Chester Races
Chester
16:35
Oktoberfest Season Finale Saturday 20th September Handicap
Chester
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2025
Distance: 7½f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £12.20
Place: £3 £2.20 £2.70
Exacta: £74.60
Tricast: £368.75
Trifecta: £468.30
Non-Runners: Blue Prince (self certificate), Marquis Pompeo (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Knights Gold (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole | 131 lbs | 11/1 | Won | Took keen hold - midfield - headway over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led inside final furlong - ran on (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding appreciated the removal of the hood on this occasion and appreciated being able to settle in mid-division - which was noted) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Miami Matrix (IRE) | 3 G | Good | Hugo Palmer | 134 lbs | 4/1 | 1.25 | Pressed leaders - edged right inside final furlong - ran on and went second towards finish(op 5/1 tchd 7/2) | ||
| 3rd | 10 | Paws For Thought (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Donald McCain | 129 lbs | 15/2 | 1.25 | Prominent - led after 1f - headed inside final furlong - soon lost second(tchd 8/1) | ||
| 4th | 13 | Giant (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 123 lbs | 5/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - pressed leaders - went second over 2f out - kept on but lost two places from 1f out(op 11/2 tchd 13/2) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Be Frank (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Ian Williams | 129 lbs | 13/2 | 2.5 | In rear - ran on final furlong - nearest finish(op 5/1) | ||
| 6th | 12 | Fire Flame (GB) | 3 G | AVG | Roger Varian | 127 lbs | 18/1 | 0.1 | Held up in last - headway but not clear run over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong(op 14/1) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Probe (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Jennie Candlish | 141 lbs | 14/1 | 0.3 | Never better than midfield(tchd 16/1) | ||
| 8th | 7 | Sailthisshipalone (GB) | 4 G | Poor | Richard Fahey | 132 lbs | 14/1 | 0.3 | In rear - some headway over 1f out - never dangerous | ||
| 9th | 4 | Capital Guarantee (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 138 lbs | 20/1 | 1.75 | Never better than midfield(tchd 18/1) | ||
| 10th | 2 | Cruyff Turn (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Tim Easterby | 140 lbs | 40/1 | 4 | Led - headed and prominent after 1f - weakened over 1f out(op 28/1) | ||
| 11th | 6 | It'sneverjustone (GB) | 3 G | AVG | David Loughnane | 133 lbs | 3/1F | 9.5 | Prominent - weakened quickly 2f out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown other than that gelding ran flat; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 11/4) |