Full Result 3.05 Chester | 6 May 2026

Boodles Chester Vase Stakes (Group 3) (Colts & Geldings)

(Class 1) (3yo) (1m4f63yds) 1m4½f Good

1st £82,229.50 2nd £31,175 3rd £15,602 4th £7,772 5th £3,900.50 6th £1,957.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	1. Benvenuto Cellini (IRE) 2/9F Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	3	96	112	–	–	–
ch c Frankel - Newspaperofrecord (IRE) (Lope De Vega)
Prominent behind clear leader, headway to lead over 1f out, clear when ridden inside final furlong, ran on (op 2/7 tchd 30/100)

2⁽⁷⁾ 4¼	5. Proposition (IRE) 14/1 Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien	Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien	3	92 p¹	–	–	–	–
b c Frankel - Halfway To Heaven (IRE) (Pivotal)
Led, soon went clear, reduced lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no chance with winner inside final furlong (op 11/1 tchd 16/1)

3⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [6]	3. Mr Colonel (IRE) 40/1 Shane Gray Richard & Peter Fahey	Shane Gray Richard & Peter Fahey	3	92	97	–	–	–
b c Frankel - Proserpine (USA) (Hat Trick)
Chased clear leader, short of room and lost second over 1f out, no extra final 110yds

4⁽²⁾ 2¼ [8¼]	2. Del Maro (GER) 11/2 William Buick Charlie Appleby	William Buick Charlie Appleby	3	92	101	–	–	–
br c Camelot - Diamanta (GER) (Maxios)
Taken down early, dwelt start, raced in last, pushed along and headway 2f out, no extra inside final furlong (op 13/2)

5⁽³⁾ 8½ [16¾]	4. Mr Vettori (IRE) 22/1 Shane Foley Mrs John Harrington	Shane Foley Mrs John Harrington	3	92	94	–	–	–
b c Lope De Vega (IRE) - Celestial Object (IRE) (Galileo)
Towards rear, weakened over 2f out (op 18/1 tchd 16/1)

5 ran Off time: 3:05:20 Winning time: 2m 35.22s (fast by 0.38s) Total SP: 111%
Non-runners: Royal Standard (self certificate, not eaten up), Water To Wine (self certificate, temperature)
1st owner: Brant,Magnier,Tabor,Smith,Westerberg (Benvenuto Cellini) 1st breeder: Coolmore & White Birch Farm Sc
2nd owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith (Proposition)
3rd owner: Sheikh Hamed Dalmook Al Maktoum (Mr Colonel)
Tote win: £1.23 PL: £1.10 £2 Ex: £4.30 CSF: £4.82 Trifecta: £28.50