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Formscan  - Abbey Heights has struck in two of his last three outings and is likely to have his supporters, but with both victories coming on the all-weather and an awkward draw in stall seven, it may be best to side with NAZRON. Ivan Furtado's four-year-old was just touched off in a stronger event at this venue last month and the assessor might have let him off lightly with just a 2lb rise. With a similar performance, he will prove tough to beat. Maharajas Express is another to note.

17
3101
Abbey Heights (GB) 7,b g 9-13 (Incl 4lbs Penalty)

Dark Angel (IRE)-Ducissa(Exceed And Excel)

(11) d5 (Oakmere Homes)
Rated 88

21
2-75
Harvanna (GB) 4,b f 9-9

Havana Grey (GB)-Weisse Socken(Acclamation)

(28) d3 (J & A Young (Racing) Limited)
Rated 84 Won When Rated 86

34
3072
Nazron (IRE) 4,gr g 9-7

Dark Angel (IRE)-Praden(Munnings)

(27) d2 (Miss C Dolan)
Rated 82

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Nazron (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Paws For Thought (IRE)1
27th Jul 2024 Chester(5f 15yds, Flat Hcap, Good) Paws For Thought (IRE) 1st (8/1 9-0 Rated 78) Charlie Maggs 3.00L in front of Nazron (IRE) 3rd (15/2 9-7 Rated 82) Raymond Dawson (9 ran)
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Rosenpur (GER)1
14th Jun 2025 Chester(5f 15yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft-Soft in places) Nazron (IRE) 2nd (11/1 9-6 Rated 80) Jason Hart 2.25L in front of Rosenpur (GER) 3rd (4/1 9-1 Rated 75) George Wood (8 ran)
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46
-899
Paws For Thought (IRE) 7,b g 9-5

Requinto (IRE)-Kitty Softpaws(Royal Applause)

cp+(13) cd2 (Mrs Carol Shaw)
Rated 80 Won When Rated 85-87-87

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Paws For Thought (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Count D'orsay (IRE)4
28th Jun 2025 Chester(6f 17yds, Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Count D'orsay (IRE) 6th (16/1 9-0 Rated 79) S B Kirrane 2.75L in front of Paws For Thought (IRE) 9th (10/1 9-5 Rated 84) A Mullen (9 ran)
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14th Jun 2025 Chester(6f 17yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft-Soft in places) Count D'orsay (IRE) 7th (50/1 8-11 Rated 81) S B Kirrane 4.50L in front of Paws For Thought (IRE) 9th (4/1J Fav 9-2 Rated 86) R Kingscote (13 ran)
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15th Jun 2024 Chester(5f 15yds, Flat Hcap, Heavy) Paws For Thought (IRE) 7th (9/1 9-7 Rated 86) Charlie Maggs 13.50L in front of Count D'orsay (IRE) 11th (16/1 9-0 Rated 72) J Fanning (11 ran)
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2nd Sep 2023 Chester(5f 110yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft-Good in places) Count D'orsay (IRE) 5th (11/1 8-10 Rated 76) Billy Garritty 1.75L in front of Paws For Thought (IRE) 8th (4/1 10-0 Rated 94) W Buick (11 ran)
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Never Dark (GB)2
21st Sep 2024 Ayr(6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Never Dark (GB) 11th (80/1 9-3 Rated 82) Billy Loughnane .03L in front of Paws For Thought (IRE) 12th (16/1 9-4 Rated 85) Charlie Maggs (22 ran)
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15th Jun 2024 Chester(5f 15yds, Flat Hcap, Heavy) Never Dark (GB) 4th (40/1 9-1 Rated 76) Jonny Peate 2.00L in front of Paws For Thought (IRE) 7th (9/1 9-7 Rated 86) Charlie Maggs (11 ran)
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Nazron (IRE)1
27th Jul 2024 Chester(5f 15yds, Flat Hcap, Good) Paws For Thought (IRE) 1st (8/1 9-0 Rated 78) Charlie Maggs 3.00L in front of Nazron (IRE) 3rd (15/2 9-7 Rated 82) Raymond Dawson (9 ran)
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58
0576
Count D'orsay (IRE) 9,b g 9-2

