Chester
15:40
Racing Welfare Handicap
Chester Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 Distance: 5½f Type: Flat Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.25 Place: £1.40 £2.10 £1.40 Exacta: £17.50 Tricast: £37.30 Trifecta: £28.80
Non-Runners: Star Chorus (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Paws For Thought (IRE) 7 G AVG Donald McCain 129 lbs 9/4 Won Prominent behind clear leader - pushed along 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led inside final 110yds - ran on well(tchd 5/2)
2nd 5 Secret Mistral (GB) 4 F AVG Tony Carroll 127 lbs 15/2 1.75 Led at fast pace - went clear soon after start - 6 lengths ahead halfway - reduced lead over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - weakened towards finish(op 11/2 t)
3rd 10 Count d'Orsay (IRE) 9 G AVG Tim Easterby 126 lbs 15/8F 0.3 In touch with leaders - outpaced 2f out - ran on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 2/1 and tchd 9/4)
4th 3 Ran Amok (IRE) 3 G AVG Hugo Palmer 133 lbs 12/1 .5 Towards rear - some headway 2f out - kept on final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 14/1 tchd 10/1)
5th 1 Ventura Express (GB) 8 G Poor Paul Midgley 139 lbs 14/1 1 Raced wide - towards rear - some headway 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - did well in the circumstances(op 11/1)
6th 6 Ay Gee Ell (IRE) 3 G Poor Richard Fahey 131 lbs 16/1 .5 Prominent behind clear leader - weakened inside final furlong(op 14/1)
7th 9 Hyperfocus (IRE) 10 G Poor Tim Easterby 127 lbs 10/1 .5 In touch with leaders - weakening when bit short of room inside final furlong(op 12/1)
8th 7 Fuji Mountain (IRE) 2 G AVG Declan Carroll 128 lbs 18/1 4.75 Held up in rear - outpaced 2f out - always behind(tchd 16/1)
9th 8 Keep Warm (GB) 3 G AVG Michael & David Easterby 128 lbs 18/1 1.75 Outpaced in rear - always behind(op 16/1)