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Formscan  - Course regular COUNT D'ORSAY won last year's running off a 7lb higher mark. Tim Easterby's stalwart ran well from a high draw back here last week and another bold bid is anticipated. Paws For Thought has won five times at the track, but he needs further to show his best, so Ventura Express could prove a bigger threat on his recent placed efforts over the minimum trip.

16
0223
Ventura Express (GB) 8,ch g 10-2

Mayson (GB)-Mail Express(Cape Cross)

(34) d6 (Buist, Crowther & Shields)
Rated 82 Won When Rated 84-82

Head to Head

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

HorseNo. Of times
Hyperfocus (IRE)1
23rd Sep 2023 York(5f , Flat Hcap, Good to Soft-Soft in places) Ventura Express (GB) 9th (25/1 8-10 Rated 84) G Lee 1.81L in front of Hyperfocus (IRE) 13th (16/1 9-4 Rated 92) S B Kirrane (19 ran)
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Fuji Mountain (IRE)1
27th Jul 2025 Pontefract(5f 3yds, Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Ventura Express (GB) 2nd (11/4 9-12 Rated 80) D Nolan 5.00L in front of Fuji Mountain (IRE) 6th (20/1 9-5 Rated 80) Zak Wheatley (6 ran)
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25
9273
Paws For Thought (IRE) 7,b g 9-8

Requinto (IRE)-Kitty Softpaws(Royal Applause)

(7) cd2 (Mrs Carol Shaw)
Rated 74 Won When Rated 85-78-87-79-79-87-75-75

Head to Head

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

HorseNo. Of times
Hyperfocus (IRE)3
14th Jun 2025 Chester(6f 17yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft-Soft in places) Paws For Thought (IRE) 9th (4/1J Fav 9-2 Rated 86) R Kingscote 3.50L in front of Hyperfocus (IRE) 13th (20/1 8-10 Rated 80) D Fentiman (13 ran)
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2nd Sep 2023 Chester(5f 110yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft-Good in places) Hyperfocus (IRE) 3rd (7/1 9-11 Rated 91) D Allan 2.50L in front of Paws For Thought (IRE) 8th (4/1 10-0 Rated 94) W Buick (11 ran)
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21st Jul 2023 Hamilton(6f 6yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Paws For Thought (IRE) 1st (11/2 9-6 Rated 87) R Kingscote 6.00L in front of Hyperfocus (IRE) 5th (16/1 10-0 Rated 95) D Allan (13 ran)
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Count D'orsay (IRE)5
11th Jul 2025 Chester(5f 110yds, Flat Hcap, Good) Count D'orsay (IRE) 6th (28/1 9-2 Rated 77) D Fentiman 1.38L in front of Paws For Thought (IRE) 8th (12/1 9-5 Rated 80) A Mullen (8 ran)
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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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37
7917
Ran Amok (IRE) 3,ch g 9-8

Dandy Man (IRE)-Caledonian Belle(Mastercraftsman)

ts8(12) d2 (Mr D R Passant)
Rated 75

410
1066
Star Chorus (IRE) 3,b g 9-7

Mehmas (IRE)-Summer Chorus(Exceed And Excel)

ts5(21) d2 (Manor Park Racing)
Rated 74 Won When Rated 75

52
1306
Secret Mistral (GB) 5,ch m 9-6

Pearl Secret (GB)-Beau Mistral(Windsor Knot)

(15) d6 (Mr A Mills)
Rated 72

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Secret Mistral (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Hyperfocus (IRE)1
21st Sep 2024 Chester(5f 15yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft) Hyperfocus (IRE) 2nd (22/1 9-7 Rated 85) Rob Hornby 5.88L in front of Secret Mistral (GB) 7th (9/1 8-2 Rated 73) Molly Gunn (10 ran)
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Count D'orsay (IRE)2
18th Oct 2024 Haydock(5f , Flat Hcap, Heavy) Secret Mistral (GB) 6th (7/1 9-0 Rated 71) Hollie Doyle 1.50L in front of Count D'orsay (IRE) 7th (20/1 9-4 Rated 75) S B Kirrane (8 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 1.00L in front of Secret Mistral (GB) 2nd (5/2Fav 9-10 Rated 73) Jack Doughty (9 ran)
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61
7287
Ay Gee Ell (IRE) 3,b g 9-6

