14:10 Chester

Saturday 26 July 2025

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John Smith's Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

  • 2YO only  |   Class 4  |   7f 1y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:10  |   Winning time: 1m 27.45s
1st
Horse silk
1
(2)
Berkshire Boom
29-7
10/3
T: A M BaldingJ: Jason Watson
Chased leaders on inside, keen early, ridden over 1f out, switced to outside final furlong, soon led, hung left but kept on well op 7/2 tchd 18/5
2nd
Horse silk
½
7
(6)
The Resdev Scholar
29-7
17/2
T: M & D EasterbyJ: Joanna Mason
Prominent, keen early, ridden upsides 2f out, soon led, headed final 100 yards, kept on well op 8/1 tchd 9/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
2
(1)
Oratorical
29-7
7/2
T: D LoughnaneJ: P Cosgrave
Held up in touch on inside, going well tracking leaders 2f out, soon ridden and outpaced, switched to outside inside final furlong, stayed on well op 10/3 tchd 3/1
4th
Horse silk
sh
5
(7)
Suspended Sentence
29-7
2/1f
T: M L W BellJ: Jack Doughty
Held up in touch on outside, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, stayed on strongly final 100 yards, never nearer op 5/2 tchd 15/8
5th
Horse silk
nk
6
(5)
Tarmonbarry Kid
29-7
14/1
T: R A FaheyJ: J Garritty
In rear, ridden off pace over 2f out, late headway final on inside final 100 yards (eye-catcher) op 9/1
6th
Horse silk
½
8
(8)
Blooming Legend
29-2
9/1
T: Charlie CloverJ: George Wood
Mid-division on outside, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, hung right final furlong, plugged on op 8/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
(4)
Port Darwin
29-7
12/1
T: C JohnstonJ: J Fanning
Led, pulled hard early, ridden and hard pressed 2f out, soon headed when hung left nto rail on bend, no extra inside final furlong op 11/1
8th
Horse silk
26
4
(3)
Super Sagitta
29-7
50/1
T: P D EvansJ: Charles Bishop
Handy on outside, pushed along and weakened when hung right on bend 2f out op 40/1 tchd 33/1 and tchd 66/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£1.40, £1.40, £1.60EX:£32.70Trifecta:£129.60SF:£31.86Swingers:£6.00, £2.70, £5.10

Forecasts

Suspended Sentence (2/1), Berkshire Boom (10/3), Oratorical (7/2), The Resdev Scholar (17/2), Blooming Legend (9/1), Port Darwin (12/1), Tarmonbarry Kid (14/1), Super Sagitta (50/1)

Verdict

Stall 7 could have been better for SUSPENDED SENTENCE but he really caught the eye on debut in a better race than this so he still makes plenty of appeal. Oratorical is drawn on the rail and he showed enough at Chepstow to make him of interest, with Blooming Legend also of interest.

  1. SUSPENDED SENTENCE (FR)
  2. ORATORICAL
  3. BLOOMING LEGEND (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Seagolazo
Weight: 9-7  |Age: 2
J: K Stott  |  T: H Palmer
10/11

Prize Money

1st: £9,277.002nd: £4,351.003rd: £2,176.004th: £1,087.005th: £544.006th: £272.00

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