Full Result 4.20 Chester | 12 July 2025

Matthew Clark Handicap

(Class 5) (0-75, 4yo+) (1m4f63yds) 1m4½f Good

1st £7,756.76 2nd £3,637.58 3rd £1,819.55 4th £909.02 5th £454.51 6th £227.26

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	1. L'Eagle Aid (IRE) 11/2 Archie Young ⁵ Charlie Johnston	Archie Young ⁵ Charlie Johnston	4	94	75	80	83	–
b g Free Eagle (IRE) - Acres Of Diamonds (IRE) (Sea The Stars)
Slowly away, in rear, headway on inner over 2f out, in touch with leaders when bit short of room over 1f out, carried right inside final 110yds, led final strides, joined post, dead-heated for 1st, placed 1st outright (op 4/1)

2⁽⁴⁾ dht	5. Percy Jones 11/2 David Egan Mark Loughnane	David Egan Mark Loughnane	6	96	72	77	80	–
b g Sir Percy - Luisa Calderon (Nayef)
Unseated rider on way to start, prominent, switched right and pressed leader over 2f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, edged right inside final 110yds, headed final strides, forced dead-heat, dead-heated for 1st, placed 2nd outright (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)

3⁽⁶⁾ ½ [½]	2. Moon Angel 6/5F Marco Ghiani Stuart Williams	Marco Ghiani Stuart Williams	4	97	73	77	80	–
b f Time Test - Lost The Moon (Authorized)
Took keen hold, prominent, pushed along and pressed leaders over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no extra towards finish (op 6/4 tchd 11/10 and tchd 13/8)

4⁽¹⁾ 7½ [8]	8. Run Of Luck 4/1 Rowan Scott Ed de Giles	Rowan Scott Ed de Giles	4	87	59	52	54	–
b g El Kabeir (USA) - Lucky Breeze (IRE) (Key Of Luck)
Midfield early, headway to lead after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 9/2 tchd 7/2)

5⁽⁵⁾ 2¼ [10¼]	6. Lincoln Rockstar (IRE) 20/1 Jason Watson Ivan Furtado	Jason Watson Ivan Furtado	5	95 t	71	60	62	–
b m Churchill (IRE) - Lincoln Rocks (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Never better than midfield (op 14/1)

6⁽²⁾ 5½ [15¾]	3. Hedonista (IRE) 40/1 Jordan Williams ⁵ Bernard Llewellyn	Jordan Williams ⁵ Bernard Llewellyn	5	91 t	72	53	55	–
b m Ulysses (IRE) - Luminous (Champs Elysees)
Always behind (op 28/1 tchd 50/1)

7⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [17]	7. Lesrico 40/1 Kieran O'Neill Lisa Williamson	Kieran O'Neill Lisa Williamson	5	90	66	45	47	–
b g Steele Tango (USA) - Maydream (Sea Freedom)
Took keen hold, led early, headed and prominent after 1f, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out (op 25/1)

8⁽⁸⁾ 5½ [22½]	4. Damascus Steel (IRE) 12/1 Mason Paetel ⁵ Ed Dunlop	Mason Paetel ⁵ Ed Dunlop	5	91 v	72	42	44	–
gr g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Shanjia (GER) (Soldier Hollow)
Midfield, hung right on turn over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 10/1)

8 ran Off time: 4:20:05 Winning time: 2m 33.92s (fast by 1.68s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Khangai (lame)
1st owner: Two Goldfish & A Balloon (L'Eagle Aid) 1st breeder: M Duffy
2nd owner: S & A Mares & Racing Facades (Percy Jones)
3rd owner: Mrs S Goddard And Partner I (Moon Angel)
Tote win: £6.50 PL: £1.80 £1.50 £1.10 Ex: £34.40 CSF: £34.43 Tricast: £58.15 Trifecta: £78.30

Following a stewards' inquiry, Percy Jones, who passed the post dead-heat first, was demoted and placed second - caused interference. L'Eagle Aid was awarded the race.

4:20 Chester 12 Jul 2025

Matthew Clark Handicap