Full Result 4.10 Chester | 28 June 2025

John Smith's Handicap

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo) (7f1yds) 7f Good

1st £20,384 2nd £9,556 3rd £4,784 4th £2,388 5th £1,196 6th £592 7th £300 8th £148

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	10. Mayday Malone 12/1 Jay Mackay ⁷ Michael Bell	Jay Mackay ⁷ Michael Bell	3	713	78	63	86	–
ch g Bated Breath - Avyanna (IRE) (Galileo)
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⁽²⁾ hd	2. Cosi Bello 2/1F George Wood Charlie Fellowes	George Wood Charlie Fellowes	3	97	93	77	100	–
ch g Bated Breath - Fauran (IRE) (Shamardal)
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⁽³⁾ 1¾ [2]	3. Milford 13/2 Joe Fanning Julie Camacho	Joe Fanning Julie Camacho	3	97	93	73	95	–
b g Kodiac - Penlight (IRE) (Shamardal)
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⁽⁶⁾ 2 [4]	1. Perfect Part (IRE) 11/2 Shay Farmer ⁷ Brian Ellison	Shay Farmer ⁷ Brian Ellison	3	92	95	69	92	–
ch f Mehmas (IRE) - Queensbrydge (Dutch Art)
Held up in rear, raced wide but headway home turn, weakened gradually inside final furlong (op 7/1)

5⁽⁴⁾ nse [4]	4. Royalty Bay (IRE) 40/1 Dale Swift John & Sean Quinn	Dale Swift John & Sean Quinn	3	96	92	66	89	–
b f Kodiac - Dubai Rainbow (IRE) (Tamayuz)
In touch with leaders, outpaced when hung left over 1f out, no impression (op 33/1)

6⁽⁹⁾ ½ [4½]	6. Gallant (FR) 13/2 Jason Watson Andrew Balding	Jason Watson Andrew Balding	3	93 t	89	62	84	–
b c Hello Youmzain (FR) - Sailor Moon (IRE) (Tiger Hill)
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⁽⁸⁾ nk [4¾]	9. Sweet Fantastic (IRE) 6/1 Richard Kingscote Hugo Palmer	Richard Kingscote Hugo Palmer	3	810 p	82	54	77	–
ch c Lope De Vega (IRE) - Allez Alaia (IRE) (Pivotal)
Led, headed over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)

8⁽¹⁾ 9½ [14¼]	5. Catalyse (IRE) 7/1 Oisin Orr Richard Fahey	Oisin Orr Richard Fahey	3	95	91	37	60	–
ch g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Moondrop (FR) (Toronado)
Awkward start and slowly away, always behind (jockey said gelding slipped leaving stalls) (op 17/2 tchd 13/2)

9⁽⁵⁾ 14 [28¼]	8. Rajaking 22/1 Ray Dawson Stuart Williams	Ray Dawson Stuart Williams	3	90	86	–	17	–
b g Rajasinghe (IRE) - Herringswell (FR) (Pour Moi)
Towards rear, short of room and badly hampered on turn over 2f out, soon lost touch, not recover (tchd 25/1)

9 ran Off time: 4:12:12 Winning time: 1m 25.24s (slow by 1.14s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: The Dragon King (self certificate)
1st owner: Jim Biggane And Partner (Mayday Malone) 1st breeder: Andreas Bezzola
2nd owner: Bedford House Racing Iiii (Cosi Bello)
3rd owner: Judy & Richard Peck (Milford)
Tote win: £13 PL: £2.80 £1.30 £2.10 Ex: £61.10 CSF: £36.75 Tricast: £177.64 Trifecta: £381.30
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 60 (51%) M [4-6] 37 (19%) H [7-9] 53 (30%)

4:10 Chester 28 Jun 2025

John Smith's Handicap