13 Sep 2025 14:40 Chester
Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £51,540); Distance: 1m 7f 196y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Watergate Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4(6) |
| - |
Spirit Mixer (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 2) |
572157 / 7 |
Flat (24) | Rob Hornby | A M Balding Mr J C Smith |
5/1 | |
| front mid-division, went 4th well over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden chasing front pair over 1f out, stayed on well 110 yards out to lead final strides | ||||||||||
2nd |
2(3) |
| ½ L |
Prydwen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 10) |
64P005 / 7 |
Flat (14) | Darragh Keenan | George Scott Blue Starr Racing… |
16/1 | |
| wore red hood to post, handy, pushed along and led narrowly over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, headed final strides | ||||||||||
3rd |
8(5) |
| ½ L |
Tribal Star (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 8) |
229471 / 4 |
Flat (29) | S De Sousa | A McGuinness Dooley Thoroughbreds/J… |
9/1 | |
| front mid-division, raced keenly, went 5th 2f out and pushed along, ridden over 1f out, ran on final 100 yards, never nearer | ||||||||||
4th |
6(4) |
| NK |
Ndaawi (GB) (colt, bay, 8 12) |
605/710- / 5 |
Flat (336), Jump (44) |
Cieren Fallon | G Elliott Easyfix |
6/5 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along into close 2nd over 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, no extra closing stages when not much room towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
9(9) |
| 2¾ L |
Artisan Dancer (FR) (colt, bay, 8 6) |
073222 / 5 |
Flat (6) | Joanna Mason | C Johnston The Makyowners |
4/1 | |
| rear mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, stayed on inside last, never on terms | ||||||||||
6th |
1(2) |
| 2¾ L |
Yashin (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 12) |
06-1760 / 6 |
Flat (21) | Archie Young | M L W Bell Mizons, Bakers… |
22/1 | |
| wore red hood to post, mid-division, pushed along and lost position over 3f out, plugged on | ||||||||||
7th |
11(11) |
| NK |
Gibside (GB) (colt, bay, 8 4) |
813078 / 6 |
Flat (6) | D Fentiman | T D Easterby Elsa Crankshaw… |
18/1 | |
| in rear, pushed along well over 2f out, never involved | ||||||||||
8th |
12(8) |
| NK |
Sixpack (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 2) |
363-025 / 5 |
Flat (11) | S D Bowen | James Owen Houghton And Lang |
33/1 | |
| wore red hood to post, towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, no real progress | ||||||||||
9th |
7(7) |
| 1¼ L |
Youthful King (GB) (colt, bay, 8 11) |
462163 / 6 |
Flat (21) | Aidan Keeley | L A Dace Mr Richard L Page… |
33/1 | |
| led, pushed along 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened | ||||||||||
10th |
3(10) |
| 12 L |
Zoffee (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
0940-30 / 9 |
Flat (88), Jump (560) |
K Stott | H Palmer Mr Alan Peterson |
14/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, beaten and eased 1f out | ||||||||||
11th |
10(1) |
| NK |
Torcello (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 5) |
13937-0 / 11 |
Flat (98), Jump (1470) |
Nicola Currie | S Lycett Mr Dan Gilbert |
66/1 | |
| rousted along early to chase leaders, pushed along over 4f out and dropped away | ||||||||||
5(12) |
| - |
Sheradann (FR) (gelding, grey, 8 12) |
763301 / 5 |
Flat (16) | Edward Greatrex | Ian Williams Mrs Fitri Hay |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||