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Chester

16:10

Date 2026-05-08

Distance 2m2f140y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £25,770

Weather Overcast

Temp 9.5°C

Wind 3mph S

Rain 6%

Winning Time 4m 5.08s (slow by 5.08s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Shrimp Shady (GB) Rob Hornby · Andrew Balding	13/2	Won
2nd	Kingstonian (GB) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	6/4F	.75
3rd	Tribal Star (IRE) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	14/1	0.3
4th	Carlton (GB) David Probert · James Owen	25/1	1
5th	St Faz (FR) Mikey Sheehy · Adrian Paul Keatley	9/1	.75
6th	Sax Appeal (GB) Jason Hart · Charlie Johnston	22/1	1.75
7th	Imperial Sovereign (IRE) Billy Loughnane · Philip Kirby	14/1	1.75
8th	Boxing Great (IRE) Robbie Colgan · Karl Thornton	18/1	1.25
9th	Mr Escobar (IRE) Sean D Bowen · W P Mullins	14/1	0.1
10th	Wahraan (FR) Shay Farmer · Jessica Bedi	40/1	.5
11th	Kate O'Riley (GB) Luke Morris · James Owen	11/1	1
12th	Morning Air (FR) Jason Watson · Venetia Williams	50/1	4.25
13th	It's All About You (IRE) Darragh Keenan · Jennie Candlish	28/1	2
14th	Gibside (GB) Duran Fentiman · Tim Easterby	40/1	.75
15th	Who's Glen (FR) Paul Mulrennan · Donald McCain	50/1	2.75
16th	Hamsiyann (IRE) Oisin Murphy · A J Martin	17/2	4.25
17th	Call My Bluff (IRE) J F Egan · Dominic Ffrench Davis	10/1	16

Runners (17)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6 (5)	Kingstonian Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	135	—	20413-	86	93	85	227d	—	—	-2	30	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Won 1m4f Tramore maiden and his 1m6f attempt was on heavy going; remains unexposed
10 (11)	Shrimp Shady Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Andrew Balding	J:Rob Hornby T:Andrew Balding	131	—	2-4412	82	96	28	35d	—	—	+4	14.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Pretty consistent in his five AW handicaps; peak AW form needs to be transferred
1 (13)	Hamsiyann Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:A J Martin	J:Oisin Murphy T:A J Martin	138	t	/2/80-	88	71	12	—	—	—	+6	15.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
2nd in this race off 1lb lower in 2024; stablemates in Chester Cup may be a good pointer
7 (2)	Mr Escobar Bay J:Sean D Bowen T:W P Mullins	J:Sean D Bowen T:W P Mullins	135	tb	/26/0-	85	-	-	—	—	—	+3	10.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Beaten a nose here in 2024, promise that has not been fulfilled; different headgear now
3 (4)	Tribal Star Bay J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	136	p	0-3344	86	99	71	35d	—	—	+4	11.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Running well on AW this year and close third here in September; each-way player
16 (14)	St Faz Bay J:Mikey Sheehy T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Mikey Sheehy T:Adrian Paul Keatley	128	p	-11171	78	96	75	12d	—	—	+23	28.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Sole defeat for new yard this year when hampered at the start two runs ago; wide draw here
5 (10)	Kate O'Riley Bay J:Luke Morris T:James Owen	J:Luke Morris T:James Owen	135	—	04-623	86	94	85	34d	—	—	+5	10.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Unraced beyond 1m6f on Flat but she's half-sister to a staying celebrity in Big Orange
8 (12)	Call My Bluff Bay J:J F Egan T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	J:J F Egan T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	132	p	/94-91	82	94	74	21d	—	—	+3	9.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Back to life at Newbury latest and has fine record here; returned to serious calculations
11 (15)	Imperial Sovereign Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Philip Kirby	J:Billy Loughnane T:Philip Kirby	131	—	423-43	81	96	72	12d	—	—	+3	9.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Ran respectably both starts this term, back on good ground latest, but others preferred
13 (7)	It's All About You Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Darragh Keenan T:Jennie Candlish	130	p	1/018-	80	98	87	223d	—	—	+11	15.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Won his only Chester race (last August) and won in 2024 after a break; needs a close look
9 (1)	Carlton Brown J:David Probert T:James Owen	J:David Probert T:James Owen	131	v	21-215	81	97	74	29d	—	—	+5	8.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Needs to bounce back from a rare flop; chief concern is 0-15 record on Flat turf
12 (16)	Gibside Bay J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	130	—	615-56	80	96	42	13d	—	—	+5	8.6	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Won this in 2025 off 1lb lower; back in more favourable scenario if not scuppered by draw
17 (9)	Boxing Great Chestnut J:Robbie Colgan T:Karl Thornton	J:Robbie Colgan T:Karl Thornton	126	—	83551-	76	94	83	140d	—	—	+15	18.4	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Off the mark in December at Dundalk; needs to improve on that; relatively lightly raced
2 (8)	Sax Appeal Bay J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston	J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston	138	—	257383	88	90	75	23d	—	—	+11	15	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Busy; has had his share of wins but career dominated by AW; turf form needs improvement
14 (3)	Morning Air Bay J:Jason Watson T:Venetia Williams	J:Jason Watson T:Venetia Williams	128	—	42/98-	78	98	75	—	—	—	+5	7.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
9th in 2025 Chester Cup; others preferred, but her trainer won this in 2021 and 2022
4 (17)	Who's Glen Chestnut J:Paul Mulrennan T:Donald McCain	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Donald McCain	136	—	50865-	86	88	55	—	—	—	+7	9.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
7lb lower than Chester Cup 5th last year; recent hurdle efforts are not enough to persuade
15 (6)	Wahraan Chestnut J:Shay Farmer(7) T:Jessica Bedi	J:Shay Farmer(7) T:Jessica Bedi	128	ht	572-64	78	96	87	23d	—	—	+5	7.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Well handicapped judged on lots of 2024 form over 1m4f-2m but has seldom sparked since

