Chester
16:35
White Oak UK Business Finance Handicap (Div II)
Chester Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2025 Distance: 7½f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.88 Place: £1.30 £4.60 £1.50 Exacta: £41.50 Tricast: £142.09 Trifecta: £210.40
Non-Runners: Highfield Viking (self certificate, off feed), Original Thinker (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway over 1f out - led inside final furlong - soon clear - readily(op 9/4 tchd 13/8)
5 M AVG Simon West 128 lbs 15/8F Won
2nd
Soon led - headed inside final furlong - no chance with winner but kept on final 110yds(op 14/1)
6 M AVG Roger Teal 129 lbs 22/1 -
3rd
Soon prominent - short of room over 1f out - went third but no extra from 1f out(op 11/2)
4 G Poor Tim Easterby 124 lbs 7/2 -
4th
Prominent - went second over 4f out - lost two places 1f out - soon no extra(op 10/1 tchd 12/1)
7 G Poor Steph Hollinshead 123 lbs 11/1 -
5th
Towards rear - outpaced over 2f out - kept on final furlong(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)
7 M AVG Gary Hanmer 113 lbs 18/1 -
6th
Dwelt start - in rear - keeping on but no impression when not clear run final 110yds (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run in final 110yds)(op 6/1)
3 G AVG Darryll Holland 135 lbs 13/2 -
7th
Always behind(op 6/1)
4 G AVG Lucinda Russell 132 lbs 11/1 -
8th
Towards rear - in touch with leaders 4f out - carried head high and weakened 1f out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding carried his head high inside final 3f and was reluctant to let himself down; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report)(tchd 9/2)
4 G AVG Adrian Wintle 127 lbs 4/1 -
9th
Raced wide - in touch with leaders - towards rear after 2f - dropped to last over 2f out - eased 1f out(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
4 G Poor Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 118 lbs 40/1 -