Dandy Man (IRE)-Deira(Green Desert)

cp+(13) cd3 (Ambrose Turnbull & John Cruces)
Rated 77 Won When Rated 77-91-91-83

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Count Dorsay (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Never Dark (GB)5
18th Oct 2024 Haydock(5f , Flat Hcap, Heavy) Never Dark (GB) 3rd (17/2 9-11 Rated 82) Tom Marquand 7.50L in front of Count D'orsay (IRE) 7th (20/1 9-4 Rated 75) S B Kirrane (8 ran)
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15th Jun 2024 Chester(5f 15yds, Flat Hcap, Heavy) Never Dark (GB) 4th (40/1 9-1 Rated 76) Jonny Peate 15.50L in front of Count D'orsay (IRE) 11th (16/1 9-0 Rated 72) J Fanning (11 ran)
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21st Oct 2023 Catterick(5f , Flat Hcap, Heavy) Count D'orsay (IRE) 3rd (16/1 8-5 Rated 76) D Fentiman 9.53L in front of Never Dark (GB) 9th (9/1 8-8 Rated 84) Alex Jary (9 ran)
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13th Oct 2023 York(5f , Flat Hcap, Soft) Never Dark (GB) 5th (6/1 8-5 Rated 84) Alex Jary 4.25L in front of Count D'orsay (IRE) 8th (16/1 8-5 Rated 77) D Fentiman (12 ran)
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25th Aug 2023 Hamilton(5f 7yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft) Never Dark (GB) 1st (12/1 9-1 Rated 78) William Pyle 1.00L in front of Count D'orsay (IRE) 3rd (11/2 9-6 Rated 78) Phil Dennis (7 ran)
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Paws For Thought (IRE)4
28th Jun 2025 Chester(6f 17yds, Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Count D'orsay (IRE) 6th (16/1 9-0 Rated 79) S B Kirrane 2.75L in front of Paws For Thought (IRE) 9th (10/1 9-5 Rated 84) A Mullen (9 ran)
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14th Jun 2025 Chester(6f 17yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft-Soft in places) Count D'orsay (IRE) 7th (50/1 8-11 Rated 81) S B Kirrane 4.50L in front of Paws For Thought (IRE) 9th (4/1J Fav 9-2 Rated 86) R Kingscote (13 ran)
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15th Jun 2024 Chester(5f 15yds, Flat Hcap, Heavy) Paws For Thought (IRE) 7th (9/1 9-7 Rated 86) Charlie Maggs 13.50L in front of Count D'orsay (IRE) 11th (16/1 9-0 Rated 72) J Fanning (11 ran)
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2nd Sep 2023 Chester(5f 110yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft-Good in places) Count D'orsay (IRE) 5th (11/1 8-10 Rated 76) Billy Garritty 1.75L in front of Paws For Thought (IRE) 8th (4/1 10-0 Rated 94) W Buick (11 ran)
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Maharajas Express (GB)2
21st Sep 2024 Chester(5f 110yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft) Count D'orsay (IRE) 1st (11/2 9-9 Rated 74) S B Kirrane 2.75L in front of Maharajas Express (GB) 5th (80/1 9-1 Rated 66) James P Sullivan (12 ran)
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27th Jul 2024 Chester(5f 15yds, Flat Hcap, Good) Count D'orsay (IRE) 1st (4/1 9-12 Rated 70) S B Kirrane 6.88L in front of Maharajas Express (GB) 7th (33/1 9-9 Rated 70) Zak Wheatley (9 ran)
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63
-907
Never Dark (GB) 8,b g 9-1

No Nay Never (USA)-Dark Missile(Night Shift)

