Full Result 4.40 Ascot | 24 July 2026

Chapel Down Handicap

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) 7f Good To Firm

1st £13,425.20 2nd £6,299.64 3rd £3,147.26 4th £1,574.91 5th £784.89

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	13. Tex (FR) 12/1 Pat Cosgrave George Baker	Pat Cosgrave George Baker	5	93 tp	67	64	77	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Sudu Queen (GER) (Invincible Spirit)
In touch with leaders, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon edged left but ran on (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that gelding benefitted from a short break of 58 days, which was noted; gelding was routine tested) (op 18/1)

2⁽¹³⁾ 1½	2. Havana Blue 9/4F Callum Rodriguez Julie Camacho	Callum Rodriguez Julie Camacho	6	102	80	73	86	–
gr g Havana Grey - Exrating (Exceed And Excel)
Took keen hold, prominent, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on (op 2/1 tchd 5/2)

3⁽⁵⁾ nk [1¾]	3. Gallant (FR) 7/1 Tom Marquand Oli Rix	Tom Marquand Oli Rix	4	101 t	79	71	84	–
b g Hello Youmzain (FR) - Sailor Moon (IRE) (Tiger Hill)
In rear, headway on far side of group 2f out, soon bumped, kept on well and went third towards finish

4⁽⁷⁾ ½ [2¼]	1. Walson's Law 7/1 Callum Hutchinson Eve Johnson Houghton	Callum Hutchinson Eve Johnson Houghton	5	103	81	72	85	–
b g Wootton Bassett - Blossom Mills (Bahamian Bounty)
Towards rear, switched left 2f out, soon headway, hung right inside final furlong, no impression towards finish (op 17/2)

5⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [3]	9. Illy's Roo (IRE) 7/2 Kaiya Fraser Gemma Tutty	Kaiya Fraser Gemma Tutty	3	97	78	63	79	–
b g Australia - Illykato (Toronado)
In touch with leaders, switched left 2f out, keeping on when hampered inside final furlong, not clear run inside final 110yds, not recover (jockey said gelding was short for room on run to line) (op 9/2)

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [4¼]	6. Mr Writer (IRE) 100/30 Daniel Muscutt James Fanshawe	Daniel Muscutt James Fanshawe	3	911	82	63	77	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Sacred Dance (Sea The Stars)
In touch with leaders, switched left under 2f out, no impression when edged right inside final furlong (op 3/1)

7⁽¹¹⁾ hd [4½]	7. H Key Lails 25/1 Seamus Cronin ⁵ Michael Attwater	Seamus Cronin ⁵ Michael Attwater	6	96 p	75	60	73	–
gr g Washington DC (IRE) - Natural Appeal (IRE) (Dark Angel)
Took keen hold, led, headed over 1f out, weakening when edged left inside final furlong (op 20/1)

8⁽²⁾ 2 [6½]	5. Dapper Guest (IRE) 14/1 David Egan George Margarson	David Egan George Margarson	4	100 v	78	57	71	–
b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Sea Of Dreams (IRE) (Oasis Dream)
Towards rear, switched right and brief headway 2f out, no impression

9⁽¹⁾ 1½ [8]	4. Independent Expert (IRE) 100/1 Finley Marsh Jim & Suzi Best	Finley Marsh Jim & Suzi Best	7	100	78	53	66	–
b m Gutaifan (IRE) - Distinguish (IRE) (Refuse To Bend)
Took keen hold, in rear, niggled along and stayed on from over 1f out, never near to challenge (op 66/1)

10⁽⁹⁾ 3½ [11½]	11. Wield 40/1 Oisin Murphy Joseph Parr	Oisin Murphy Joseph Parr	3	96	77	39	53	–
b g Showcasing - Deliberate (King's Best)
Always behind (tchd 28/1)

11⁽⁸⁾ 2¼ [13¾]	12. King Of War 28/1 J F Egan Michael Wigham	J F Egan Michael Wigham	7	94 tp	68	27	41	–
b g Churchill (IRE) - Materialistic (Oasis Dream)
Took keen hold, prominent, weakened under 2f out (op 25/1 tchd 22/1)

11 ran Off time: 4:41:57 Winning time: 1m 27.52s (slow by 1.72s) Total SP: 127%
Non-runners: Be Frank (vet's certificate, injured in box), Mystic Moment (self certificate, in season)
1st owner: George Baker Racing International (Tex) 1st breeder: China Horse Club International
2nd owner: Stuart Boyd & Niall O'Keeffe (Havana Blue)
3rd owner: Seven Seas (Gallant)
Tote win: £14.90 PL: £3.40 £1.40 £2.50 Ex: £59.70 CSF: £41.39 Tricast: £223.38 Trifecta: £367.30
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 54 (22%) M [7-9] 31 (15%) H [10-13] 65 (63%)

4:40 Ascot 24 Jul 2026

Chapel Down Handicap