13th Jun 26 York(1m 177yds Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 79 40/1 9-3 S B Kirrane 16th of 16 runners, 14.94L behind Point Of Contact

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Kingman (GB)-Alina(Galileo)

(35) d¹ (Tony Bloom & Ian McAleavy)
Rated 81

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	3	1	2	-1.00

20th Jun 26 Doncaster(1m 2f 43yds Flat, Good to Firm) 1/1Fav 9-2 Edward Greatrex 1st of 4 runners, by nk and 2.75L from Hollywell Stream and Chimes Of Thunder

1st Jun 26 Wolverhampton(1m 142yds Flat Maiden, Standard) 11/8 8-13 Edward Greatrex 3rd of 11 runners, nose and nk behind King Of Earth and Marquessofanglesey

3rd May 26 Salisbury(6f 213yds Flat, Good to Firm) 7/4 9-2 Edward Greatrex 2nd of 7 runners, 0.75L behind Poetry Of Time

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Previous Years

2025 Meblesh 3 9-3 Alexander Voikhansky 11/2 (Richard Hannon) (Drawn 7)

2024 Grey Cuban 3 9-7 Jason Hart 7/4Fav (Hugo Palmer) (Drawn 1)

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