Full Result 4.35 Chester | 13 September 2025

Oktoberfest Season Finale Saturday 20th September Handicap

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (7f127yds) 7½f Good To Soft

1st £11,338.80 2nd £5,317.40 3rd £2,659.80 4th £1,328.80 5th £664.40 6th £332.20

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	8. Knights Gold (IRE) 11/1 Cieren Fallon Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	Cieren Fallon Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	3	95	81	78	90	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - Samira Gold (FR) (Gold Away)
Took keen hold, midfield, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that gelding appreciated the removal of the hood on this occasion and appreciated being able to settle in mid-division, which was noted)

2⁽⁴⁾ 1¼	5. Miami Matrix (IRE) 4/1 Kevin Stott Hugo Palmer	Kevin Stott Hugo Palmer	3	98	84	78	90	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Duchess Of Danzig (GER) (Sea The Stars)
Pressed leaders, edged right inside final furlong, ran on and went second towards finish (op 5/1 tchd 7/2)

3⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [2½]	10. Paws For Thought (IRE) 15/2 Pierre-Louis Jamin Donald McCain	Pierre-Louis Jamin Donald McCain	7	93	74	67	78	–
b g Requinto (IRE) - Kitty Softpaws (IRE) (Royal Applause)
Prominent, led after 1f, headed inside final furlong, soon lost second (tchd 8/1)

4⁽³⁾ ½ [3]	13. Giant 5/1 Joanna Mason Ian Williams	Joanna Mason Ian Williams	5	811	68	60	70	–
b g Rajasinghe (IRE) - Rebel Surge (IRE) (Kodiac)
Took keen hold, pressed leaders, went second over 2f out, kept on but lost two places from 1f out (op 11/2 tchd 13/2)

5⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [5½]	9. Be Frank 13/2 Rob Hornby Ian Williams	Rob Hornby Ian Williams	5	93 v¹	74	60	70	–
b g Cable Bay (IRE) - Bonnie Arlene (IRE) (Excelebration)
In rear, ran on final furlong, nearest finish (op 5/1)

6⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [5½]	12. Fire Flame 18/1 Aidan Keeley Roger Varian	Aidan Keeley Roger Varian	3	91 h	77	61	72	–
b g Wootton Bassett - Firelight (FR) (Oasis Dream)
Held up in last, headway but not clear run over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong (op 14/1)

7⁽⁹⁾ nk [6]	1. Probe 14/1 Kieran O'Neill Jennie Candlish	Kieran O'Neill Jennie Candlish	7	101	86	71	81	–
b g Kingman - Tested (Selkirk)
Never better than midfield (tchd 16/1)

8⁽⁵⁾ nk [6¼]	7. Sailthisshipalone 14/1 Barry McHugh Richard Fahey	Barry McHugh Richard Fahey	4	96 p¹	77	61	71	–
b g Havana Gold (IRE) - Liberisque (Equiano)
In rear, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous

9⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [8]	4. Capital Guarantee (IRE) 20/1 Ben Robinson David O'Meara	Ben Robinson David O'Meara	5	912	83	63	73	–
ch g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Promised Money (IRE) (Dark Angel)
Never better than midfield (tchd 18/1)

10⁽¹³⁾ 4 [12]	2. Cruyff Turn 40/1 Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	8	100	85	55	64	–
ch g Dutch Art - Provenance (Galileo)
Led, headed and prominent after 1f, weakened over 1f out (op 28/1)

11⁽²⁾ 9½ [21½]	6. It'sneverjustone 3/1F Silvestre De Sousa David Loughnane	Silvestre De Sousa David Loughnane	3	97	83	27	36	–
b g Massaat (IRE) - Nigella (Band On The Run)
Prominent, weakened quickly 2f out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown other than that gelding ran flat; vet had nothing to report) (tchd 11/4)

11 ran Off time: 4:35:30 Winning time: 1m 31.73s (slow by 0.23s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Blue Prince (self certificate), Marquis Pompeo (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: A J Spratt (Knights Gold) 1st breeder: Rabbah Bloodstock Limited
2nd owner: Amicita (Miami Matrix)
3rd owner: Mrs Carol Shaw (Paws For Thought)
Tote win: £12.20 PL: £3 £2.20 £2.70 Ex: £74.60 CSF: £56.27 Tricast: £368.75 Trifecta: £468.30
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 69 (61%) M [5-7] 58 (23%) H [8-13] 23 (16%)

4:35 Chester 13 Sep 2025

Oktoberfest Season Finale Saturday 20th September Handicap