2025-05-08 Chester 16:10
Chester

Halliwell Jones Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Distance: 1m2f70y

Going: Good

Prize: £15,462

Runners: 14

Winning time: 2m 13.52s (slow by 4.82s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 3

12 Paddy The Squire

J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine

Age:5 Weight:9st 0lbs

OR:81 SP:4/1

In touch with leaders - headway on outer over 2f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - faced challenge inside final 110yds - kept on(op 11/2)

2 ½

8 Austrian Theory

J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby

Age:6 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:85 SP:8/1

Sweating - raced wide early - in touch with leaders - headway over 2f out - not clear run over 1f out - went second inside final furlong - kept on(op 9/1)

3 1 1½

1 Fouroneohfever

J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey

Age:4 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:90 SP:7/2

Pressed leader - led after 1f - headed over 1f out - lost second inside final furlong(op 10/3)

4 1½ 3

14 Saturn Five

J:Saffie Osborne T:Charlie Fellowes

Age:6 Weight:8st 7lbs

OR:74 SP:9/1

Took keen hold - held up in midfield - headway inside final furlong - went fourth final stride(op 10/1 and tchd 11/1)

5 hd 3¼

4 Liberty Coach

J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn

Age:4 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:87 SP:7/1

Prominent - no extra inside final 110yds - lost fourth final stride(tchd 13/2)

6 shd 3¼

7 Debora's Dream

J:George Wood T:Jennie Candlish

Age:4 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:86 SP:40/1

In rear - headway into midfield after 2f - headway inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 28/1 tchd 50/1)

7 1¼ 4½

5 Box To Box

J:Oisin Murphy T:Hugo Palmer

Age:6 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:86 SP:100/30F

Led early - headed and prominent after 1f - weakened inside final furlong(op 4/1)

8 1 5½

6 Dream Harder

J:Richard Kingscote T:Ian Williams

Age:6 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:86 SP:11/1

Midfield - headway inside final furlong - no telling impression(tchd 9/1)

9 ¾ 6¼

11 Paradoxical

J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Jennie Candlish

Age:4 Weight:9st 0lbs

OR:81 SP:40/1

Sweating - prominent - in touch with leaders after 2f - not clear run over 2f out - some headway inside final furlong - short of room inside final 110yds - not recover (jockey said gelding suffered interference inside the final 110yds)(op 28/1)

10 4½ 10¾

3 Arcadian Nights

J:Tom Marquand T:Mark Loughnane

Age:7 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:87 SP:40/1

Never better than midfield(op 33/1)

11 1¾ 12½

13 Giorgio M

J:Grace McEntee T:George Boughey

Age:4 Weight:8st 10lbs

OR:77 SP:80/1

Never better than midfield(op 50/1)

12 ½ 13

10 Valiabad

J:Callum Rodriguez T:Owen Burrows

Age:6 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:82 SP:20/1

Always behind(op 25/1)

13 1 14

2 Siempre Arturo

J:Jim Crowley T:Daniel & Claire Kubler

Age:5 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:90 SP:20/1

Always behind (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 18/1 tchd 16/1)

14 hd 14¼

9 Wadacre Gomez

J:Ryan Moore T:Charlie Johnston

Age:5 Weight:9st 2lbs

OR:83 SP:28/1

Towards rear throughout(op 16/1 tchd 33/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £5

Tote place: £2.10 £2 £1.80

Exacta: £38

Trifecta: £177.50

Tricast: £129.66

CSF: £36.32