GBChester Races

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Chester
15:50
Matthew Clark Handicap
Chester Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 Distance: 2m Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.80 Place: £2.80 £7.50 £3.40 Exacta: £169.20 Tricast: £1231.28 Trifecta: £1564
Non-Runners: Capone (unsuitable ground), Cosmic Soul (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m 2m½f 2m½f 1m6f
1st
Held up in midfield - in touch with leaders 4f out - pushed along 2f out - ridden then drifted left from over 1f out - soon went second - ran on to lead towards finish(op 11/2 tchd 9/2)
6 G AVG
Tim Easterby 141 lbs 9/2 Won
2m 2m½f
2m 1m4f 1m6f 1m4f 2m1½f
2nd
Prominent - bumped soon after start - disputed lead 4f out - pushed along and led clearly over 2f out - ridden and ran on from over 1f out - carried left then headed towards finish(op 25/1)
6 G Poor
James Owen 137 lbs 28/1 0.3
1m6½f 2m 2m 2m1f
1m2f 1m1f 1m1f 1m5f 1m6f
3rd
Midfield - towards rear halfway - pushed along 5f out - headway from 3f out - went third inside final 110yds - bit short of room towards finish - nearest finish(op 11/1)
4 G AVG
Michael & David Easterby 137 lbs 10/1 .5
2m2f 2m2f
1m6f 1m6f 2m½f 2m1f 2m1f
4th
Midfield - in touch with leaders 4f out - disputed lead 3f out - no extra from over 2f out(op 15/2)
7 G AVG
John Berry 138 lbs 8/1 2.25
2m 2m 2m½f
1m6f 1m4f 1m4f 1m4f 1m4f
5th
Midfield - short of room under 5f out - soon headway on outer - in touch with leaders 3f out - no extra from 2f out(op 17/2)
7 G AVG
Kevin Frost 139 lbs 7/1 .5
2m½f 2m½f 2m
1m6f 2m 2m½f 2m1f 2m2½f
6th
Pushed along early - soon prominent - bumped soon after start - led after 3f - joined 4f out - headed and weakened from 3f out(op 10/3)
5 G Poor
James Owen 127 lbs 4/1F 0.3
2m5½f 1m6f 3m
1m6f 2m 2m½f 2m 2m
7th
Dwelt start - in rear - pushed along briefly early - some headway 4f out - never dangerous (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)
5 G AVG
Ian Williams 142 lbs 8/1 2.75
2m½f 2m½f 2m½f 2m4f 2m½f
2m4½f 2m2f 2m 2m 2m2f
8th
Towards rear - no impression from 3f out(op 16/1)
6 G AVG
Robert Bevis 137 lbs 18/1 0.2
2m 2m2f 3m
2m 1m6f 1m4½f 1m6f 2m
9th
Towards rear throughout(op 50/1 tchd 40/1)
5 M Poor
Bernard Llewellyn 127 lbs 66/1 1.5
2m½f 2m 2m½f 2m½f 1m5½f
1m4f 1m6f 1m6f 1m6f 2m
10th
Dwelt start - pushed along briefly early - soon prominent - weakened 4f out (jockey said mare was slowly away)(tchd 9/1)
6 M Poor
Ben Case 131 lbs 10/1 6.5
1m6f
2m½f 2m½f 2m½f 2m 2m
11th
Led - headed and prominent after 3f - weakened quickly 5f out(op 12/1)
8 G AVG
John Butler 130 lbs 14/1 13
2m1f 2m½f
2m 2m½f 2m1f 2m4f 2m4f
12th
Prominent - weakened quickly from over 5f out - eased home straight - tailed off (vet reported filly was lame on her left-fore leg)(tchd 11/2)
4 F AVG
Dan Skelton 129 lbs 5/1 74
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