16:52 Chester

Sunday 2 August 2026

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Tom Jones Live At Chester Racecourse Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 16:54 | Winning time: 2m 10.12s

1^st

(5)

Tiger

49-12

2/1f

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Edward Greatrex

Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 3f out, ridden over 1f out, led 1f out, stayed on strongly and pushed clear inside final furlong op 5/2

2^nd

5 ½

(4)

Cape Fear

39-7

9/4

T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy

Held up behind leaders, headway to chase leader halfway, going well 3f out, ridden and kept on one pace from ever 1f out op 15/8 tchd 5/2

3^rd

(9)

Farasi Lane

810-2

28/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Aiden Brookes

Towards rear, headway and ridden over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out op 22/1

4^th

(6)

Secret Beach

510-2

4/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Toby Moore (7)

Contested lead until led after 2f, ridden over 1f out, headed 1f out, weakened final 110 yards tchd 10/3

5^th

(7)

Eagle Day

68-13

40/1

T: P D EvansJ: J F Egan

Towards rear, raced very keenly, ridden over 2f out, kept on steadily from over 1f out, never in contention op 25/1

6^th

(2)

Oman

89-8

14/1

T: A W CarrollJ: Zak Wheatley

Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, brief headway over 1f out, no extra final furlong op 20/1

7^th

(8)

Echalar

49-11

28/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: David Probert

Restrained start to race off the pace in rear, ridden 2f out, never in contention tchd 25/1 and tchd 33/1

8^th

5 ½

(1)

Saligo Bay

810-0

7/1

T: S EnglandJ: T Eaves

Contested lead for 2f, chased leader, ridden and weakened over 2f out, op 6/1 tchd 5/1

9^th

8 ½

(10)

Moon Beginnings

49-8

28/1

T: D LoughnaneJ: Laura Pearson

Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened quickly 2f out op 25/1 tchd 22/1

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Non-Runners

(3)

Naples³⁹

Weight: 9-13| Age: 4

T: Steph Hollinshead J: D C Costello

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.20, £1.20, £5.50EX:£7.90Trifecta:£116.60Tricast:£90.20SF:£6.47Swingers:£1.80, £10.10, £11.30

Forecasts

Tiger (2/1), Cape Fear (9/4), Secret Beach (4/1), Saligo Bay (7/1), Oman (14/1), Naples (25/1), Farasi Lane (28/1), Echalar (28/1), Moon Beginnings (28/1), Eagle Day (40/1)

SALIGO BAY has been prolific over hurdles since last seen in this discipline and arriving fit from a recent spin over timber, Sam England's 8-y-o is fancied to add to his tally at the expense of Tiger, who is yet to get off the mark on these shores but bounced back to form when runner-up at Doncaster 7 weeks ago. Secret Beach looks best of the rest, though market support for Cape Fear should be noted having flopped on his recent handicap bow.

SALIGO BAY (IRE)
TIGER (FR)
SECRET BEACH (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Glistening Nights

Weight: 9-4 |Age: 4

J: Barry McHugh | T: R A Fahey

11/2

Prize Money

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