Sands Of Mali (FR)-Wild Bloom(Exceed And Excel)

ts6(25) (Advance Group UK Ltd)
Rated 73

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Ay Gee Ell (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Count D'orsay (IRE)1
26th Aug 2025 Ripon(6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Ay Gee Ell (IRE) 7th (25/1 9-1 Rated 75) Ethan Tindall .13L in front of Count D'orsay (IRE) 8th (28/1 9-6 Rated 70) D Allan (12 ran)
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79
7060
Fuji Mountain (IRE) 3,gr g 9-6

Invincible Spirit (IRE)-Angelic Light(Dark Angel)

ts2(27) cd2 (Steve & Bea Ryan Limited)
Rated 73 Won When Rated 83

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Fuji Mountain (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Ventura Express (GB)1
27th Jul 2025 Pontefract(5f 3yds, Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Ventura Express (GB) 2nd (11/4 9-12 Rated 80) D Nolan 5.00L in front of Fuji Mountain (IRE) 6th (20/1 9-5 Rated 80) Zak Wheatley (6 ran)
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88
4435
Keep Warm (GB) 4,b g 9-2

Lightning Spear (GB)-Sabrewing(Fast Company)

vs+(42) d2 (Mr J Blackburn Racing)
Rated 68

93
0000
Hyperfocus (IRE) 11,b g 9-1

Intense Focus (USA)-Jouel(Machiavellian)

cp+(15) cd2 (Ryedale Partners No 14)
Rated 67 Won When Rated 84-82-93-85-86-90-90-85

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Hyperfocus (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Count D'orsay (IRE)2
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 8.00L in front of Hyperfocus (IRE) 13th (20/1 8-10 Rated 80) D Fentiman (13 ran)
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2nd Sep 2023 Chester(5f 110yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft-Good in places) Hyperfocus (IRE) 3rd (7/1 9-11 Rated 91) D Allan .75L in front of Count D'orsay (IRE) 5th (11/1 8-10 Rated 76) Billy Garritty (11 ran)
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Ventura Express (GB)1
23rd Sep 2023 York(5f , Flat Hcap, Good to Soft-Soft in places) Ventura Express (GB) 9th (25/1 8-10 Rated 84) G Lee 1.81L in front of Hyperfocus (IRE) 13th (16/1 9-4 Rated 92) S B Kirrane (19 ran)
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Paws For Thought (IRE)3
14th Jun 2025 Chester(6f 17yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft-Soft in places) Paws For Thought (IRE) 9th (4/1J Fav 9-2 Rated 86) R Kingscote 3.50L in front of Hyperfocus (IRE) 13th (20/1 8-10 Rated 80) D Fentiman (13 ran)
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2nd Sep 2023 Chester(5f 110yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft-Good in places) Hyperfocus (IRE) 3rd (7/1 9-11 Rated 91) D Allan 2.50L in front of Paws For Thought (IRE) 8th (4/1 10-0 Rated 94) W Buick (11 ran)
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21st Jul 2023 Hamilton(6f 6yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Paws For Thought (IRE) 1st (11/2 9-6 Rated 87) R Kingscote 6.00L in front of Hyperfocus (IRE) 5th (16/1 10-0 Rated 95) D Allan (13 ran)
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Secret Mistral (GB)1
21st Sep 2024 Chester(5f 15yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft) Hyperfocus (IRE) 2nd (22/1 9-7 Rated 85) Rob Hornby 5.88L in front of Secret Mistral (GB) 7th (9/1 8-2 Rated 73) Molly Gunn (10 ran)
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104
6084
Count D'orsay (IRE) 9,b g 9-0