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Kingstonian	13/8	13/8	15/8
Shrimp Shady	15/2	8/1	7/1
Hamsiyann	7/1	13/2	13/2
Mr Escobar	11/1	14/1	12/1
Tribal Star	10/1	9/1	9/1
St Faz	14/1	14/1	12/1
Kate O'Riley	12/1	12/1	12/1
Call My Bluff	12/1	12/1	11/1
Imperial Sovereign	14/1	14/1	14/1
It's All About You	25/1	25/1	20/1
Carlton	28/1	33/1	25/1
Gibside	28/1	28/1	22/1
Boxing Great	25/1	22/1	25/1
Sax Appeal	28/1	33/1	25/1
Morning Air	33/1	33/1	28/1
Who's Glen	40/1	40/1	28/1
Wahraan	66/1	66/1	50/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Kingstonian

OR: 9 Form: 11 Odds: 10

15/8

2nd

St Faz

28.7

OR: 7 Form: 20 Odds: 1.7

14/1

3rd

Boxing Great

18.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 10.9 Odds: 1

25/1

Hamsiyann

15.9

OR: 9.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.9

7/1

It's All About You

15.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Sax Appeal

OR: 9.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 1

33/1

Shrimp Shady

14.4

OR: 8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Tribal Star

11.1

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Mr Escobar

10.9

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Kate O'Riley

10.7

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Call My Bluff

9.9

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Who's Glen

9.9

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Imperial Sovereign

9.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Carlton

8.7

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Gibside

8.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Morning Air

7.9

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Wahraan

7.6

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hamsiyann	88	71	12
Sax Appeal	88	90	75
Kingstonian	86	93	85
Tribal Star	86	99	71
Kate O'Riley	86	94	85
Who's Glen	86	88	55
Mr Escobar	85	—	—
Shrimp Shady	82	96	28
Call My Bluff	82	94	74
Imperial Sovereign	81	96	72
Carlton	81	97	74
It's All About You	80	98	87
Gibside	80	96	42
St Faz	78	96	75
Morning Air	78	98	75
Wahraan	78	96	87
Boxing Great	76	94	83

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
St Faz	12d ago	Quick return
Imperial Sovereign	12d ago	Quick return
Gibside	13d ago	Quick return
Call My Bluff	21d ago	Fit
Sax Appeal	23d ago	Fit
Wahraan	23d ago	Fit
Carlton	29d ago	Fit
Kate O'Riley	34d ago	Fit
Shrimp Shady	35d ago	Fit
Tribal Star	35d ago	Fit
Boxing Great	140d ago	Long break
It's All About You	223d ago	Long break
Kingstonian	227d ago	Long break
Hamsiyann	—	—
Mr Escobar	—	—
Morning Air	—	—
Who's Glen	—	—

Class

Horse	Prev Class	Change
Imperial Sovereign	Class Class 4	Class Drop
Carlton	Class Class 4	Class Drop
Gibside	Class Class 3	Class Drop

Compared to each horse's most recent recorded run. 3 drops, 0 rises.