27 Jun 2026 17:50 Chester
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £7,731); Distance: 1m 4f 63y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Schweppes Cherry Pepper Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2(2) |
| - |
Taritino (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) |
2448-21 / 6 |
Flat (13), Jump (44) |
Taylor Fisher | J Tickle Duckhaven Stud |
3/1 | |
| wore hood to start, led, steadied and headed after 1f, raced in second, pushed along to chase leader 3f out, led 1f out, ridden inside final 110yds, always doing enough towards finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
6(1) |
| 1½ L |
Spartan Times (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 13) |
14313-5 / 5 |
Flat (30), Jump (43) |
George Wood | J Candlish Mike Harris & Alan… |
4/1 | |
| midfield, steady headway from 2f out, took second inside final 110yds, kept on but not reach winner towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
1(4) |
| 1 L |
L'eagle Aid (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) |
116-566 / 5 |
Flat (50) | S D Bowen | C Johnston Two Goldfish &… |
5/1 | |
| slowly away, in rear, pushed along 2f out, some headway inside final furlong, stayed on and took third towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
4(9) |
| HD |
Triple Force (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 13) |
118-043 / 5 |
Flat (15) | T Eaves | Craig Lidster Mr David K Barker |
16/1 | |
| prominent, led after 1f, set steady pace, pushed along 3f out, headed 1f out, weakened inside final 110yds, dropped to fourth towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
7(6) |
| 2¼ L |
Atheneum (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 3) |
5202-04 / 5 |
Flat (81) | Aiden Brookes | P A Kirby Zoe Hassall & George… |
50/1 | |
| rear of midfield, ridden over 1f out, outpaced inside final furlong, kept on | ||||||||||
6th |
5(3) |
| ½ L |
Percy Jones (GB) (colt, bay, 9 13) |
7558-83 / 7 |
Flat (22) | D Egan | D M Loughnane S & A Mares & Racing… |
11/1 | |
| midfield, pushed along 3f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, kept on | ||||||||||
7th |
3(7) |
| 6 L |
Oman (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 10 0) |
278414 / 8 |
Flat (15), Jump (1299) |
Toby Moore | A W Carroll Mr A W Carroll |
11/2 | |
| always towards rear, ridden over 1f out, detached inside final furlong | ||||||||||
8th |
9(8) |
| 12 L |
Relentless Hero (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 13) |
4-541 / 3 |
Flat (21) | Jason Watson | A M Balding The Relentless… |
10/3 | |
| wore hood to start, soon raced in third, pushed along 3f out, outpaced 2f out, weakened quickly approaching final furlong, detached inside final 110yds (trainer could offer no explanation for performance of gelding) | ||||||||||
8(5) |
| - |
Condotti (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
7604-93 / 4 |
Flat (17) | David Probert | H Palmer Mrs P Good |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||