Full Result 8.25 Chester | 11 July 2025

John Smith's Handicap

(Class 4) (0-85, 4yo+) (5f110yds) 5½f Good

1st £7,731 2nd £3,625.50 3rd £1,813.50 4th £906 5th £453 6th £226.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	7. Rosenpur (GER) 7/2 George Wood Jennie Candlish	George Wood Jennie Candlish	5	812 h	73	50	79	–
b g Pour Moi (IRE) - Rosenreihe (IRE) (Catcher In The Rye)
Took keen hold, made virtually all, increased tempo under 2f out, ridden and kept on well final furlong, all out (tchd 10/3)

2⁽¹⁾ nk	2. Harvanna 4/1 Jason Watson Michael Appleby	Jason Watson Michael Appleby	4	99	84	60	89	–
b f Havana Grey - Weisse Socken (IRE) (Acclamation)
Took keen hold, prominent, went second inside final furlong, kept on well and just held (op 3/1)

3⁽⁵⁾ 1 [1¼]	8. Maharajas Express 12/1 Luke Morris Ian Williams	Luke Morris Ian Williams	5	87	68	41	70	–
ch g Rajasinghe (IRE) - Instructress (Diktat)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, not clear run against rail from over 3f out, bumped rival 1f out, soon headway when in the clear, kept on and went third towards finish (op 10/1)

4⁽⁴⁾ nk [1½]	3. Nazron (IRE) 9/4F Jason Hart Ivan Furtado	Jason Hart Ivan Furtado	4	97	82	54	83	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Praden (USA) (Munnings)
In touch with leaders, bumped 1f out, headway and went third inside final furlong, lost position towards finish, kept on (op 3/1 tchd 11/5 and tchd 16/5)

5⁽³⁾ ¾ [2¼]	6. Never Dark 9/1 Callum Rodriguez Iain Jardine	Callum Rodriguez Iain Jardine	8	91	76	46	74	–
b g No Nay Never (USA) - Dark Missile (Night Shift)
Briefly led early, soon prominent, hit on nose by rival's whip when weakening inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung left-handed inside final furlong; vet reported that gelding had lost both his hind shoes) (op 11/1)

6⁽⁸⁾ 2¼ [4½]	5. Count d'Orsay (IRE) 28/1 Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	9	92 p	77	39	67	–
b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Deira (USA) (Green Desert)
Towards rear, brief headway 1f out, never dangerous

7⁽⁷⁾ hd [4¾]	1. Abbey Heights 7/1 Richard Kingscote Daniel & Claire Kubler	Richard Kingscote Daniel & Claire Kubler	7	913 4	88	49	78	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - Ducissa (Exceed And Excel)
In touch with leaders on outer, weakened from 2f out (op 6/1 tchd 15/2)

8⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [6]	4. Paws For Thought (IRE) 12/1 Andrew Mullen Donald McCain	Andrew Mullen Donald McCain	7	95 p	80	37	65	–
b g Requinto (IRE) - Kitty Softpaws (IRE) (Royal Applause)
Always behind (op 11/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1)

8 ran Off time: 8:25:24 Winning time: 1m 6.02s (slow by 1.52s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Brian Verinder & Alan Baxter (Rosenpur) 1st breeder: Gestut Wittekindshof
2nd owner: J & A Young (Racing) Limited (Harvanna)
3rd owner: S Bell (Maharajas Express)
Tote win: £4.50 PL: £1.50 £1.60 £2.20 Ex: £20.80 CSF: £17.92 Tricast: £149.95 Trifecta: £147.90

8:25 Chester 11 Jul 2025

John Smith's Handicap