irishracing.com | Race Result Chester, Sat, 28th Jun, 2025, John Smith´s Handicap of £40,000.00 3-y-o

4.10 John Smith´s Handicap of £40,000.00 3-y-o(Class 3) 7f. 1yds.

Chester Results Sat, 28th Jun, 2025

Going - Good (Good to Firm in places).

Placepot Pool - £84,639.76 Winning Units - 7230.87 Dividend - £8.50. Quadpot Pool - £8,484.72 Winning Units - 830.65 Dividend - £7.50. Place Six Dividend - £5.98. Place Five Dividend - £5.31.

4.10 7f. 1yds. (Class 3) 3-y-o 9 Ran
John Smith´s Handicap of £40,000.00 3-y-o 1st - £20,384.00, 2nd - £9,556.00, 3rd - £4,784.00, 4th - £2,388.00, 5th - £1,196.00, 6th - £592.00 , 7th - £300.00, 8th - £148.00

Stewards Report

1st

Mayday Malone (GB) 7-13 (Mr Jim Biggane And Partner)
(Drawn 7) Rated 78
Bated Breath (GB) - Avyanna (IRE)(Galileo (IRE))
Breeder - Andreas Bezzola

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

Michael Bell

Jay Mackay(7)

Tote Win £13.00 Place £2.80

tracked leaders, pushed along well over 1f out, kept on to lead approaching final 110 yards, strongly challenged closing stages, just prevailed

20th Jun, 25 Newmarket
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 73 This
Race 11th Jul, 25 Chester
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 81

2nd

Cosi Bello (GB) 9-7 (Bedford House Racing Iiii)
(Drawn 2) Rated 93
Bated Breath (GB) - Fauran (IRE)(Shamardal (USA))

(Morning price: 3/1 11/4 5/2 9/4 5/2)
(Ring price: 5/2 11/4 5/2 9/4 2/1 85/40 2/1 85/40 2/1 15/8 2/1 15/8 2/1 15/8 2/1 15/8 2/1) SP 2/1fav

Charlie Fellowes

George Wood

Place £1.30

chased leaders, pushed along over 1f out, ran on and every chance final furlong, just held close home

21st May, 25 Kempton
1st Flat This
Race 26th Jul, 25 Ascot
4th Flat Hcp Rated 95

3rd

1.75L

Milford (GB) 9-7 (Judy & Richard Peck)
(Drawn 3)sr Rated 93
Kodiac (GB) - Penlight (IRE)(Shamardal (USA))
Breeder - Blue Diamond Stud Farm (UK) Ltd

(Morning price: 9/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 8/1 15/2)
(Ring price: 15/2 8/1 15/2 8/1 7/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 7/1 15/2 7/1 15/2 7/1 15/2 7/1 13/2) SP 13/2

Julie Camacho

J Fanning

Place £2.10

settled handy, led home turn and pushed along, headed approaching final 110 yards, one pace

14th Jun, 25 Chester
7th Flat Hcp Rated 94 This
Race 26th Jul, 25 Chester
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 92

4th

Perfect Part (IRE) 9-2 (Mr Keith Brown)
(Drawn 6)sr Rated 95
Mehmas (IRE) - Queensbrydge (GB)(Dutch Art (GB))

(Morning price: 10/1 8/1 15/2 8/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 6/1 13/2)
(Ring price: 7/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 6/1 11/2) SP 11/2

B Ellison

Shay Farmer(7)

wore red hood to post, in rear, pushed along and improved on outer well over 2f out, came wide turning in and stayed on one pace

7th Jun, 25 Musselburgh
4th Flat Rated 94 This
Race 21st Aug, 25 York
15th Flat Hcp Rated 94

5th

nose

Royalty Bay (IRE) 9-6 (Eco-Power Racing)
(Drawn 4)sr Rated 92
Kodiac (GB) - Dubai Rainbow (IRE)(Tamayuz (GB))
Breeder - Luke & Adam Morgan

(Morning price: 40/1 33/1 40/1 33/1)
(Ring price: 33/1 40/1 33/1 40/1 33/1 40/1 33/1 40/1 33/1 40/1) SP 40/1

J J Quinn

D Swift

mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, plugged on same pace

7th Jun, 25 Musselburgh
8th Flat Rated 94 This
Race 19th Jul, 25 Doncaster
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 90

6th

0.5L

Gallant (FR) 9-3 (Isa Salman Al Khalifa)
(Drawn 9)ts⁶sr Rated 89
Hello Youmzain (FR) - Sailor Moon (IRE)(Tiger Hill (IRE))
Breeder - Ecurie des Monceaux et al

(Morning price: 11/4 3/1 10/3 4/1 7/2 4/1 9/2)
(Ring price: 4/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 11/2 6/1 13/2 7/1 15/2 7/1 15/2 8/1 17/2 8/1 15/2 13/2) SP 13/2

A Balding

Jason Watson

wore red hood to post, rear mid-division, pushed along 2f out and edged left to rails, ran on and switched left over 1f out, no impression

5th Jun, 25 Lingfield
1st Flat Hcp Rated 84 This
Race 3rd Dec, 25 Lingfield
10th Flat Hcp Rated 89

7th

Sweet Fantastic (IRE) 8-10 (Mr & Mrs Wf Ainscough)
(Drawn 8)cp⁶sr Rated 82
Lope De Vega (IRE) - Allez Alaia (IRE)(Pivotal (GB))
Breeder - T. Stewart

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

Hugo Palmer

R Kingscote

wore red hood to post, reluctant to load, headway from wide draw to soon lead, pushed along and headed home turn, gradually weakened

31st May, 25 York
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 79 This
Race

8th

9.5L

Catalyse (IRE) 9-5 (Wathnan Racing)
(Drawn 1)sr Rated 91
Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Moondrop (FR)(Toronado (IRE))
Breeder - Skymarc Farm

(Morning price: 10/1 8/1 17/2)
(Ring price: 17/2 8/1 15/2 7/1 13/2 7/1) SP 7/1

Richard Fahey

O J Orr

dwelt, towards rear, pushed along 2f out, no response, eased

19th Sep, 24 Ayr
2nd Flat Rated 91 This
Race 19th Jul, 25 Doncaster
5th Flat Hcp Rated 88

9th

14L

Rajaking (GB) 9-0 (The Champagne Poppers)
(Drawn 5)sr Rated 86
Rajasinghe (IRE) - Herringswell (FR)(Pour Moi (IRE))
Breeder - Mr K. Marks, Mr R. Goreham & Mr R. Line

(Morning price: 12/1 10/1 8/1 15/2 8/1 10/1 11/1 12/1 16/1 18/1 20/1 22/1)
(Ring price: 22/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 22/1) SP 22/1

S C Williams

Raymond Dawson

rear mid-division, pushed along and badly hampered on rails 2f out, not recover and soon tailed off

2nd Jun, 25 Windsor
9th Flat Hcp Rated 86 This
Race 19th Jul, 25 Newmarket
4th Flat Hcp Rated 83

Off 4.12
Time 1m. 25.24 secs, which is 2.39 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £61.10
Tote Trifecta- £381.30
CSF- £36.75
Tricast- £177.64.

Non runner The Dragon King ( Self Cert (Blood Analysis Not Normal) )
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2021 Master Zoffany 3 8-9 P Mathers 4/1CFav (Richard Fahey) (Drawn 4)

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Chester Results Sat, 28th Jun, 2025