22 Aug 2026 17:35 Chester
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £7,731); Distance: 1m 7f 196y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Celebrate National Racehorse Week Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
8(7) |
| - |
Cranachan (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
6-2142 / 3 |
Flat (36) | H Crouch | R M Beckett Mr Des Anderson |
9/2 | |
| in rear of mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway to lead inside final furlong, soon pulled clear and extended lead, ran on well, comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
9(6) |
| 6 L |
Sea And Sun (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 2) |
2245 / 3 |
Flat (24) | Callum Shepherd | C Johnston Mr S R Counsell |
9/4 | |
| midfield, headway to lead over 3f out, faced sustained challenge and headed inside final furlong, soon no extra, ran on same pace towards finish, no chance with comfortable winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
2(5) |
| 7½ L |
St Mawes (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 1) |
11-32V6 / 4 |
Flat (22) | Billy Loughnane | George Scott Emma Banks & Michael… |
9/4 | |
| wore hood to start and mounted in chute, prominent, ridden and edged left for running room over 2f out, outpaced by leaders but kept on over 1f out, weakened and ran on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
4th |
3(3) |
| 5½ L |
Kuredu King (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 13) |
151-436 / 4 |
Flat (20), Jump (134) |
D C Costello | D McCain Jnr Ian Furlong & Neil… |
28/1 | |
| hampered and bumped start, outpaced and raced in last, ridden over 4f out, kept on same pace over 2f out, plugged on past beaten rivals inside final furlong, never dangerous | ||||||||||
5th |
4(9) |
| 7 L |
Westerton (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 12) |
35059-5 / 6 |
Flat (20), Jump (33) |
Darragh Keenan | J Candlish Alan Baxter & Shaun… |
20/1 | |
| raced in rear, pushed along and headway over 3f out, soon kept on, stumbled and almost unseated rider 2f out, eased to canter over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
5(1) |
| 12 L |
Midnight Rumble (GB) (colt, bay, 9 12) |
524530 / 5 |
Flat (29), Jump (261) |
Luke Catton | J Coulson Broad Oak Km |
40/1 | |
| in rear of mid-division, never a factor | ||||||||||
7th |
7(2) |
| 1½ L |
Dino Bellagio (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 7) |
318-354 / 7 |
Flat (48), Jump (604) |
P Mulrennan | D McCain Jnr Nick Brown Racing |
13/2 | |
| wore hood to start, disputed lead start, raced in second after 2f, ridden over 4f out, briefly took lead but headed over 3f out, weakened quickly and hampered over 2f out, soon carried left short of running room, soon pulled up to avoid danger and ran on same pace | ||||||||||
8th |
6(8) |
| 88 L |
Venezuelan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 11) |
22-8448 / 4 |
Flat (29) | Jack Nicholls | G Hanmer Le Soleil Racing |
22/1 | |
| disputed lead start, clear lead after 2f, shaken up over 4f out, headed over 3f out, weakened quickly and hampered over 2f, soon carried left and short of running room, effectively pulled up to avoid danger and tailed off | ||||||||||
PU |
1(4) |
| - |
Howth (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 2) |
405843/ / 7 |
Flat (681), Jump (35) |
Rob Hornby | T Lacey ValueRacingClub… |
8/1 | |
| wore hood to start, jumped left start, towards rear, ridden over 6f out, detached from main group over 4f out, soon pulled up | ||||||||||