15:30 Chester

Saturday 30 May 2026

All13:1513:5014:2014:5315:3016:0516:38

Virgin Bet Handicap

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 1m 27.22s

1^st

(2)

Lexington Jet

48-6

20/1

T: D LoughnaneJ: S De Sousa

Rousted along early to go handy second, pushed along 2f out, ridden and led over 1f out, ran on gamely tchd 18/1

2^nd

(8)

Brighton Boy

48-8

11/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: Warren Fentiman (3)

Mid-division, pushed along well over 1f out and improved on outer, went second over 110yds out and every chance, no telling impression tchd 12/1

3^rd

(3)

Supido

49-4

5/2f

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Billy Loughnane

Wore red hood to post, mid-division, pushed along 2f out, stayed on over 1f out, took fourth over 110yds out, held closing stages op 11/4

4^th

(12)

Bobby Bennu

59-3

15/2

T: R VarianJ: Ray Dawson

Went to post early, in rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish op 8/1

5^th

(1)

Elements Of Fire

49-4

13/2

T: A WatsonJ: Pierre-Louis Jamin

Went to post early wearing red hood, led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra over 110yds out op 7/1

6^th

(11)

Korker

79-1

16/1

T: K R BurkeJ: Jason Hart

Went to post early, switched left start and held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, switched out wide on bend well over 1f out, ran on final furlong, never nearer op 18/1 tchd 14/1

7^th

(9)

Angel Hunter

49-1

16/1

T: R HannonJ: Alec Voikhansky

Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, kept on, never on terms tchd 14/1

8^th

(7)

Roman Dragon

79-10

7/1

T: H PalmerJ: Oisin Murphy

Wore red hood to post, mid-division, pushed along 2f out, keeping on one pace when hampered under 1f out, not recover op 13/2 tchd 6/1 and tchd 15/2

9^th

1 ½

(6)

Miami Matrix

48-9

15/2

T: P MorrisJ: Cieren Fallon

Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, faded 1f out and soon not much room op 7/1 tchd 6/1

10^th

1 ½

(5)

Palmar Bay

59-12

5/1

T: R M BeckettJ: H Crouch

Chased leaders, pushed along well over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 11/2

11^th

4 ½

(4)

Midnight Strike

48-12

50/1

T: J CandlishJ: Barry McHugh

Rear mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, lost touch over 1f out op 66/1

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Non-Runners

(13)

The Angel King²⁴

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: Ian Williams J: Ryan Kavanagh

(10)

Nizam⁴²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: Ian Williams J: Charles Bishop

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£22.40Pl:£5.80, £3.20, £1.80EX:£247.00Trifecta:£1,161.80Tricast:£767.64SF:£230.44Swingers:£30.70, £12.00, £8.50

Forecasts

Supido (5/2), Palmar Bay (5/1), Elements Of Fire (13/2), Roman Dragon (7/1), Bobby Bennu (15/2), Miami Matrix (15/2), Brighton Boy (11/1), The Angel King (12/1), Korker (16/1), Angel Hunter (16/1), Lexington Jet (20/1), Midnight Strike (50/1), Nizam (50/1)

SUPIDO has fared well with the draw here again and can make light of a 4 lb rise for his win over the extended 7f earlier in the month. Elements of Fire faded dropped to 6f on his turf return at Ascot 3 weeks ago but he's shown very progressive form over 7f from the front on all-weather and is ideally drawn to control things from stall 1. Brighton Boy and Miami Matrix complete the shortlist.

SUPIDO (FR)
ELEMENTS OF FIRE
BRIGHTON BOY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Myal

Weight: 9-2 |Age: 4

J: D Egan | T: Steph Hollinshead

11/2

Prize Money

1st: £25,770.002nd: £12,085.003rd: £6,045.004th: £3,020.005th: £1,510.006th: £755.00