Full Result 4.10 Chester | 27 June 2026

Katie O'Brien's Irish Taverns Handicap

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

1st £18,039 2nd £8,459.50 3rd £4,231.50 4th £2,114 5th £1,057 6th £528.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	8. Start Me Up 4/1 George Wood Richard Spencer	George Wood Richard Spencer	3	813 p	80	–	–	–
b g Mehmas (IRE) - Red Box (Exceed And Excel)
Towards rear, headway from under 3f out, in touch with leaders when switched right under 2f out, soon ridden and ran on well, led final strides (op 10/3)

2⁽³⁾ ½	1. Sovereign Ocean (IRE) 9/2 Luke Catton ³ Marco Botti	Luke Catton ³ Marco Botti	3	96	90	–	–	–
b c Ten Sovereigns (IRE) - Sea Of Reality (IRE) (Born To Sea)
Disputed lead, led clearly after 2f, 2 lengths ahead under 2f out, soon ridden and ran on well, headed final strides (tchd 5/1)

3⁽⁵⁾ 2¼ [2¾]	4. First Time (IRE) 17/2 Ethan Tindall ⁵ Richard & Peter Fahey	Ethan Tindall ⁵ Richard & Peter Fahey	3	812	84	–	–	–
b g Mohaather - Redhawk (IRE) (Mastercraftsman)
Soon midfield, short of room on inner and lost position 2f out, switched right and ran on from over 1f out, went third towards finish (op 8/1)

4⁽¹⁾ hd [3]	5. Astrazar (IRE) 9/2 Edward Greatrex Ed Walker	Edward Greatrex Ed Walker	3	92	83	–	–	–
b g Starman - Zara Mac (IRE) (Mehmas)
Held up in rear, steady headway from under 2f out, switched right and ran on inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was slowly away) (op 7/2)

5⁽⁷⁾ ½ [3½]	2. Do Bronxs (IRE) 11/4F David Egan David Loughnane	David Egan David Loughnane	3	97	88	–	–	–
gr g Oasis Dream - Lola Showgirl (IRE) (Night Of Thunder)
Disputed lead, prominent after 2f, edged left and hampered rival 2f out, no extra from over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung left-handed) (op 4/1)

6⁽⁸⁾ ½ [4]	7. Bright Summer (IRE) 16/1 Jason Watson Andrew Balding	Jason Watson Andrew Balding	3	813	80	–	–	–
b f Dark Angel (IRE) - Summer Chorus (Exceed And Excel)
In touch with leaders, no extra from under 2f out (op 18/1 tchd 20/1)

7⁽²⁾ ¾ [4¾]	3. Daydreama 16/1 Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	3	97	88	–	–	–
b g Dream Ahead (USA) - Social Media (New Approach)
Disputed lead, prominent after 2f, hampered on inner and lost position 2f out, soon no extra (op 12/1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [5¾]	6. Cool Molly (IRE) 17/2 David Probert Ollie Sangster	David Probert Ollie Sangster	3	813	80	–	–	–
b f Cotai Glory - Mollie The Moo (IRE) (Requinto)
Midfield on outer, weakened from 2f out (op 10/1)

8 ran Off time: 4:10:25 Winning time: 1m 24.45s (slow by 0.35s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: The Resdev Scholar (unsuitable ground), Vidmiyr (declared in error)
1st owner: Phil Cunningham (Start Me Up) 1st breeder: Cheveley Park Stud Limited
2nd owner: Fabio Manservigi (Sovereign Ocean)
3rd owner: P D Smith Holdings Ltd (First Time)
Tote win: £5 PL: £1.50 £1.80 £2.70 Ex: £23.80 CSF: £22.69 Tricast: £144.84 Trifecta: £157.30

4:10 Chester 27 Jun 2026

Katie O'Brien's Irish Taverns Handicap