Result 17:05 · Chester

John Smiths Jump Jockeys Challenge Handicap (Professional Jump Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race) (Div I)

Class 4Handicap1m 4f 110yGood To Soft4yo+ · 10 ran

Result

Official · time 2m 39.33s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Saligo Bay (IRE)	Jonathan England	S England	—	2.88	3.21
2	Nibras Gold (IRE)	J J Burke	James Owen	¾L	9.00	9.71
3	Spartan Times	Sean Quinlan	J Candlish	1½L	7.50	7.80
4	Heathen (GB)	Robert Dunne	J Candlish	1½L	7.00	8.62
5	Percy Jones	Danny Gilligan	Mark Loughnane	2¼L	7.50	11.0
6	Cotswold Cottage (GB)	Brendan Powell	Faye Bramley	2½L	6.50	7.00
7	Polling Day (IRE)	Benjamin Poste	Bernard Llewellyn	3¾L	34.0	44.0
8	Cormier (IRE)	Craig Nichol	Brian Ellison	8L	51.0	100.0
9	Green Team (FR)	C J Todd	Ian Williams	16½L	11.0	15.0
10	Westernesse (IRE)	Theo Gillard	Donald McCain	16¾L	67.0	85.0

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1 (9)

Westernesse (IRE) p

6yo · 11-9 · OR 79

444510 J Theo Gillard T Donald McCain —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Jun 25	York	1m 2f 110y	Good	C4	12/17	11¾L	6.50
19 Jun 25	Ripon	1m 2f	Good	C5	1/8	—	4.00
13 Jun 25	York	1m 2f 110y	Good To Firm	C4	5/20	5L	8.00

3 wins from 26 · placed 12

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2 (3)

Percy Jones

6yo · 11-7 · OR 77

242617 J Danny Gilligan T Mark Loughnane —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Aug 25	Southwell	1m 4f	Standard	C4	7/12	8¾L	26.0
19 Aug 25	Wolverhampton	1m 4f	Standard	C5	1/8	—	7.50
05 Aug 25	Newbury	1m 4f	Good To Firm	C5	6/10	5¼L	4.33

4 wins from 36 · placed 18

Won 2 of 15 at around this trip

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3 (8)

Polling Day (IRE)

7yo · 11-7 · OR 77

33616F J Benjamin Poste T Bernard Llewellyn —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
21 Aug 25	Newton Abbot	2m 1f	Good	C4	F	—	10.0
12 Jul 25	Chester	1m 6f 110y	Good	C4	6/6	69¼L	12.0
14 Jun 25	Chester	1m 4f 110y	Soft	C5	1/10	—	34.0

3 wins from 20 · placed 7

Course winner: 1 win from 2 here

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4 (5)

Nibras Gold (IRE) p

7yo · 11-4 · OR 74

516135 J J J Burke T James Owen —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Aug 25	Haydock Park	1m 6f	Good	C5	5/9	7L	3.50
19 Jul 25	Market Rasen	2m 110y	Good	C2	3/14	2¾L	12.0
17 Jun 25	Beverley	1m 4f	Good To Firm	C5	1/5	—	3.12

6 wins from 30 · placed 19

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5 (1)

Saligo Bay (IRE)

7yo · 11-4 · OR 74

312432 J Jonathan England T S England —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Sep 25	Epsom Downs	1m 4f	Soft	C4	2/10	2½L	19.0
23 Aug 25	Cartmel	2m 1f	Good	C3	3/9	3L	7.00
08 Aug 25	Haydock Park	1m 6f	Good	C5	4/9	3L	6.50

8 wins from 50 · placed 27

Won 2 of 9 at around this trip

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6 (4)

Heathen (GB)

6yo · 11-3 · OR 73

413424 J Robert Dunne T J Candlish —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Jun 25	York	1m 6f	Good	C4	4/6	11L	3.50
14 Jun 25	York	1m 4f	Good To Firm	C3	2/12	1¾L	8.00
27 Apr 25	Southwell	2m 110y	Standard To Slow	C2	4/10	4¾L	17.0

5 wins from 27 · placed 8

Won 3 of 13 at around this trip

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7 (6)

Cormier (IRE) p

9yo · 11-2 · OR 72

044060 J Craig Nichol T Brian Ellison —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
21 Aug 25	Newcastle	1m 2f	Standard	C4	14/14	26L	151.0
01 Mar 25	Kelso	2m	Good To Soft	C2	6/18	15¼L	41.0
01 Feb 25	Wetherby	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C3	15/17	35L	51.0

9 wins from 44 · placed 16

Course winner: 1 win from 3 here

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8 (2)

Green Team (FR) p

6yo · 11-1 · OR 71

911314 J C J Todd T Ian Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Jul 25	Great Yarmouth	1m 6f	Good To Soft	C5	4/6	7¼L	19.0
15 Jul 25	Thirsk	1m 6f	Good To Soft	C5	1/5	—	3.50
11 Jun 25	Kempton Park	2m	Standard To Slow	C5	3/6	11L	6.00

4 wins from 33 · placed 15

Won 1 of 14 at around this trip

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9 (10)

Spartan Times

4yo · 10-11 · OR 67

111214 J Sean Quinlan T J Candlish —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
04 Sep 25	Haydock Park	1m 3f 110y	Good	C5	4/14	1¼L	2.75
25 Aug 25	Ripon	1m 3f	Good	C6	1/9	—	3.50
21 Jul 25	Ayr	1m 2f	Good To Soft	C6	2/9	1¼L	4.00

4 wins from 16 · placed 6

2 runs at around this trip without a win

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Cotswold Cottage (GB)

5yo · 10-7 · OR 63

881314 J Brendan Powell T Faye Bramley —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Aug 25	Southwell	1m 4f	Standard	C4	4/12	5¼L	21.0
05 Aug 25	Ffos Las	1m 1f	Good	C6	1/6	—	4.50
17 Jul 25	Chepstow	1m 2f	Good	C6	3/6	7¼L	2.75

2 wins from 7 · placed 3

1 run at around this trip without a win

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