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15:05 Chester

Ladbrokes Chester Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) (Class 2)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 2f 140y
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £170,000 added
  • Winner: £87,618
  • 2nd: £41,089
  • 3rd: £20,553
  • 4th: £10,268
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 1.19s
  • Off Time: 15:07:28
  • 15 Ran
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1
Silk -

A Piece Of Heaven (FR)

7/1

    2
    Silk -

    Maxi King (IRE)

    25/1

      3
      Silk -

      Duraji (IRE)

      50/1

        1(13)
        Silk - WHITE, RED sash, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, ROYAL BLUE cap

        Aimeric

        14 C
        125/1
        • Form 332-275
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-12
        • Official Rating 107

        raced wide in midfield, progress after 3f, ridden and lost position over 4f out, soon dropped away

        2(1)
        Silk - White, black cap, red star

        A Piece Of Heaven (FR)

        35 t
        7/1
        • Form 732/3-22
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 101

        prominent, shaken up to chase leader 1f out, kept on strongly final furlong, led near finish

        3(8)
        Silk - VIOLET, WHITE quartered cap

        Maxi King (IRE)

        181
        25/1
        • Form 68/3434-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 100

        midfield, short of room 3f out, progress into third 2f out, soon asked for effort, stayed on final furlong, took second close home

        5(10)
        Silk - Purple, Light Blue chevron, Light Blue cap

        Spirit Mixer

        41 C
        22/1
        • Form 15714-3
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 96

        midfield, minor headway over 2f out, soon ridden and held

        6(15)
        Silk - Red, white epaulets, diabolo on sleeves

        Berkshire Sundance (IRE)

        35 p
        18/1
        • Form 181-011
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 96

        wore hood to post, midfield, asked for effort 2f out, went fifth over 1f out, lost fifth but kept on final furlong

        7(16)
        Silk - Orange, pink epaulets

        Duraji (IRE)

        70
        50/1
        • Form 84940-6
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 95

        led, shaken up and increased lead well over 1f out, reduced advantage final furlong, headed near finish

        8(6)
        Silk - Red, white disc and spots on cap

        Galileo Dame (IRE)

        39
        6/1
        • Form 22/000-2
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 93

        midfield, pushed along over 2f out, went fourth over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders

        9(7)
        Silk - White, royal blue sleeves, pink armlets, pink cap

        Moon Over Miami (FR)

        34
        17/2
        • Form 1/5461-5
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 93

        midfield, pushed along over 2f out, soon beaten

        10(17)
        Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap

        Puturhandstogether (IRE)

        34
        9/2
        • Form 3217/31-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 92

        held up in rear, passed beaten rivals and pushed along over 2f out, plugged on without threatening

        11(9)
        Silk - Dark blue, brown chevrons, dark blue sleeves and cap

        Zanndabad (IRE)

        27 t
        11/1
        • Form 66-7049
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 91

        held up in rear, asked for effort 2f out, minor progress 1f out, never in contention

        12(12)
        Silk - Black, red triple diamond, red sleeves, black armlets, quartered cap

        Team Player

        34 t C
        7/1
        • Form 2313-11
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 92

        held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on into fifth final furlong

        13(3)
        Silk - Red, royal blue stars on sleeves, royal blue and red check cap

        Chemistry (IRE)

        28
        16/1
        • Form 0/304-84
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 90

        midfield, ridden over 2f out, soon held

        15(14)
        Silk - Yellow and white diamonds, white sleeves, yellow cap, white stars

        Alphonse Le Grande (IRE)

        14 t CD
        40/1
        • Form 08587-0
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 90

        held up in rear, asked for effort over 2f out, no impression

        16(4)
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

        Blindedbythelights (GER)

        41 b BF
        11/2
        • Form 24/222-2
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 90

        prominent, pushed along 2f out, soon weakened

        17(2)
        Silk - Red, old gold collar, cuffs, cap

        Peaky Blinder (GER)

        29 p
        7/1
        • Form 63391-1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 90

        midfield, ridden and lost place 3f out, soon weakened quickly

        4(11)
        NR

        Tashkhan (IRE)

        62 CD
        33/1
        • Form 0/66070-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 98

        NonRunner

        14(5)
        NR

        Lips Freedom (GER)

        40 t
        25/1
        • Form 5250/50-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 90

        NonRunner

        Previous results

        2025
        (6)
        Silk -

        East India Dock

        9/4
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-8

        2024
        (1)
        Silk -

        Zoffee

        9/1
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-7

        2023
        (14)
        Silk -

        Metier (IRE)

        5/1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-1

        In depth

        Formwatch

        Aimeric 11-10fav (11-4) Not always fluent, chased winner, ridden and outpaced by winner before 3 out, lost second and weakened after 2 out, 4th of 12, dist behind Miss Kingston (10-11) at Chepstow 2m mdn (4) gd in Apr.