Dandy Man (IRE)-Deira(Green Desert)

cp+(8) cd3 (Ambrose Turnbull & John Cruces)
Rated 66 Won When Rated 77-75-74-70-75-71-91-91-83-76

Head to Head

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

HorseNo. Of times
Hyperfocus (IRE)2
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 8.00L in front of Hyperfocus (IRE) 13th (20/1 8-10 Rated 80) D Fentiman (13 ran)
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2nd Sep 2023 Chester(5f 110yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft-Good in places) Hyperfocus (IRE) 3rd (7/1 9-11 Rated 91) D Allan .75L in front of Count D'orsay (IRE) 5th (11/1 8-10 Rated 76) Billy Garritty (11 ran)
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Paws For Thought (IRE)5
11th Jul 2025 Chester(5f 110yds, Flat Hcap, Good) Count D'orsay (IRE) 6th (28/1 9-2 Rated 77) D Fentiman 1.38L in front of Paws For Thought (IRE) 8th (12/1 9-5 Rated 80) A Mullen (8 ran)
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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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Secret Mistral (GB)2
18th Oct 2024 Haydock(5f , Flat Hcap, Heavy) Secret Mistral (GB) 6th (7/1 9-0 Rated 71) Hollie Doyle 1.50L in front of Count D'orsay (IRE) 7th (20/1 9-4 Rated 75) S B Kirrane (8 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 1.00L in front of Secret Mistral (GB) 2nd (5/2Fav 9-10 Rated 73) Jack Doughty (9 ran)
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Ay Gee Ell (IRE)1
26th Aug 2025 Ripon(6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Ay Gee Ell (IRE) 7th (25/1 9-1 Rated 75) Ethan Tindall .13L in front of Count D'orsay (IRE) 8th (28/1 9-6 Rated 70) D Allan (12 ran)
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Probable SP 7/2 Ventura Express, 5/1 Paws For Thought, 6/1 Count D'orsay, 7/1 Secret Mistral, Ran Amok, 8/1 Keep Warm, Ay Gee Ell, 10/1 Star Chorus, 16/1 Hyperfocus, 20/1 Fuji Mountain.

Previous Years
2024 Count D'orsay 8 9-9 S B Kirrane 11/2 (Tim Easterby) (Drawn 10)

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
%
Tim Easterby/S B Kirrane
2
5
40

Donald McCain/Charlie Maggs
2
7
28

For Trainer/Jockeys in this race

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
A Balding
11
34
32

A Carroll
8
70
11

Donald McCain
5
40
12

M W Easterby
4
22
18

Tim Easterby
4
32
12

P Midgley
1
14
7

Hugo Palmer
1
15
6

For Trainers in this race

Jockeys In Form last 21 days

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Charlie Maggs
6
32
18

S B Kirrane
3
18
16

Joe Leavy
2
20
10

Jack Garritty
1
4
25

Harry Russell
1
5
20

For Jockeys in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Chester

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Richard Fahey
133
1124
12

A Balding
120
553
22

Tim Easterby
51
470
11

Hugo Palmer
44
258
17

D Carroll
15
115
13

M W Easterby
10
104
10

Donald McCain
10
76
13

P Midgley
7
69
10

A Carroll
3
77
4

For Trainers in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Chester

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Jack Garritty
11
112
10

Zak Wheatley
7
46
15

S B Kirrane
7
61
11

D Swift
6
40
15

Charlie Maggs
4
9
44

Aiden Brookes
4
25
16

Callum Hutchinson
4
27
15

Harry Russell
1
17
6

Joe Leavy
1
17
6

Molly Gunn
0
3
0

For Jockeys in this race

Course Form for Chester

Horse
Wins
Runs
Ventura Express (GB)
0
1
Paws For Thought (IRE)
5
26
Secret Mistral (GB)
0
5
Fuji Mountain (IRE)
2
3
Hyperfocus (IRE)
2
8
Count D'orsay (IRE)
3
16