WS1(23) d9 (Alison Walker Sarah Cousins)
Rated 76 Won When Rated 78-79-78-79

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Never Dark (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Count D'orsay (IRE)5
18th Oct 2024 Haydock(5f , Flat Hcap, Heavy) Never Dark (GB) 3rd (17/2 9-11 Rated 82) Tom Marquand 7.50L in front of Count D'orsay (IRE) 7th (20/1 9-4 Rated 75) S B Kirrane (8 ran)
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15th Jun 2024 Chester(5f 15yds, Flat Hcap, Heavy) Never Dark (GB) 4th (40/1 9-1 Rated 76) Jonny Peate 15.50L in front of Count D'orsay (IRE) 11th (16/1 9-0 Rated 72) J Fanning (11 ran)
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21st Oct 2023 Catterick(5f , Flat Hcap, Heavy) Count D'orsay (IRE) 3rd (16/1 8-5 Rated 76) D Fentiman 9.53L in front of Never Dark (GB) 9th (9/1 8-8 Rated 84) Alex Jary (9 ran)
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13th Oct 2023 York(5f , Flat Hcap, Soft) Never Dark (GB) 5th (6/1 8-5 Rated 84) Alex Jary 4.25L in front of Count D'orsay (IRE) 8th (16/1 8-5 Rated 77) D Fentiman (12 ran)
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25th Aug 2023 Hamilton(5f 7yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft) Never Dark (GB) 1st (12/1 9-1 Rated 78) William Pyle 1.00L in front of Count D'orsay (IRE) 3rd (11/2 9-6 Rated 78) Phil Dennis (7 ran)
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Paws For Thought (IRE)2
21st Sep 2024 Ayr(6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Never Dark (GB) 11th (80/1 9-3 Rated 82) Billy Loughnane .03L in front of Paws For Thought (IRE) 12th (16/1 9-4 Rated 85) Charlie Maggs (22 ran)
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15th Jun 2024 Chester(5f 15yds, Flat Hcap, Heavy) Never Dark (GB) 4th (40/1 9-1 Rated 76) Jonny Peate 2.00L in front of Paws For Thought (IRE) 7th (9/1 9-7 Rated 86) Charlie Maggs (11 ran)
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2443
Rosenpur (GER) 5,b g 8-12

Pour Moi (GER)-Rosenreihe(Catcher In The Rye)

hd+(27) d3 (Brian Verinder & Alan Baxter)
Rated 73

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Rosenpur (GER) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Maharajas Express (GB)2
15th Mar 2025 Wolverhampton(5f 21yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Maharajas Express (GB) 2nd (7/2 9-9 Rated 67) David Probert .25L in front of Rosenpur (GER) 3rd (16/1 9-4 Rated 67) Warren Fentiman (10 ran)
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24th Feb 2025 Wolverhampton(5f 21yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Maharajas Express (GB) 1st (15/2 9-3 Rated 62) David Probert 6.32L in front of Rosenpur (GER) 10th (5/1 9-8 Rated 67) George Wood (10 ran)
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Nazron (IRE)1
14th Jun 2025 Chester(5f 15yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft-Soft in places) Nazron (IRE) 2nd (11/1 9-6 Rated 80) Jason Hart 2.25L in front of Rosenpur (GER) 3rd (4/1 9-1 Rated 75) George Wood (8 ran)
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85
4922
Maharajas Express (GB) 5,ch g 8-7

Rajasinghe (IRE)-Instructress(Diktat)

