Full Result 3.05 Chester | 8 May 2026

Ladbrokes Chester Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m2f140yds) 2m2½f Good

1st £87,618 2nd £41,089 3rd £20,553 4th £10,268 5th £5,134 6th £2,567

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	2. A Piece Of Heaven (FR) 7/1 Dylan Browne McMonagle Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Dylan Browne McMonagle Joseph Patrick O'Brien	8	96 t	101	77	112	–
b g Jukebox Jury (IRE) - Activa (GER) (Sendawar)
Prominent on inner, went second 2f out, ridden 1f out, led towards finish (op 15/2)

2⁽⁸⁾ ½	3. Maxi King (IRE) 25/1 Toby Moore ⁷ Kevin Philippart De Foy	Toby Moore ⁷ Kevin Philippart De Foy	6	812	100	76	108	–
b g Belardo (IRE) - Pardoven (IRE) (Clodovil)
Midfield, bit short of room over 3f out, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, pressed winner towards finish (op 16/1)

3⁽¹⁶⁾ ½ [1]	7. Duraji (IRE) 50/1 Finley Marsh Richard Hughes	Finley Marsh Richard Hughes	5	90	95	70	103	–
b h Dubawi (IRE) - Nightime (IRE) (Galileo)
Took keen hold, raced wide early, led, 2 lengths ahead 2f out, headed and no extra towards finish

4⁽⁶⁾ ½ [1½]	8. Galileo Dame (IRE) 6/1 Ryan Moore Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Ryan Moore Joseph Patrick O'Brien	5	812	93	68	101	–
ch m Galileo Gold - Two For Tea (IRE) (Mount Nelson)
Towards rear on inner, headway over 1f out, prominent final 110yds, no extra towards finish (op 11/2)

5⁽¹²⁾ 1 [2½]	12. Team Player 7/1 Greg Fairley Ewan Whillans	Greg Fairley Ewan Whillans	4	810 t	92	68	102	–
ch g Without Parole - Caravela (IRE) (Henrythenavigator)
Pushed along early, in rear, headway against far rail under 2f out, kept on final 110yds (op 12/1)

6⁽¹⁵⁾ nse [2½]	6. Berkshire Sundance (IRE) 18/1 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	6	91 p	96	69	102	–
ch g Decorated Knight - Hugs 'n Kisses (IRE) (Noverre)
In touch with leaders, edged left over 1f out, kept on (op 20/1)

7⁽¹⁷⁾ 3½ [6]	10. Puturhandstogether (IRE) 9/2F Billy Loughnane Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Billy Loughnane Joseph Patrick O'Brien	5	811	92	62	98	–
b g Caravaggio (USA) - Round Of Applause (Galileo)
Stumbled start, in rear, switched left soon after start, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no impression final 110yds

8⁽⁹⁾ 2¼ [8¼]	11. Zanndabad (IRE) 11/1 Clifford Lee A J Martin	Clifford Lee A J Martin	7	810 t	91	58	91	–
b g Iffraaj - Zanoubiya (IRE) (Dalakhani)
In rear, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous (op 10/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1)

9⁽³⁾ 3 [11¼]	13. Chemistry (IRE) 16/1 David Probert Jennie Candlish	David Probert Jennie Candlish	5	89	90	54	87	–
gr g Kingman - Highest Ever (IRE) (Galileo)
Midfield on inner, steady headway 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 14/1 tchd 12/1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [12]	5. Spirit Mixer 22/1 Rob Hornby Andrew Balding	Rob Hornby Andrew Balding	8	91	96	59	93	–
ch g Frankel - Arabian Queen (IRE) (Dubawi)
Never better than midfield (jockey said that he eased down inside final furlong as he felt something was amiss with gelding; vet had nothing to report) (op 20/1 tchd 18/1)

11⁽⁷⁾ ½ [12½]	9. Moon Over Miami (FR) 17/2 Hector Crouch Ralph Beckett	Hector Crouch Ralph Beckett	5	812	93	56	89	–
b g Sea The Moon (GER) - Wiesenlerche (IRE) (Adlerflug)
Never better than midfield (jockey said gelding hung right-handed throughout) (op 12/1)

12⁽¹⁴⁾ 1 [13½]	15. Alphonse Le Grande (IRE) 40/1 Jamie Powell A J Martin	Jamie Powell A J Martin	7	89 t	90	52	85	–
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Dolce Strega (IRE) (Zoffany)
Towards rear throughout (op 25/1)

13⁽⁴⁾ 15 [28½]	16. Blindedbythelights (GER) 11/2 Luke Morris Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Luke Morris Sir Mark Prescott Bt	6	89 b¹	90	36	70	–
b g Protectionist (GER) - Batya (IRE) (Whipper)
Took keen hold, raced in second, weakened quickly under 2f out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet said gelding had finished lame on his left-fore) (op 6/1 tchd 5/1)

14⁽²⁾ 36 [64½]	17. Peaky Blinder (GER) 7/1 Jason Watson Andrew Balding	Jason Watson Andrew Balding	4	88 p	90	–	38	–
b g Soldier Hollow - Peri (GER) (Lord Of England)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off (vet said gelding was showing signs of post-race ataxia) (op 13/2 tchd 6/1)

15⁽¹³⁾ 12 [76½]	1. Aimeric 125/1 Darragh Keenan Jennie Candlish	Darragh Keenan Jennie Candlish	7	912	107	–	39	–
b g Frankel - Aris (IRE) (Danroad)
Dwelt start, raced wide, soon midfield, headway and prominent after 4f, weakened quickly over 3f out, tailed off (tchd 150/1)

15 ran Off time: 3:07:28 Winning time: 4m 1.19s (slow by 1.19s) Total SP: 129%
Non-runners: Lips Freedom (unsuitable ground), Tashkhan (withdrawn; unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Syndicates.Racing (A Piece Of Heaven) 1st breeder: Mrs Sheila Audoersch
2nd owner: Amo Racing Limited (Maxi King)
3rd owner: Jastar Capital Limited (Duraji)
Tote win: £8 PL: £2.50 £6.30 £17 Ex: £206.80 CSF: £186.89 Tricast: £7,992.91 Trifecta: £11,168.30
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 51 (47%) M [7-12] 55 (31%) H [13-17] 44 (22%)

3:05 Chester 8 May 2026

Ladbrokes Chester Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)