15:05 Chester

Friday 8 May 2026

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Ladbrokes Chester Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 2f 140y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   15 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:07  |   Winning time: 4m 1.19s
1st
Horse silk
2
(1)
7/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle
Prominent, shaken up to chase leader 1f out, kept on strongly final furlong, led near finish op 15/2
2nd
Horse silk
½
3
(8)
25/1
T: K P De FoyJ: Toby Moore (7)
Midfield, short of room 3f out, progress into third 2f out, soon asked for effort, stayed on final furlong, took second close home op 16/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
7
(16)
59-0
50/1
T: R HughesJ: Finley Marsh
Led, shaken up and increased lead well over 1f out, reduced advantage final furlong, headed near finish
4th
Horse silk
½
8
(6)
6/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, went fourth over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders op 11/2
5th
Horse silk
1
12
(12)
7/1
T: Ewan WhillansJ: Greg Fairley
Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on into fifth final furlong op 12/1
6th
Horse silk
nse
6
(15)
18/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy
Wore hood to post, midfield, asked for effort 2f out, went fifth over 1f out, lost fifth but kept on final furlong op 20/1
7th
Horse silk
3 ½
10
(17)
9/2f
T: J P O'BrienJ: Billy Loughnane
Held up in rear, passed beaten rivals and pushed along over 2f out, plugged on without threatening
8th
Horse silk
2 ¼
11
(9)
11/1
T: A J MartinJ: C Lee
Held up in rear, asked for effort 2f out, minor progress 1f out, never in contention op 10/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1
9th
Horse silk
3
13
(3)
16/1
T: J CandlishJ: David Probert
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, soon held op 14/1 tchd 12/1
10th
Horse silk
¾
5
(10)
22/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Rob Hornby
Midfield, minor headway over 2f out, soon ridden and held op 20/1 tchd 18/1
11th
Horse silk
½
9
(7)
17/2
T: R M BeckettJ: H Crouch
Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, soon beaten op 12/1
12th
Horse silk
1
15
(14)
40/1
T: A J MartinJ: Jamie Powell
Held up in rear, asked for effort over 2f out, no impression op 25/1
13th
Horse silk
15
16
(4)
11/2
T: Sir Mark PrescottJ: L Morris
Prominent, pushed along 2f out, soon weakened op 6/1 tchd 5/1
14th
Horse silk
36
17
(2)
7/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Jason Watson
Midfield, ridden and lost place 3f out, soon weakened quickly op 13/2 tchd 6/1
15th
Horse silk
12
1
(13)
79-12
125/1
T: J CandlishJ: Darragh Keenan
Raced wide in midfield, progress after 3f, ridden and lost position over 4f out, soon dropped away tchd 150/1
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Non-Runners

4
(11)
Horse silk
Tashkhan62
Weight: 9-3|  Age: 8
T: B Ellison  J: Ben Robinson
NR
14
(5)
Horse silk
Lips Freedom40
Weight: 8-9|  Age: 6
T: A Kinirons  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.00Pl:£2.50, £6.30, £17.00EX:£206.80Trifecta:£11,168.30Tricast:£7,992.91SF:£186.89Swingers:£39.80, £87.80, £115.90

Forecasts

Puturhandstogether (9/2), Blindedbythelights (11/2), Galileo Dame (6/1), A Piece Of Heaven (7/1), Team Player (7/1), Peaky Blinder (7/1), Moon Over Miami (17/2), Zanndabad (11/1), Chemistry (16/1), Berkshire Sundance (18/1), Spirit Mixer (22/1), Maxi King (25/1), Lips Freedom (25/1), Tashkhan (33/1), Alphonse Le Grande (40/1), Duraji (50/1), Aimeric (125/1)

Verdict

A strong record fresh swings the vote the way of MAXI KING. His form in top-end handicaps at up to 1¾m last season is solid and a bold bid is likely under Toby Moore if his stamina holds. Blindedbythelights, Galileo Dame, Moon Over Miami, 2024 Chester Plate winner Alphonse Le Grande and the unexposed Peaky Blinder head the many dangers.

  1. MAXI KING (IRE)
  2. BLINDEDBYTHELIGHTS (GER)
  3. GALILEO DAME (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025
East India Dock
Weight: 8-8  |Age: 4
9/4

Prize Money

1st: £87,618.002nd: £41,089.003rd: £20,553.004th: £10,268.005th: £5,134.006th: £2,567.00

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