30 May 2026 15:30 Chester
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £25,770); Distance: 7f 1y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Virgin Bet Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
13(2) |
| - |
Lexington Jet (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 6) |
3-11710 / 4 |
Flat (53) | S De Sousa | D Loughnane Middleham Park… |
20/1 | |
| rousted along early to go handy second, pushed along 2f out, ridden and led over 1f out, ran on gamely | ||||||||||
2nd |
12(8) |
| ½ L |
Brighton Boy (IRE) (colt, grey, 8 8) |
019-701 / 4 |
Flat (14) | Warren Fentiman | T D Easterby Reality Partnerships… |
11/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along well over 1f out and improved on outer, went second over 110yds out and every chance, no telling impression | ||||||||||
3rd |
5(3) |
| ¾ L |
Supido (FR) (gelding, bay, 9 4) |
70858-1 / 4 |
Flat (24) | Billy Loughnane | Ian Williams Bell, Lyons & James |
5/2 | |
| wore red hood to post, mid-division, pushed along 2f out, stayed on over 1f out, took fourth over 110yds out, held closing stages | ||||||||||
4th |
6(12) |
| ¾ L |
Bobby Bennu (IRE) (gelding, grey, 9 3) |
382550- / 5 |
Flat (224) | Ray Dawson | R Varian Middleham Park… |
15/2 | |
| went to post early, in rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish | ||||||||||
5th |
4(1) |
| ¾ L |
Elements Of Fire (GB) (colt, bay, 9 4) |
1/4-1117 / 4 |
Flat (22) | Pierre-Louis Jamin | A Watson Hambleton Racing… |
13/2 | |
| went to post early wearing red hood, led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra over 110yds out | ||||||||||
6th |
7(11) |
| NK |
Korker (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
320-080 / 7 |
Flat (14) | Jason Hart | K R Burke Fine Claret Racing,mrs… |
16/1 | |
| went to post early, switched left start and held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, switched out wide on bend well over 1f out, ran on final furlong, never nearer | ||||||||||
7th |
8(9) |
| ¾ L |
Angel Hunter (GB) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
0-08166 / 4 |
Flat (14) | Alec Voikhansky | R Hannon Mr William Stobart |
16/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, kept on, never on terms | ||||||||||
8th |
2(7) |
| NK |
Roman Dragon (GB) (colt, bay, 9 10) |
058701 / 7 |
Flat (23) | Oisin Murphy | H Palmer Nick Hughes & Owen… |
7/1 | |
| wore red hood to post, mid-division, pushed along 2f out, keeping on one pace when hampered under 1f out, not recover | ||||||||||
9th |
11(6) |
| 1½ L |
Miami Matrix (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 9) |
11002-4 / 4 |
Flat (24) | Cieren Fallon | P Morris The Matrix Partnership |
15/2 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, faded 1f out and soon not much room | ||||||||||
10th |
1(5) |
| 1½ L |
Palmar Bay (FR) (colt, bay, 9 12) |
1964-44 / 5 |
Flat (21) | H Crouch | R M Beckett Mr Robert Ng |
5/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along well over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
11th |
10(4) |
| 4½ L |
Midnight Strike (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 12) |
03340-0 / 4 |
Flat (24) | Barry McHugh | J Candlish James Paul Services… |
50/1 | |
| rear mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, lost touch over 1f out | ||||||||||
3(10) |
| - |
Nizam (FR) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
72156-0 / 4 |
Flat (42) | Charles Bishop | Ian Williams Macable Partnership |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
9(13) |
| - |
The Angel King (GB) (colt, grey, 9 1) |
301-706 / 4 |
Flat (24) | Ryan Kavanagh | Ian Williams Mr D R Passant |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||