26 Jul 2025 14:45 Chester
Winner: £18,000 (Penalty: £9,277); Distance: 7f 127y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Denise McCallum Birthday Celebration Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
7(5) |
| - |
Lunario (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 12) |
5-54247 / 5 |
Flat (16) | Jack Dace | L A Dace Michael Watt, Roy… |
8/1 | |
| disputed lead early, soon led clearly, ridden over 1f out, soon clear, ran on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
9(9) |
| 1½ L |
Vixey (GB) (filly, bay, 9 10) |
123121 / 5 |
Flat (43) | Aiden Brookes | S G West Mr Allan Davies |
9/2 | |
| rear of mid-division, going well behind leaders approaching final furlong but short of room, stayed on strongly final 100 yards, never nearer | ||||||||||
3rd |
5(6) |
| HD |
Be Frank (GB) (colt, bay, 10 0) |
77-1309 / 5 |
Flat (15) | Jason Watson | Ian Williams Jr Roberts Slurry… |
7/2 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden off pace over 1f out when switched to outside, stayed on strongly final 100 yards, never nearer | ||||||||||
4th |
13(2) |
| HD |
Anthropologist (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
941232 / 3 |
Flat (7) | J Fanning | C Johnston Kingsley Park 43… |
11/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, keen early, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
1(10) |
| ¾ L |
Style Of Life (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 2) |
87-6112 / 5 |
Flat (8) | Rowan Scott | H Bethell Rise One Racing… |
13/2 | |
| mid-division, keen early, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, switched to outside final furlong, kept on well without threatening | ||||||||||
6th |
10(8) |
| 1¼ L |
Eligible (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 9) |
564093 / 9 |
Flat (15) | Joanna Mason | M & D Easterby Mr L Westwood &… |
18/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along off pace over 2f out, late headway final 100 yards | ||||||||||
7th |
6(1) |
| ½ L |
Albeseeingyer (GB) (filly, bay, 9 13) |
51677-4 / 6 |
Flat (41) | D C Costello | Steph Hollinshead Mr Ray Bailey |
14/1 | |
| disputed lead and keen early, soon handy on inside, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, no extra final 100 yards | ||||||||||
8th |
8(11) |
| NK |
Jenni (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 11) |
7-03105 / 4 |
Flat (25) | Rose Dawes | S Spencer Tihr Syndicate |
28/1 | |
| held up in touch on outside, headway under pressure over 1f out, outpaced and no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
9th |
2(4) |
| 1 L |
Paws For Thought (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 1) |
09-8998 / 7 |
Flat (15) | Charlie Maggs | D McCain Jnr Mrs Carol Shaw |
10/1 | |
| held up in touch on inside, pushed along off pace 2f out, plugged on final furlong | ||||||||||
10th |
14(7) |
| SHD |
Mandana (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 4) |
26-1224 / 3 |
Flat (30) | Elizabeth Gale | Dr R Newland & J Insole Thurloe Lvi & Keeley-fellows-turner |
14/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along and weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
11th |
4(12) |
| 2¾ L |
Follow Your Heart (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 0) |
157513 / 7 |
Flat (32) | Finley Marsh | D M Loughnane S & A Mares |
22/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, pushed along and made no impression over 1f out | ||||||||||
12th |
3(3) |
| ¾ L |
Vince Le Prince (GB) (colt, bay, 10 1) |
622285 / 5 |
Flat (10) | Sean Kirrane | T D Easterby Reality Partnerships… |
6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
13th |
11(14) |
| 1¾ L |
Jodhpur Blue (FR) (gelding, bay, 9 6) |
321-087 / 4 |
Flat (14) | Charles Bishop | Ian Williams Mr Ian Williams |
100/1 | |
| slowly away, always in rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
12(13) |
| - |
Imperial Trooper (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 6) |
287-680 / 3 |
Flat (23) | George Wood | J Candlish Mr Brian Verinder |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||