2025-08-03 Chester 16:22
Chester

Oktoberfest Season Finale On 20th September Classified Claiming Stakes

Distance: 7f127y

Going: Good To Firm

Prize: £10,308

Runners: 10

Winning time: 1m 32.43s (slow by 0.93s)

Age: 3yo+

Class: Class 4

9 Abduction

J: Shay Farmer(7) T: Jim Goldie

Age:7 Weight:8st 12lbs

OR:80 SP:9/2

Midfield - smooth headway on outer 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led inside final furlong - soon edged left but kept on well - always doing enough(op 5/1)

2 nk

5 Bellarchi

J: Oliver Stammers T: Grant Tuer

Age:4 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:78 SP:8/1

In touch with leaders - switched left over 1f out - ran on final 110yds - not pace to challenge(op 11/2)

3 1½ 1¾

8 Empirestateofmind

J: Jason Hart T: John & Sean Quinn

Age:7 Weight:8st 13lbs

OR:84 SP:5/2F

In touch with leaders - outpaced 2f out - rallied 1f out - ran on final 110yds - no match for first two(op 7/2 tchd 9/4)

4 2 3¾

4 Spirit Genie

J: George Wood T: Jennie Candlish

Age:5 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:84 SP:11/2

Pressed leader - prominent after 3f - went second again 2f out - challenging when carried right 1f out - soon weakened (unseated jockey in chute; having been checked at start by doctor - jockey was deemed fit to race)(op 15/2)

5 ¾ 4½

6 Capital Guarantee

J: Jason Watson T: David O'Meara

Age:5 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:83 SP:17/2

Prominent - led 5f out - faced challenge over 1f out - headed and weakened inside final furlong(op 10/1 tchd 8/1)

6 shd 4¾

12 Revich

J: Cieren Fallon T: Adrian Wintle

Age:9 Weight:8st 12lbs

OR:79 SP:11/2

Midfield - outpaced when bit short of room home turn - kept on inside final furlong - never on terms(tchd 4/1)

7 1¼ 6

2 Chalk Mountain

J: Rob Hornby T: Stuart Kittow

Age:5 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:81 SP:16/1

Held up in rear - switched left and keeping on when not clear run inside final furlong - not recover (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run for some distance inside final furlong)(op 10/1)

8 1¼ 7¼

10 Al Waqidi

J: William Carver T: Jamie Osborne

Age:7 Weight:8st 12lbs

OR:82 SP:16/1

Midfield - outpaced and dropped to rear 2f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 12/1 tchd 18/1)

9 nse 7¼

7 Cephalus

J: Ashley Lewis(7) T: Gary & Josh Moore

Age:6 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:81 SP:14/1

Outpaced in rear - always behind(tchd 22/1)

10 1 8¼

11 Little Boy Blue

J: Laura Coughlan(3) T: Bill Turner

Age:10 Weight:8st 12lbs

OR:75 SP:40/1

Led - headed 5f out - outpaced 2f out - dropped to rear and weakened inside final furlong(op 33/1 tchd 66/1)

On The River

J: Joe Fanning T: Harriet Bethell

Age:6 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:84 SP: -

Look Back Smiling

J: T: Gemma Tutty

Age:5 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:78 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £5.50

Tote place: £1.80 £2.50 £1.40

Exacta: £43.60

Trifecta: £166.30

CSF: £41.75