Chester Races
Chester
20:25
John Smith's Handicap
Chester
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2025
Distance: 5½f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50
Place: £1.50 £1.60 £2.20
Exacta: £20.80
Tricast: £149.95
Trifecta: £147.90
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Rosenpur (GER) | 5 G | AVG | Jennie Candlish | 124 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Took keen hold - made virtually all - increased tempo under 2f out - ridden and kept on well final furlong - all out(tchd 10/3) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Harvanna (GB) | 4 F | AVG | Michael Appleby | 135 lbs | 4/1 | - | Took keen hold - prominent - went second inside final furlong - kept on well and just held(op 3/1) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Maharajas Express (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Ian Williams | 119 lbs | 12/1 | - | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not clear run against rail from over 3f out - bumped rival 1f out - soon headway when in the clear - kept on and went third towards finish(op 10/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Nazron (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | Ivan Furtado | 133 lbs | 9/4F | - | In touch with leaders - bumped 1f out - headway and went third inside final furlong - lost position towards finish - kept on(op 3/1 tchd 11/5 and tchd 16/5) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Never Dark (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Iain Jardine | 127 lbs | 9/1 | - | Briefly led early - soon prominent - hit on nose by rival's whip when weakening inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung left-handed inside final furlong; vet reported that gelding had lost both his hind shoes)(op 11/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Count d'Orsay (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Tim Easterby | 128 lbs | 28/1 | - | Towards rear - brief headway 1f out - never dangerous | ||
| 7th | 1 | Abbey Heights (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Daniel & Claire Kubler | 139 lbs | 7/1 | - | In touch with leaders on outer - weakened from 2f out(op 6/1 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 8th | 4 | Paws For Thought (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Donald McCain | 131 lbs | 12/1 | - | Always behind(op 11/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1) |