(46) d5 (Mr S Bell)
Rated 68

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Maharajas Express (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Count D'orsay (IRE)2
21st Sep 2024 Chester(5f 110yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft) Count D'orsay (IRE) 1st (11/2 9-9 Rated 74) S B Kirrane 2.75L in front of Maharajas Express (GB) 5th (80/1 9-1 Rated 66) James P Sullivan (12 ran)
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27th Jul 2024 Chester(5f 15yds, Flat Hcap, Good) Count D'orsay (IRE) 1st (4/1 9-12 Rated 70) S B Kirrane 6.88L in front of Maharajas Express (GB) 7th (33/1 9-9 Rated 70) Zak Wheatley (9 ran)
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Rosenpur (GER)2
15th Mar 2025 Wolverhampton(5f 21yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Maharajas Express (GB) 2nd (7/2 9-9 Rated 67) David Probert .25L in front of Rosenpur (GER) 3rd (16/1 9-4 Rated 67) Warren Fentiman (10 ran)
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24th Feb 2025 Wolverhampton(5f 21yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Maharajas Express (GB) 1st (15/2 9-3 Rated 62) David Probert 6.32L in front of Rosenpur (GER) 10th (5/1 9-8 Rated 67) George Wood (10 ran)
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First Time - Wind Surgery Never Dark» Full list of First Time Gear

Probable SP 5/2 Harvanna, 3/1 Abbey Heights, 4/1 Rosenpur, 5/1 Nazron, 10/1 Maharajas Express, 14/1 Paws For Thought, Count D'orsay, 20/1 Never Dark.

Previous Years
2024 Hyperfocus 10 9-9 S B Kirrane 17/2 (Tim Easterby) (Drawn 6)
2023 Count D'orsay 7 8-13 Phil Dennis 9/2 (Tim Easterby) (Drawn 5)
2022 Late Arrival 5 9-6 Joanna Mason 7/4Fav (M W Easterby) (Drawn 1)
2021 Lincoln Park 5 9-8 Jane Elliott 11/8Fav (Tom Dascombe) (Drawn 3)

Symbols Explained

WS Wind Surgery ts2 Tongue Strap vs2 Visor hd2 Hood es2 Eye Shield ec2 Eye Cover cp2 Cheekpiece bl2 Blinkers tt2 Tongue Tie bo2 Blinkers one cowl e2 Ear Plugs p2 Pacifier pc2 Pacifier with cowls ps2 Pacifier one cowl sr2 Shadow Roll co2 Cheekpiece one side sb2 Sheepskin Browband cc2 Cornell Collar xb2 Crossed Nose Band cd2 Course and Distance Winner c2 Course Winner d2 Distance Winner bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run

The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.

Trainer/Jockey In Form last 21 days

Trainer/Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Ivan Furtado/Jason Hart
2
7
28

M Appleby/Jason Watson
1
5
20

For Trainer/Jockeys in this race

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
I Williams
7
46
15

Donald McCain
5
39
12

Jennie Candlish
5
30
16

I Jardine
4
32
12

Ivan Furtado
4
28
14

M Appleby
3
27
11

Tim Easterby
2
16
12

D Kubler
1
4
25

For Trainers in this race

Jockeys In Form last 21 days

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Jason Hart
8
46
17

Luke Morris
7
52
13

Jason Watson
5
19
26

Callum Rodriguez
2
18
11

George Wood
1
15
6

A Mullen
1
22
4

For Jockeys in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Chester

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Tim Easterby
51
470
11

I Williams
35
434
8

M Appleby
11
101
11

Jennie Candlish
10
78
13

Donald McCain
10
76
13

I Jardine
7
63
11

D Kubler
5
23
22

Ivan Furtado
4
40
10

For Trainers in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Chester

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
R Kingscote
78
504
15

Jason Hart
31
211
15

Jason Watson
16
99
16

A Mullen
13
159
8

Luke Morris
10
68
15

George Wood
6
52
12

Callum Rodriguez
5
55
9

D Fentiman
4
78
5

For Jockeys in this race

Course Form for Chester

Horse
Wins
Runs
Nazron (IRE)
0
2
Paws For Thought (IRE)
5
23
Count D'orsay (IRE)
3
14
Never Dark (GB)
0
1
Rosenpur (GER)
0
4
Maharajas Express (GB)
0
3