        A Piece Of Heaven (FR) 11-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, no extra and headed over 50 yards out, kept on one pace close home, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Layfayette (9-5) at Curragh 1m 6f Soft - Heavy in Apr.

        Maxi King (IRE) 18-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, progress into 4th over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 4th of 22, 6 1/4l behind Castle Cove (8-11) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) hvy in Nov.

        Spirit Mixer 14-1 (9-13) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Align The Stars (9-9) at Kempton 2m hcp (2) pol in Mar.

        Berkshire Sundance (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Wore hood to start, soon in touch with leaders, came near side to track leading pair 3f out, ran on strongly and led entering final furlong, ran on well, won going away, won at Newcastle 2m hcp (2) pol in Apr beating Prydwen (9-6) by 3 1/2l, 12 ran.

        Duraji (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Midfield, shaken up 3f out, ridden and outpaced by leaders 2f out, made little impression over 1f out, plugged on same pace, 6th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Enemy (9-5) at Lingfield 2m hcp (2) pol in Feb.

        Galileo Dame (IRE) 3-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, a little keen, 3rd halfway, 2nd 4f out, came near side in straight, disputed lead when edged left under 2f out, ridden and led over 1f out, joined under 1f out and headed inside final 100 yards, no impression, kept on same pace, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Mordor (9-1) at Navan 1m 6f hcp hvy in Mar.

        Moon Over Miami (FR) 9-2 (9-7) Led, set strong pace, ridden when headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 13, 10 1/4l behind Team Player (8-11) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (3) sft in Apr.

        Puturhandstogether (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along before 2 out, no impression, 13th of 18, 23 1/4l behind Kalix Delabarriere (10-0) at Fairyhouse 2m hcp lst (1) Yielding - Soft in Apr.

        Zanndabad (IRE) 40-1 (11-7) Held up in midfield, ridden after 3 out, weakened next, 10th of 12, dist behind Bossman Jack (11-7) at Aintree 2m 4f (1) gs in Apr.

        Team Player 11-1 (8-11) Midfield, pushed along 4f out, led over 2f out, hung left when ridden to go clear inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (3) sft in Apr beating Dancingwithmyself (9-2) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.

        Chemistry (IRE) 15-8 (11-4) Raced in third, took second 2 out, led before last, went clear run-in, readily, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Apr beating Rebel Tribesman (11-4) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.

        Alphonse Le Grande (IRE) 40-1 (9-6) Towards rear, ridden and some headway under 2f out, no extra final furlong, 13th of 16, 9 1/2l behind Final Voyage (9-1) at Cork 1m 2f hcp Good - Yielding in Apr.

        Blindedbythelights (GER) 9-4fav (9-5) Held up behind leaders, headway going well over 2f out, led 2f out, hung right and headed inside final furlong, no extra final 110yds, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Align The Stars (9-9) at Kempton 2m hcp (2) pol in Mar.

        Peaky Blinder (GER) 5-4fav (9-9) Raced in second, led over 3f out, shaken up over 1f out, went clear final furlong, comfortably, won at Southwell 2m hcp (4) pol in Apr beating Rock N Roll Pinkie (9-12) by 2l, 5 ran.

        Tashkhan (IRE) 2-1 (11-7) Prominent, not fluent 1st, slow 7th, ridden in fourth after 8th, mistake 3 out, soon faded, 4th of 7, 23 1/4l behind Gatineau Park (11-7) at Ayr 2m 4f (4) sft in Mar.

        Lips Freedom (GER) 7-2 (10-9) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, challenged before last, led narrowly last, soon asserted, ridden and kept on well run-in, won at Downpatrick 2m 2f hcp Yielding - Soft in Mar beating Dairy Force (11-3) by 2 3/4l, 10 ran.