28 Jun 2025 16:10 Chester
Winner: £40,000 (Penalty: £20,384); Distance: 7f 1y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
John Smith's Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
10(7) |
| - |
Mayday Malone (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 6) |
244-022 / 3 |
Flat (8) | Jay Mackay | M L W Bell Mr Jim Biggane… |
12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along well over 1f out, kept on to lead approaching final 110 yards, strongly challenged closing stages, just prevailed | ||||||||||
2nd |
2(2) |
| HD |
Cosi Bello (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 9 7) |
11 / 3 |
Flat (38) | George Wood | C Fellowes Bedford House Racing… |
2/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along over 1f out, ran on and every chance final furlong, just held close home | ||||||||||
3rd |
3(3) |
| 1¾ L |
Milford (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
623-937 / 3 |
Flat (14) | J Fanning | Miss J A Camacho Judy & Richard… |
13/2 | |
| settled handy, led home turn and pushed along, headed approaching final 110 yards, one pace | ||||||||||
4th |
1(6) |
| 2 L |
Perfect Part (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 9 9) |
58-4744 / 3 |
Flat (21) | Shay Farmer | B Ellison Mr Keith Brown |
11/2 | |
| wore red hood to post, in rear, pushed along and improved on outer well over 2f out, came wide turning in and stayed on one pace | ||||||||||
5th |
4(4) |
| NS |
Royalty Bay (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 6) |
61257-8 / 3 |
Flat (21) | D Swift | J & S Quinn Eco-Power Racing |
40/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, plugged on same pace | ||||||||||
6th |
6(9) |
| ½ L |
Gallant (FR) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
51-4491 / 3 |
Flat (23) | Jason Watson | A M Balding Isa Salman Al Khalifa |
13/2 | |
| wore red hood to post, rear mid-division, pushed along 2f out and edged left to rails, ran on and switched left over 1f out, no impression | ||||||||||
7th |
9(8) |
| NK |
Sweet Fantastic (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 10) |
3-13432 / 3 |
Flat (28) | R Kingscote | H Palmer Mr & Mrs Wf Ainscough |
6/1 | |
| wore red hood to post, reluctant to load, headway from wide draw to soon lead, pushed along and headed home turn, gradually weakened | ||||||||||
8th |
5(1) |
| 9½ L |
Catalyse (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) |
102- / 3 |
Flat (282) | O J Orr | R A Fahey Wathnan Racing |
7/1 | |
| dwelt, towards rear, pushed along 2f out, no response, eased | ||||||||||
9th |
8(5) |
| 14 L |
Rajaking (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 0) |
1-19 / 3 |
Flat (26) | Ray Dawson | S C Williams The Champagne Poppers |
22/1 | |
| rear mid-division, pushed along and badly hampered on rails 2f out, not recover and soon tailed off | ||||||||||
7(10) |
| - |
The Dragon King (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
1621-00 / 3 |
Flat (14) | Non Runner | C G Cox Middleham Park… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||