Chester Races
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)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Marbuzet (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Tim Easterby | 141 lbs | 9/2 | Won | 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) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | No More Bolero (GB) | 6 G | Poor |
Mason Paetel
(5)lbs
|
James Owen | 137 lbs | 28/1 | 0.3 | 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) | |
| 3rd | 8 | Action Pact (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Michael & David Easterby | 137 lbs | 10/1 | .5 | 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) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Merrijig (GB) | 7 G | AVG | John Berry | 138 lbs | 8/1 | 2.25 | Midfield - in touch with leaders 4f out - disputed lead 3f out - no extra from over 2f out(op 15/2) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Saratoga Gold (GB) | 7 G | AVG |
Alec Voikhansky
(3)lbs
|
Kevin Frost | 139 lbs | 7/1 | .5 | 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) | |
| 6th | 11 | Chillhi (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Ashley Lewis
(7)lbs
|
James Owen | 127 lbs | 4/1F | 0.3 | Pushed along early - soon prominent - bumped soon after start - led after 3f - joined 4f out - headed and weakened from 3f out(op 10/3) | |
| 7th | 2 | Simiyann (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Ian Williams | 142 lbs | 8/1 | 2.75 | 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) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Diamand De Vindecy (FR) | 6 G | AVG |
Elizabeth Gale
(5)lbs
|
Robert Bevis | 137 lbs | 18/1 | 0.2 | Towards rear - no impression from 3f out(op 16/1) | |
| 9th | 10 | Hedonista (IRE) | 5 M | Poor |
Shay Farmer
(7)lbs
|
Bernard Llewellyn | 127 lbs | 66/1 | 1.5 | Towards rear throughout(op 50/1 tchd 40/1) | |
| 10th | 12 | Regally Blonde (GB) | 6 M | Poor | Ben Case | 131 lbs | 10/1 | 6.5 | Dwelt start - pushed along briefly early - soon prominent - weakened 4f out (jockey said mare was slowly away)(tchd 9/1) | ||
| 11th | 13 | Sophar Sogood (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | John Butler | 130 lbs | 14/1 | 13 | Led - headed and prominent after 3f - weakened quickly 5f out(op 12/1) | ||
| 12th | 14 | Our Lil (GB) | 4 F | AVG | Dan Skelton | 129 lbs | 5/1 | 74 | 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) |