15:50 Chester

Friday 12 September 2025

All13:0513:4014:1014:4515:1715:5016:2016:55

Matthew Clark Handicap

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 3m 29.57s

1^st

(3)

Marbuzet

610-1

9/2

T: T D EasterbyJ: Sean Kirrane

Mid-division, headway going well over 3f out, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, stayed on strongly to lead well inside final furlong op 11/2 tchd 9/2

2^nd

(10)

No More Bolero

610-2

28/1

T: James OwenJ: Mason Paetel (5)

Held up behind leaders, headway to lead 3f out, ridden to assert over 2f out, headed well inside final furlong op 25/1

3^rd

(14)

Action Pact

49-11

10/1

T: M & D EasterbyJ: Joanna Mason

Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish op 11/1

4^th

2 ¼

(6)

Merrijig

79-12

8/1

T: John BerryJ: Gina Mangan

Mid-division, headway wide 5f out to chase leaders, strongly ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace furlong op 15/2

5^th

(4)

Saratoga Gold

710-2

7/1

T: K FrostJ: Alec Voikhansky (3)

Held up behind leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on from over 1f out op 17/2

6^th

(9)

Chillhi

59-8

4/1f

T: James OwenJ: Ashley Lewis (7)

Pushed along to lead after 2f, rails, strongly ridden and headed 3f out, kept on well for pressure once headed, no extra final furlong op 10/3

7^th

2 ¾

(11)

Simiyann

510-2

8/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Hollie Doyle

Slowly int o stride, in rear, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out op 17/2 tchd 9/1

8^th

(8)

Diamand De Vindecy

610-2

18/1

T: R BevisJ: Elizabeth Gale (5)

Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace op 16/1

9^th

1 ½

(12)

Hedonista

59-8

66/1

T: B J LlewellynJ: Shay Farmer (7)

Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never in contention op 50/1 tchd 40/1

10^th

6 ½

(2)

Regally Blonde

69-5

10/1

T: B I CaseJ: Callum Hutchinson

Chased leaders, rails, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out tchd 9/1

11^th

(1)

Sophar Sogood

89-4

14/1

T: J ButlerJ: P Mulrennan

Led early, headed after 2f, ridden and lost place over 3f out, soon well behind op 12/1

12^th

(5)

Our Lil

49-3

5/1

T: D SkeltonJ: D Nolan

Held up behind leaders, rails, ridden over 3f out, weakened and eased 2f out, tailed off tchd 11/2

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Non-Runners

(13)

Cosmic Soul²⁶

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: P Neville J: Aiden Brookes

(7)

Capone³⁷

Weight: 10-1| Age: 10

T: D J S Ffrench Davis J: Ben Ffrench-Davis

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.80Pl:£2.80, £7.50, £3.40EX:£169.20Trifecta:£1,564.00Tricast:£1,231.28SF:£129.21Swingers:£19.70, £9.50, £36.40

Forecasts

Chillhi (4/1), Marbuzet (9/2), Our Lil (5/1), Saratoga Gold (7/1), Merrijig (8/1), Simiyann (8/1), Action Pact (10/1), Regally Blonde (10/1), Sophar Sogood (14/1), Cosmic Soul (14/1), Diamand De Vindecy (18/1), Capone (20/1), No More Bolero (28/1), Hedonista (66/1)

Two hurdle wins since joining Dan Skelton suggest OUR LIL could be up to defying a mark in the mid-50s now back on the Flat for the first time since joining this yard. Chillhi won easily over hurdles at Stratford last week and is second choice ahead of Simiyann.

OUR LIL
CHILLHI (IRE)
SIMIYANN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Corsican Caper

Weight: 9-11 |Age: 4

J: S D Bowen | T: K Frost

11/2

Prize Money

1st: £7,731.002nd: £3,626.003rd: £1,814.004th: £906.005th: £453.006th: £226.00