17:00 Chester

Saturday 11 July 2026

All13:3514:1014:4515:1815:5216:2417:0017:32

Minuty, The Spirit Of Saint-Tropez Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 4f 63y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:02  |   Winning time: 2m 42.14s
1st
Horse silk
2
(6)
Nibras Gold
89-9
15/2
T: James OwenJ: Harry Davies
Wore hood to post, led, shaken up 2f out, strongly pressed final furlong, headed final 110yds, rallied and regained lead post op 6/1 tchd 8/1
2nd
Horse silk
hd
1
(1)
Fast Fred
69-9
3/1f
T: Phillip MakinJ: D Allan
Prominent, pushed along 2f out, kept on final furlong, led near finish, lost on the nod op 5/2
3rd
Horse silk
hd
7
(3)
Robusto
68-13
17/2
T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Edward Greatrex
Held up in touch, ridden 2f out, late headway final furlong, took third close home, not reach leaders op 11/1 tchd 12/1
4th
Horse silk
nk
5
(4)
Just An Hour
69-8
7/2
T: B R MillmanJ: Jason Watson
Prominent, ridden to press leader over 1f out, led final 110yds, headed near finish op 5/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
(2)
L'Eagle Aid
59-9
10/3
T: C JohnstonJ: S D Bowen
Midfield, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, short of room final 110yds, no extra tchd 11/4 and tchd 7/2
6th
Horse silk
¾
6
(5)
Spartan Times
59-6
15/2
T: J CandlishJ: Harry Russell
Midfield, asked for effort 2f out, soon held op 13/2 tchd 6/1
7th
Horse silk
1
8
(8)
Spirit Catcher
78-11
12/1
T: P A KirbyJ: Donagh Murphy (7)
Held up in last, ridden 2f out, never in contention op 14/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
(7)
Dream Harder
79-9
33/1
T: D M LoughnaneJ: Jack Callan (3)
Held up in touch, ridden 2f out, never involved op 22/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.00Pl:£2.20, £1.60, £2.60EX:£31.50Trifecta:£199.80Tricast:£197.12SF:£30.49Swingers:£5.80, £8.00, £5.50

Forecasts

Fast Fred (3/1), L'Eagle Aid (10/3), Just An Hour (7/2), Nibras Gold (15/2), Spartan Times (15/2), Robusto (17/2), Spirit Catcher (12/1), Dream Harder (33/1)

Verdict

L'EAGLE AID was successful in this race last year and, having not been seen to best effect over C&D on his latest outing, he is taken to land the prize again. He can reverse the placings with Spartan Times from when the pair met here 2 weeks ago, with Fast Fred completing the shortlist.

  1. L'EAGLE AID (IRE)
  2. SPARTAN TIMES
  3. FAST FRED

Previous Winners

2025
L'Eagle Aid
Weight: 9-9  |Age: 4
J: Archie Young  |  T: C Johnston
11/2

Prize Money

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

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