Chester Races
Chester
15:52
Queensferry Stakes ()
Chester
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2025
Distance: 6f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £20
Place: £3.70 £1.10 £4.90
Exacta: £52.20
Trifecta: £878.50
Non-Runners: Habooba (self certificate, off feed), Invictus Gold (self certificate, stone bruise), Profit Refused (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Roman Dragon (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Hugo Palmer | 131 lbs | 16/1 | Won | Made all - nudged along 2f out - ridden and faced challenge inside final furlong - kept on well final 110yds - just held on - gamely (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had appreciated having an uncontested lead)(tchd 14/1 and tchd 18/1) | ||
| 2nd | 11 | Celandine (GB) | 3 F | AVG | Ed Walker | 122 lbs | 5/4F | 0.05 | Prominent - switched left and ran on on far side of group inside final furlong - pressed leader towards finish - just failed(tchd 6/5) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | The Strikin Viking (IRE) | 2 C | AVG | Hamad Al Jehani | 127 lbs | 25/1 | 0.3 | Raced wide early - prominent - ran on inside final furlong - kept on - did well in the circumstances(op 22/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Divine Libra (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Charles Hills | 131 lbs | 10/1 | 1.25 | In touch with leaders - outpaced over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - not reach leaders(op 12/1) | ||
| 5th | 12 | Kassaya (GB) | 3 F | AVG | Andrew Balding | 122 lbs | 16/5 | 1 | Midfield - outpaced 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 5/2 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Ain't Nobody (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | Kevin Ryan | 127 lbs | 11/2 | 0.3 | Midfield - outpaced 2f out - carried head high over 1f out - weakened towards finish(op 13/2 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Russet Gold (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Roger Varian | 131 lbs | 20/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - plenty to do 2f out - edged left but ran on inside final furlong - never on terms(op 18/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Toyotomi (FR) | 3 C | Poor | David O'Meara | 134 lbs | 12/1 | .75 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - plenty to do when waiting for room home turn - some headway over 1f out - weakened towards finish(op 14/1) | ||
| 9th | 9 | Noel Fox (IRE) | 4 F | AVG | Jennie Candlish | 126 lbs | 66/1 | 6 | Raced wide - in touch with leaders - lost position over 1f out - hung right and weakened over 1f out(op 40/1 tchd 80/1) |