Chester Races
Chester
16:22
Oktoberfest Season Finale On 20th September Classified Claiming Stakes
Chester
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2025
Distance: 7½f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50
Place: £1.80 £2.50 £1.40
Exacta: £43.60
Trifecta: £166.30
Non-Runners: Look Back Smiling (unsuitable ground), On The River (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Abduction (FR) | 7 G | AVG |
Shay Farmer
(7)lbs
|
Jim Goldie | 117 lbs | 9/2 | Won | Midfield - smooth headway on outer 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led inside final furlong - soon edged left but kept on well - always doing enough(op 5/1) | |
| 2nd | 5 | Bellarchi (IRE) | 3 F | AVG | Grant Tuer | 127 lbs | 8/1 | 0.3 | In touch with leaders - switched left over 1f out - ran on final 110yds - not pace to challenge(op 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Empirestateofmind (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | John & Sean Quinn | 125 lbs | 5/2F | 1.5 | In touch with leaders - outpaced 2f out - rallied 1f out - ran on final 110yds - no match for first two(op 7/2 tchd 9/4) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Spirit Genie (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Jennie Candlish | 130 lbs | 11/2 | 2 | Pressed leader - prominent after 3f - went second again 2f out - challenging when carried right 1f out - soon weakened (unseated jockey in chute; having been checked at start by doctor - jockey was deemed fit to race)(op 15/2) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Capital Guarantee (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 127 lbs | 17/2 | .75 | Prominent - led 5f out - faced challenge over 1f out - headed and weakened inside final furlong(op 10/1 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 6th | 12 | Revich (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Adrian Wintle | 124 lbs | 11/2 | 0.1 | Midfield - outpaced when bit short of room home turn - kept on inside final furlong - never on terms(tchd 4/1) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Chalk Mountain (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Stuart Kittow | 131 lbs | 16/1 | 1.25 | Held up in rear - switched left and keeping on when not clear run inside final furlong - not recover (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run for some distance inside final furlong)(op 10/1) | ||
| 8th | 10 | Al Waqidi (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Jamie Osborne | 124 lbs | 16/1 | 1.25 | Midfield - outpaced and dropped to rear 2f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 12/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 9th | 7 | Cephalus (GB) | 5 G | AVG |
Ashley Lewis
(7)lbs
|
Gary & Josh Moore | 120 lbs | 14/1 | 0.05 | Outpaced in rear - always behind(tchd 22/1) | |
| 10th | 11 | Little Boy Blue (GB) | 10 G | AVG |
Laura Coughlan
(3)lbs
|
Bill Turner | 121 lbs | 40/1 | 1 | Led - headed 5f out - outpaced 2f out - dropped to rear and weakened inside final furlong(op 33/1 tchd 66/1) |