15:05 Chester

Friday 8 May 2026

All13:3014:0514:3515:0515:4016:1016:4517:20

Ladbrokes Chester Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 15:07 | Winning time: 4m 1.19s

1^st

(1)

A Piece Of Heaven

89-6

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

2^nd

(8)

Maxi King

69-5

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

3^rd

(16)

Duraji

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

4^th

(6)

Galileo Dame

58-12

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

5^th

(12)

Team Player

48-10

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

6^th

nse

(15)

Berkshire Sundance

69-1

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

7^th

3 ½

(17)

Puturhandstogether

58-11

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

8^th

2 ¼

(9)

Zanndabad

78-10

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

9^th

(3)

Chemistry

58-9

16/1

T: J CandlishJ: David Probert

Midfield, ridden over 2f out, soon held op 14/1 tchd 12/1

10^th

(10)

Spirit Mixer

89-1

22/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Rob Hornby

Midfield, minor headway over 2f out, soon ridden and held op 20/1 tchd 18/1

11^th

(7)

Moon Over Miami

58-12

17/2

T: R M BeckettJ: H Crouch

Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, soon beaten op 12/1

12^th

(14)

Alphonse Le Grande

78-9

40/1

T: A J MartinJ: Jamie Powell

Held up in rear, asked for effort over 2f out, no impression op 25/1

13^th

(4)

Blindedbythelights

68-9

11/2

T: Sir Mark PrescottJ: L Morris

Prominent, pushed along 2f out, soon weakened op 6/1 tchd 5/1

14^th

(2)

Peaky Blinder

48-8

7/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Jason Watson

Midfield, ridden and lost place 3f out, soon weakened quickly op 13/2 tchd 6/1

15^th

(13)

Aimeric

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

(11)

Tashkhan⁶²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 8

T: B Ellison J: Ben Robinson

(5)

Lips Freedom⁴⁰

Weight: 8-9| Age: 6

T: A Kinirons J: Non Runner

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)

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.

MAXI KING (IRE)
BLINDEDBYTHELIGHTS (GER)
GALILEO DAME (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

East India Dock

Weight: 8-8 |Age: 4

J: Harry Davies | T: James Owen

9/4

Prize Money

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