2025-06-28 Chester 16:10
Chester

John Smith's Handicap

Distance: 7f1y

Going: Good

Prize: £20,384

Runners: 9

Winning time: 1m 25.24s (slow by 1.14s)

Age: 3yo

Class: Class 3

10 Mayday Malone

J: Jay Mackay(7) T: Michael Bell

Age:3 Weight:8st 6lbs

OR:78 SP:12/1

Prominent - pushed along and pressed leader over 1f out - led inside final furlong - kept on well final 110yds - just did enough(tchd 10/1)

2 hd

2 Cosi Bello

J: George Wood T: Charlie Fellowes

Age:3 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:93 SP:2/1F

In touch with leaders - waiting for room 2f out - steady headway from over 1f out - ran on final 110yds - just held(op 5/2 tchd 15/8 and tchd 11/4)

3 1¾ 2

3 Milford

J: Joe Fanning T: Julie Camacho

Age:3 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:93 SP:13/2

Prominent - pressed leader going best 2f out - led over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)

4 2 4

1 Perfect Part

J: Shay Farmer(7) T: Brian Ellison

Age:3 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:95 SP:11/2

Held up in rear - raced wide but headway home turn - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 7/1)

5 nse 4

4 Royalty Bay

J: Dale Swift T: John & Sean Quinn

Age:3 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:92 SP:40/1

In touch with leaders - outpaced when hung left over 1f out - no impression(op 33/1)

6 ½ 4½

6 Gallant

J: Jason Watson T: Andrew Balding

Age:3 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:89 SP:13/2

Midfield - drifted left and badly hampered rival on turn over 2f out - no impression (jockey said colt hung left-handed)(op 4/1 tchd 17/2)

7 nk 4¾

9 Sweet Fantastic

J: Richard Kingscote T: Hugo Palmer

Age:3 Weight:8st 10lbs

OR:82 SP:6/1

Led - headed over 1f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong(op 9/2 tchd 4/1)

8 9½ 14¼

5 Catalyse

J: Oisin Orr T: Richard Fahey

Age:3 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:91 SP:7/1

Awkward start and slowly away - always behind (jockey said gelding slipped leaving the stalls)(op 17/2 tchd 13/2)

9 14 28¼

8 Rajaking

J: Ray Dawson T: Stuart Williams

Age:3 Weight:9st 0lbs

OR:86 SP:22/1

Towards rear - short of room and badly hampered on turn over 2f out - soon lost touch - not recover(tchd 25/1)

The Dragon King

J: NON-RUNNER T: Clive Cox

Age:3 Weight:9st 2lbs

OR:88 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £13

Tote place: £2.80 £1.30 £2.10

Exacta: £61.10

Trifecta: £381.30

Tricast: £177.64

CSF: £36.75