Result 14:05 · Chester

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Class 2Handicap1m 7f 196ySoft3yo+ · 10 ran£51,540 to the winnerLight Rain Showers

Result

Official · time 3m 34.50s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Pole Star	Sean D Bowen	C Johnston	—	12.0	13.3
2	Granite Bay	Nathan Crosse	Jarlath P Fahey	1L	6.50	5.82
3	Shipshape (IRE)	Isobelle Chalmers	Bernard Llewellyn & Robert Williams	2¾L	19.0	25.8
4	Tribal Star (IRE)	Jamie Powell	Adrian McGuinness	4L	10.0	9.29
5	Stressfree (FR)	Mark Winn	D O'Meara	5L	4.50	4.36
6	Spirit Mixer	Alfie Redman	A M Balding	6L	12.0	16.2
7	Dunkeld Dreamer (IRE)	Finlay Bassett	K R Burke	6¾L	34.0	44.3
8	Gentle Warrior (IRE)	Cam Hardie	K R Burke	8¼L	34.0	32.2
9	Tashkhan (IRE)	H Crouch	Brian Ellison	10½L	19.0	20.2
10	Holy See (IRE)	O J Orr	William Durkan	16½L	5.50	5.15

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1 (8)

Holy See (IRE)

5yo · 9-12 · OR 100

124102 J O J Orr T William Durkan —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Jul 26	Galway	2m 179y	Yielding	—	2/20	¾L	41.0
03 Jun 26	Curragh	1m 6f	Good To Yielding	—	11/12	24¾L	23.0
09 Apr 26	Gowran Park	1m 4f	Soft	—	1/9	—	15.0

2 wins from 12 · placed 6

5 runs at around this trip without a win

Last ran 47 days ago

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2 (6)

Stressfree (FR)

6yo · 9-8 · OR 96

270864 J Mark Winn T D O'Meara —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
05 Sep 26	Haydock Park	1m 6f	Heavy	C2	4/10	13¼L	7.50
22 Aug 26	York	1m 5f 188y	Good To Soft	C2	6/22	4¼L	51.0
01 Aug 26	Goodwood	1m 6f	Good To Firm	C2	8/13	10L	41.0

4 wins from 34 · placed 17

Course winner: 1 win from 1 here

Last ran 7 days ago

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3 (7)

Tashkhan (IRE)

8yo · 9-7 · OR 95

660700 J H Crouch T Brian Ellison —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Jun 26	Newcastle	2m 56y	Standard To Slow	C2	20/20	52½L	81.0
07 Mar 26	Ayr	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C4	4/7	23¼L	3.00
14 Feb 26	Haydock Park	3m 110y	Good To Soft	C1	3/9	10½L	21.0

5 wins from 36 · placed 15

Course winner: 1 win from 2 here

Returns from a 77-day break

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Spirit Mixer

8yo · 9-4 · OR 92

430400 J Alfie Redman (7) T A M Balding —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Aug 26	Ascot	1m 7f 209y	Good To Firm	C2	10/10	4½L	19.0
27 Jun 26	Newcastle	2m 56y	Standard To Slow	C2	19/20	31½L	19.0
08 May 26	Chester	2m 2f 110y	Good	C2	10/15	12L	23.0

9 wins from 44 · placed 17

Course winner: 4 wins from 8 here

Last ran 35 days ago

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Granite Bay

5yo · 9-3 · OR 91

242437 J Nathan Crosse T Jarlath P Fahey —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Jul 26	Galway	2m 179y	Yielding	—	7/20	7¾L	4.50
03 Jun 26	Curragh	1m 6f	Good To Yielding	—	3/12	2½L	8.00
09 Apr 26	Gowran Park	1m 4f	Soft	—	4/9	1¾L	6.50

3 wins from 16 · placed 7

1 run at around this trip without a win

Last ran 47 days ago

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7 (2)

Tribal Star (IRE) p

5yo · 8-10 · OR 84

390200 J Jamie Powell T Adrian McGuinness —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
15 Aug 26	Dundalk	1m 2f 150y	Standard	—	12/14	8½L	8.00
31 Jul 26	Galway	1m 4f	Yielding To Soft	—	10/18	6¾L	29.0
14 Jul 26	Killarney	2m 185y	Good	—	2/7	2¾L	6.00

2 wins from 25 · placed 14

2 runs here without a win

Last ran 28 days ago

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8 (4)

Pole Star v

4yo · 8-9 · OR 83

509533 J Sean D Bowen T C Johnston —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
05 Sep 26	Haydock Park	1m 6f	Heavy	C2	3/10	13L	15.0
16 Aug 26	Pontefract	2m 1f 27y	Good To Firm	C3	3/5	4L	4.00
08 Aug 26	Ascot	1m 7f 209y	Good To Firm	C2	5/10	2L	7.50

3 wins from 17 · placed 7

1 run here without a win

Last ran 7 days ago

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10 (1)

Shipshape (IRE) p

4yo · 8-2 · OR 76

121125 J Isobelle Chalmers (7) T Bernard Llewellyn & Robert Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Aug 26	Carlisle	1m 6f 32y	Good	C4	5/6	36L	5.00
27 Jun 26	Chester	1m 7f 196y	Good	C4	2/7	2½L	2.62
13 Jun 26	Chester	1m 4f 63y	Good To Soft	C4	1/8	—	5.00

3 wins from 13 · placed 6

Course winner: 1 win from 2 here

Last ran 32 days ago

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Gentle Warrior (IRE) v

4yo · 8-2 · OR 76

246V73 J Cam Hardie T K R Burke —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
04 Sep 26	Haydock Park	1m 6f	Heavy	C5	3/8	7L	7.00
01 Aug 26	Hamilton Park	1m 5f 16y	Good	C4	7/10	7¼L	15.0
17 Jul 26	Wolverhampton	1m 5f 219y	Standard	C4	VOI	—	17.0

3 wins from 21 · placed 11

Course winner: 1 win from 1 here

Last ran 8 days ago

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Dunkeld Dreamer (IRE) p11

3yo · 8-2 · OR 86

241403 J Finlay Bassett (7) T K R Burke —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
30 Aug 26	Goodwood	1m 3f 44y	Soft (good to soft in places)	C3	3/6	1¾L	2.75
21 Aug 26	York	1m 2f 56y	Good To Soft	C2	12/14	9¼L	26.0
11 Jul 26	Hamilton Park	1m 5f 16y	Good	C4	4/5	1¼L	2.62

5 wins from 19 · placed 11

First time at this course and trip

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