14:40 Chester

Saturday 22 August 2026

All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Virgin Bet Chester Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 3m 8.44s

1^st

(2)

Midak

49-8

16/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: P Mulrennan

Wore hood and went early to post, mounted in chute, led, nudged along and headed over 5f out but remained prominent, ridden into lead over 1f out, kept on well under sustained pressure inside final furlong, just prevailed tchd 18/1

2^nd

(7)

By The Book

59-8

2/1f

T: C ApplebyJ: Billy Loughnane

Wore hood to post, raced in fourth, moved into clear third over 5f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, pressed leader gamely inside final furlong, all out towards finish, just denied op 9/4

3^rd

(1)

Tactician

59-8

18/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Jason Watson

Raced towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and kept on over 2f out, plugged on well inside final furlong, not reach leaders op 20/1 tchd 22/1

4^th

9 ½

(4)

Lady Vivian

49-3

10/1

T: R M BeckettJ: H Crouch

Raced in second, headway to lead over 5f out, shaken up over 2f out, headed and weakened over 1f out, ran on same pace inside final furlong op 9/1

5^th

2 ½

(6)

Orchard Keeper

59-3

16/1

T: R VarianJ: J Mitchell

Slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ran on same pace over 1f out, never dangerous op 18/1

6^th

1 ¾

(8)

Duraji

59-8

12/1

T: R HughesJ: Marco Ghiani

Raced in last, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, plugged on same pace over 1f out op 14/1

7^th

(5)

Fantasy World

49-8

5/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Rob Hornby

Wore hood to post, close up tracking leaders, briefly outpaced over 5f out, soon weakened and chased along, ridden over 3f out, tailed off over 2f out op 4/1 tchd 11/2

Also Ran

(3)

Lazy Griff

49-11

9/4

T: C JohnstonJ: Callum Shepherd

Slowly away, raced in fifth, pushed along over 5f out, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, soon pulled up tchd 2/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£17.00Pl:£3.10, £1.30, £4.10EX:£51.10Trifecta:£434.60SF:£48.57Swingers:£5.40, £20.20, £7.20

Forecasts

By The Book (2/1), Lazy Griff (9/4), Fantasy World (5/1), Lady Vivian (10/1), Duraji (12/1), Midak (16/1), Orchard Keeper (16/1), Tactician (18/1)

BY THE BOOK comes here on the back of a good Beverley second in similar company and looks to have been found a very good opportunity to resume winning ways. Lazy Griff wasn't at his best in the Goodwood Cup but still rates much the biggest threat down in class, while Lady Vivian and Fantasy World appeal as the pick of the rest for minor honours.

BY THE BOOK (IRE)
LAZY GRIFF (GER)
LADY VIVIAN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Allonsy

Weight: 9-6 |Age: 4

J: Edward Greatrex | T: R M Beckett

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £34,026.002nd: £12,900.003rd: £6,456.004th: £3,216.005th: £1,614.006th: £810.00