Chester Races
Chester
16:10
Xenon Workplace Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
Chester
Date: Fri, 09 May 2025
Distance: 1m4½f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.63
Place: £1.20 £1.10 £4
Exacta: £5.40
Tricast: £42.05
Trifecta: £55.60
Non-Runners: Shahbaz (self certificate), The Dancing Poet (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Small Fry (IRE) | 3 G | AVG |
Ashley Lewis
(7)lbs
|
Gary & Josh Moore | 131 lbs | 13/8F | Won | In touch with leaders - steady headway over 2f out - clear with one other and led inside final furlong - soon ridden - stayed on(tchd 7/4) | |
| 2nd | 1 | Sportingsilvermine (IRE) | 4 G | Poor |
Mason Paetel
(7)lbs
|
James Owen | 131 lbs | 7/4 | .5 | Prominent - pressed leader over 4f out - led 2f out - went clear with winner when headed inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(tchd 15/8) | |
| 3rd | 14 | Giselles Defence (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
Ryan Kavanagh
(5)lbs
|
Ian Williams | 125 lbs | 20/1 | 5.5 | Dwelt start - towards rear - steady headway 3f out - went third final 110yds - no match for first two(op 22/1 tchd 18/1) | |
| 4th | 8 | Woodstock City (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Ian Williams | 135 lbs | 25/1 | 3 | Led but pestered - headed 2f out - weakened final 110yds(op 22/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 28/1) | ||
| 5th | 11 | Tokyo Bay (IRE) | 4 G | Poor |
Jack Nicholls
(7)lbs
|
K R Burke | 125 lbs | 7/1 | 1.25 | Held up in rear - some headway over 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 15/2) | |
| 6th | 9 | Oman (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Tony Carroll | 134 lbs | 11/1 | 15 | Pulled hard - soon midfield - weakened on turn over 1f out(op 16/1) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Obsidian Knight (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | T J Kent | 135 lbs | 18/1 | 3 | In touch with leaders - weakened 2f out(op 11/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 8th | 3 | Marhaba Million (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Anthony Charlton | 137 lbs | 40/1 | 7.5 | Dwelt start - towards rear throughout (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(tchd 33/1) | ||
| 9th | 12 | Model Approach (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Adrian Paul Keatley | 132 lbs | 20/1 | 1.5 | Pressed leader - lost second over 4f out - weakened over 3f out(op 18/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 10th | 4 | Reel Rosie (IRE) | 6 M | AVG |
Warren Fentiman
(3)lbs
|
Jennie Candlish | 133 lbs | 25/1 | 1.5 | Always behind (jockey said mare was never travelling)(op 18/1) | |
| 11th | 5 | Miaswell (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Donald McCain | 135 lbs | 66/1 | 1 | Always behind(op 50/1 tchd 40/1) | ||
| 12th | 10 | Lusaka (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Elizabeth Gale
(7)lbs
|
John & Rhys Flint | 126 lbs | 40/1 | 0.3 | Midfield on outer - weakened 4f out(op 50/1) |