15:40 Chester

Saturday 20 September 2025

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:4517:20

Racing Welfare Handicap

Off time: 15:43 | Winning time: 1m 11.57s

1^st

(5)

Paws For Thought

79-8

9/4

T: D McCain JnrJ: Charlie Maggs (5)

Raced in third, shaken up 2f out, went second over 1f out, soon ridden, challenging inside final furlong, kept on well to lead final 150yds tchd 5/2

2^nd

1 ¾

(2)

Secret Mistral

59-6

15/2

T: A W CarrollJ: Molly Gunn (5)

Led, soon clear, six lengths clear when shaken up over 1f out, soon ridden and much reduced advantage, faced challenge inside final furlong, headed final 150yds op 11/2 t

3^rd

(4)

Count D'Orsay

99-0

15/8f

T: T D EasterbyJ: Sean Kirrane

Held up in mid-division, headway when shaken up out wide over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went third inside final furlong, ran on op 2/1 and tchd 9/4

4^th

(7)

Ran Amok

39-8

12/1

T: H PalmerJ: Joe Leavy

Taken down early, in touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and some headway over 1f out, went fourth inside final furlong, kept on well op 14/1 tchd 10/1

5^th

(6)

Ventura Express

810-2

14/1

T: P T MidgleyJ: Aiden Brookes (3)

Held up in rear of midfield, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden, raced wide rounding home turn, made no impression inside final furlong op 11/1

6^th

(1)

Ay Gee Ell

39-6

16/1

T: R A FaheyJ: J Garritty

Chased clear leader, shaken up over 2f out, ridden and lost second over 1f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong op 14/1

7^th

(3)

Hyperfocus

119-1

10/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: Harry Russell

Restrained start, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden along, made no impression from over 1f out op 12/1

8^th

4 ¾

(9)

Fuji Mountain

39-6

18/1

T: D CarrollJ: Zak Wheatley (3)

Held up in rear, never on terms tchd 16/1

9^th

1 ¾

(8)

Keep Warm

49-2

18/1

T: M & D EasterbyJ: D Swift

Raced in last, few lengths detached over 2f out, soon beaten op 16/1

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Non-Runners

(10)

Star Chorus²¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: A M Balding J: Callum Hutchinson

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.40, £2.10, £1.40EX:£17.50Trifecta:£28.80Tricast:£37.30SF:£20.12Swingers:£3.40, £2.00, £3.30

Forecasts

Count D'Orsay (15/8), Paws For Thought (9/4), Secret Mistral (15/2), Hyperfocus (10/1), Star Chorus (10/1), Ran Amok (12/1), Ventura Express (14/1), Ay Gee Ell (16/1), Fuji Mountain (18/1), Keep Warm (18/1)

Course-specialist PAWS FOR THOUGHT is a stone lower in the weights than at the start of the campaign and looks ready to strike having run well in a similar level here last week, despite making his effort earlier than ideal. Count D'Orsay is another who goes well at this track (won the corresponding event 12 months earlier) and showed better signs than for a while from a career-low mark here 8 days ago, while Secret Mistral and Ventura Express are others to note.

PAWS FOR THOUGHT (IRE)
COUNT D'ORSAY (IRE)
SECRET MISTRAL

Previous Winners

2024

Count D'Orsay

Weight: 9-9 |Age: 8

J: Sean Kirrane | T: T D Easterby

11/2

Prize Money

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