Result 14:40 · Chester

Virgin Bet Chester Stakes (Listed Race)

Listed1m 6f 87yGood To Soft3yo+ · 8 ran£34,026 to the winnerMostly Cloudy

Result

Official · time 3m 08.44s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Midak (FR)	P Mulrennan	Ian Williams	—	17.0	18.0
2	By The Book (IRE)	Billy Loughnane	C Appleby	nk	3.00	3.34
3	Tactician	Jason Watson	A M Balding	2¼L	19.0	22.0
4	Lady Vivian (IRE)	H Crouch	R M Beckett	11¾L	11.0	11.7
5	Orchard Keeper (IRE)	J Mitchell	R Varian	14¼L	17.0	21.4
6	Duraji (IRE)	Marco Ghiani	Richard Hughes	16L	13.0	14.1
7	Fantasy World (IRE)	Rob Hornby	A M Balding	36L	6.00	8.40
PU	Lazy Griff (GER)	Callum Shepherd	C Johnston	—	3.25	3.75

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1 (3)

Lazy Griff (GER)

4yo · 9-11 · OR 112

223317 J Callum Shepherd T C Johnston —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Jul 26	Goodwood	2m	Good	C1	7/8	61¼L	19.0
03 Jul 26	Sandown Park	2m 50y	Good	C1	1/4	—	1.57
28 May 26	Sandown Park	2m	Good	C1	3/7	2L	6.00

2 wins from 9 · placed 7

1 run here without a win

Last ran 25 days ago

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2 (7)

By The Book (IRE)

5yo · 9-8 · OR 109

313362 J Billy Loughnane T C Appleby —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
04 Jul 26	Beverley	1m 4f 23y	Good To Firm	C1	2/5	1½L	4.00
26 Sep 25	Newmarket	1m 4f	Good To Firm	C1	3/7	8L	2.25
05 Dec 24	Chelmsford City	1m 2f	Standard To Slow	C5	1/14	—	1.83

2 wins from 4 · placed 4

First time at this course and trip

Last ran 49 days ago

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Duraji (IRE)

5yo · 9-8 · OR 95

406304 J Marco Ghiani T Richard Hughes —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
18 Jul 26	Newbury	2m 110y	Good To Firm	C2	4/7	2L	15.0
16 Jun 26	Ascot	1m 6f 34y	Good To Firm	C2	15/16	32L	26.0
08 May 26	Chester	2m 2f 110y	Good	C2	3/15	1L	51.0

1 win from 11 · placed 3

1 run here without a win

Last ran 35 days ago

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4 (5)

Fantasy World (IRE)

4yo · 9-8 · OR 103

311531 J Rob Hornby T A M Balding —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
13 Mar 26	Cheltenham	2m 1f	Soft	C1	PU	—	81.0
21 Feb 26	Kempton Park	2m	Good To Soft	C1	3/6	15¼L	8.50
15 Feb 26	Musselburgh	1m 7f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	4/11	14¼L	1.30

3 wins from 11 · placed 7

Won 1 of 3 at around this trip

Returns from a 162-day break

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5 (2)

Midak (FR)

4yo · 9-8 · OR 102

469447 J P Mulrennan T Ian Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Aug 26	Goodwood	1m 3f 218y	Good To Firm	C1	7/8	6½L	51.0
18 Jul 26	Newbury	1m 2f	Good To Firm	C1	4/5	4½L	13.0
07 Jun 26	Goodwood	1m 3f 218y	Soft	C1	4/6	3L	41.0

0 wins from 4 · placed 0

First time at this course and trip

Last ran 21 days ago

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6 (1)

Tactician

5yo · 9-8 · OR 88

512166 J Jason Watson T A M Balding —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
21 Sep 24	Newmarket	2m 2f	Good To Firm	C2	6/11	10½L	2.88
24 Aug 24	York	1m 6f	Good To Firm	C2	6/16	5¾L	11.0
26 Jul 24	Ascot	2m	Good	C3	1/9	—	1.91

2 wins from 7 · placed 3

Won 1 of 3 at around this trip

Returns from a 700-day break

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Lady Vivian (IRE)

4yo · 9-3 · OR 99

772542 J H Crouch T R M Beckett —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 Jul 26	Sandown Park	2m 50y	Good	C1	2/4	2¾L	13.0
04 Apr 26	Musselburgh	1m 6f	Soft	C1	5/6	29½L	11.0
21 Aug 25	York	1m 4f	Good To Firm	C1	7/9	5¾L	15.0

2 wins from 8 · placed 4

Course winner: 1 win from 1 here

Last ran 50 days ago

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Orchard Keeper (IRE)

5yo · 9-3 · OR 93

132445 J J Mitchell T R Varian —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Aug 26	Newmarket	1m 4f	Good To Firm	C1	5/8	5L	34.0
09 Oct 25	Bath	1m 6f	Good To Soft	C1	4/13	4½L	17.0
30 Aug 25	Chester	1m 6f 110y	Good	C1	4/6	3½L	7.50

2 wins from 16 · placed 10

Won 1 of 4 at around this trip

Last ran 21 days ago

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