Full Result 2.10 Chester | 11 July 2026

John Smith's Handicap

(Class 5) (0-75, 3yo+) (5f15yds) 5f 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⁾	1. Secret Mistral 2/1J Myla Coppins ⁷ Tony Carroll	Myla Coppins ⁷ Tony Carroll	6	97	75	–	–	–
ch m Pearl Secret - Beau Mistral (IRE) (Windsor Knot)
Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, comfortably (op 3/1 tchd 15/8)

2⁽⁸⁾ 1¾	13. Knicks (IRE) 6/1 Laura Pearson Michael & David Easterby	Laura Pearson Michael & David Easterby	5	91	62	–	–	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Katla (IRE) (Majestic Missile)
Slowly away and swerved sharply left start, in touch with leaders after 1f, headway 2f out, went second final 110yds, no extra towards finish, did well in the circumstances (op 5/1 tchd 9/2)

3⁽¹⁾ ¾ [2½]	7. Alfa Duplicate (IRE) 2/1J Sean D Bowen Ivan Furtado	Sean D Bowen Ivan Furtado	3	98	74	–	–	–
b f Kodiac - Lady Of Acclaim (IRE) (Acclamation)
Prominent, outpaced over 1f out, rallied and kept on final 110yds, went third again towards finish (op 9/4 tchd 3/1)

4⁽⁴⁾ hd [2¾]	8. General Assembly (IRE) 16/1 Jack Doughty Clare Hobson	Jack Doughty Clare Hobson	5	97	68	–	–	–
ch g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Black Rodded (Bahamian Bounty)
Prominent, weakened gradually final 110yds, lost third towards finish (op 22/1 tchd 14/1)

5⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [3½]	3. Beaumadier (IRE) 20/1 Hope Regan ⁷ Mark Loughnane	Hope Regan ⁷ Mark Loughnane	6	93	71	–	–	–
b g Kuroshio (AUS) - Bird Of Light (IRE) (Elnadim)
In touch with leaders, raced wide but headway home turn, outpaced when stumbled over path and jockey unbalanced inside final furlong, soon no impression (op 12/1)

6⁽⁷⁾ hd [3¾]	9. Maharajas Express 6/1 Edward Greatrex Ian Williams	Edward Greatrex Ian Williams	6	96	67	–	–	–
ch g Rajasinghe (IRE) - Instructress (Diktat)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, switched right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never dangerous (op 17/2)

7⁽¹¹⁾ 1¾ [5½]	6. Intervention 28/1 Harry Davies Michael Appleby	Harry Davies Michael Appleby	9	98	69	–	–	–
b g Swiss Spirit - Lady Lube Rye (IRE) (Catcher In The Rye)
Never better than midfield (op 20/1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [7½]	12. Arlo's Girl 40/1 Jack Callan ³ Joseph Parr	Jack Callan ³ Joseph Parr	3	91	70	–	–	–
b f Harry Angel (IRE) - Freyabella (Kodiac)
Towards rear, brief headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 33/1)

9⁽⁵⁾ shd [7½]	10. Ay Gee Ell (IRE) 20/1 Ethan Tindall ⁵ Richard & Peter Fahey	Ethan Tindall ⁵ Richard & Peter Fahey	4	91 tv	67	–	–	–
b g Sands Of Mali (FR) - Wild Bloom (Exceed And Excel)
Midfield, outpaced 2f out, no impression (op 14/1)

10⁽¹²⁾ ½ [8]	5. The Flying Seagull (IRE) 18/1 Jason Watson Hugo Palmer	Jason Watson Hugo Palmer	4	99 b	70	–	–	–
b g Kodiac - You'resobeautiful (IRE) (No Nay Never)
Ducked right start and slowly away, always behind (op 10/1 tchd 20/1)

11⁽³⁾ 3 [11]	2. Beauzon 40/1 Ryan Kavanagh ³ Ian Williams	Ryan Kavanagh ³ Ian Williams	7	98	72	–	–	–
b g Brazen Beau (AUS) - Pepper Lane (Exceed And Excel)
In touch with leaders, lost ground quickly 2f out, eased inside final furlong (op 14/1)

11 ran Off time: 2:12:48 Winning time: 1m 0.36s (slow by 1.36s) Total SP: 125%
Non-runners: Coyy (self certificate, stone bruise), Miraculous (self certificate, coughing)
1st owner: A Mills (Secret Mistral) 1st breeder: A Mills
2nd owner: Bruisers Boys, Nordoff, Windle, Westwood (Knicks)
3rd owner: Alfa Site Services Ltd (Alfa Duplicate)
Tote win: £3 PL: £1.10 £2.10 £1.20 Ex: £21.30 CSF: £15.02 Tricast: £28.30 Trifecta: £60.40
Jackpot:
Placepot:
Quadpot:
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 73 (60%) M [5-7] 39 (20%) H [8-12] 38 (20%)

2:10 Chester 11 Jul 2026

John Smith's Handicap