Chester results, Friday 8 May 2026

How the meeting went

All 8 races are in. Favourites won 2 of 8.

More: Chester course guide and statistics · all of 8 May's racing

13:30 CAA Stellar Great Cheshire Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

1m2½f · Class 2 · 4yo+ · Flat (turf) · 11 runners · £23,193

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	OR	Form	BSP
1st	Respond Fav	Oisin Murphy	Andrew Balding	9-5	96	35-213	Evs
2nd	Whip Cracker	Ryan Moore	Richard Hughes	9-4	95	220-03	9/1
3rd	Janey Mackers	Hector Crouch	David Menuisier	9-1	92	60150-	66/1
4th	El Burhan	Billy Loughnane	George Boughey	9-9	100	1091-5	5/1
5th	Triple Double A	Luke Morris	Hugo Palmer	8-4	81	44-177	16/1
6th	Callianassa	Sean D Bowen	Brian Ellison	8-5	82	3-1557	200/1
7th	Bragbor	Warren Fentiman	Richard & Peter Fahey	8-13	90	3224-7	20/1
8th	Auld Toon Loon	Pierre-Louis Jamin	Tom Dascombe	9-6	97	/2001-	16/1
9th	Great David	James Doyle	James Tate	9-11	102	13555-	20/1
10th	Echalar	Duran Fentiman	Ian Williams	8-2	79	190667	250/1
11th	Bravais	David Probert	Ian Williams	8-11	88	27-500	125/1
NR	Savvy Victory	NON-RUNNER	S Woods	9-5	96	054-47	—
NR	Norwalk Havoc	NON-RUNNER	Mrs John Harrington	9-12	103	10-783	—
NR	Clouds Hill	Jason Hart	Charlie Johnston	8-10	87	2217-1	—

14:05 Boodles Darley EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

1m4½f · Class 2 · 3yo · Flat (turf) · 7 runners · £20,616

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	OR	Form	BSP
1st	Galiyan	Oisin Murphy	Andrew Balding	9-7	–	4	11/4
2nd	Joulany Fav	Hector Crouch	Ralph Beckett	9-7	91	24-3	Evs
3rd	Glory Of The Seas	Billy Loughnane	Roger Varian	9-7	–	2-4	9/2
4th	Eben Al Khawaneej	Daniel Muscutt	Owen Burrows	9-7	–	6	50/1
5th	Take A Chill Pill	Luke Morris	James Owen	9-7	–	5	40/1
6th	Morningtoncrescent	Harry Davies	Charlie Fellowes	9-2	–	6-6	200/1
7th	Distorted Truth	Clifford Lee	K R Burke	9-2	–	26	200/1

14:35 Deepbridge Huxley Stakes (Group 2)

1m2½f · Class 1 · 4yo+ · Flat (turf) · 9 runners · £96,407

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	OR	Form	BSP
1st	Lambourn Fav	Ryan Moore	A P O'Brien	9-3	119	11154-	15/8
2nd	Bay City Roller	Oisin Murphy	George Scott	9-8	117	62241-	4/1
3rd	Ice Max	Sam James	K R Burke	9-3	110	5711-5	22/1
4th	Sparks Fly	Billy Loughnane	David Loughnane	9-0	112	8381-0	33/1
5th	Royal Rhyme	Clifford Lee	K R Burke	9-3	115	3/35-6	12/1
6th	Starford	Dylan Browne McMonagle	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	9-3	111	217-51	8/1
7th	High Stock	David Probert	Andrew Balding	9-3	105	12044-	40/1
8th	Sky Safari	Daniel Muscutt	James Fanshawe	9-0	106	111-21	50/1
9th	King's Gambit	James Doyle	Harry Charlton	9-3	111	6352-2	11/2

15:05 Ladbrokes Chester Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

2m2½f · Class 2 · 4yo+ · Flat (turf) · 15 runners · £87,618

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	OR	Form	BSP
1st	A Piece Of Heaven	Dylan Browne McMonagle	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	9-6	101	2/3-22	13/2
2nd	Maxi King	Toby Moore	Kevin Philippart De Foy	9-5	100	/3434-	33/1
3rd	Duraji	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	9-0	95	4940-6	100/1
4th	Galileo Dame	Ryan Moore	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	8-12	93	/000-2	15/2
5th	Team Player	Greg Fairley	Ewan Whillans	8-10	92	313-11	10/1
6th	Berkshire Sundance	Oisin Murphy	Andrew Balding	9-1	96	81-011	28/1
7th	Puturhandstogether Fav	Billy Loughnane	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	8-11	92	17/31-	5/1
8th	Zanndabad	Clifford Lee	A J Martin	8-10	91	/7049-	14/1
9th	Chemistry	David Probert	Jennie Candlish	8-9	90	304-84	20/1
10th	Spirit Mixer	Rob Hornby	Andrew Balding	9-1	96	5714-3	40/1
11th	Moon Over Miami	Hector Crouch	Ralph Beckett	8-12	93	5461-5	12/1
12th	Alphonse Le Grande	Jamie Powell	A J Martin	8-9	90	8587-0	80/1
13th	Blindedbythelights	Luke Morris	Sir Mark Prescott Bt	8-9	90	/222-2	13/2
14th	Peaky Blinder	Jason Watson	Andrew Balding	8-8	90	3391-1	10/1
15th	Aimeric	Darragh Keenan	Jennie Candlish	9-12	107	2/275-	500/1
NR	Tashkhan	Ben Robinson	Brian Ellison	9-3	98	66070-	—
NR	Lips Freedom	Ashley Lewis	Andrew Kinirons	8-9	90	50/50-	—

15:40 Tom Jones Live At Chester Racecourse Handicap

6f · Class 4 · 4yo+ · Flat (turf) · 12 runners · £15,462

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	OR	Form	BSP
1st	Rosenpur	Darragh Keenan	Jennie Candlish	9-7	80	320-26	17/2
2nd	The Good Biscuit	Warren Fentiman	Ruth Carr	9-4	77	311-32	17/2
3rd	Jonny Concrete Fav	Jason Hart	Iain Jardine	9-6	79	22790-	5/2
4th	Hoodie Hoo	Jason Watson	Charles Hills	9-5	78	8246-2	11/1
5th	Miraculous	Sean Kirrane	Tim Easterby	9-7	80	0279-6	14/1
6th	Secret Guest	Paul Mulrennan	Bryan Smart	9-6	79	-62058	16/1
7th	Manila Scouse	Duran Fentiman	Tim Easterby	9-5	78	67044-	8/1
8th	Kiniro	Oisin Murphy	Dan Horsford	9-7	80	46331-	28/1
9th	Clonmacash	Adam Caffrey	Adrian McGuinness	9-7	80	277341	10/1
10th	Intervention	Harry Davies	Michael Appleby	9-5	78	780404	80/1
11th	Paws For Thought	Pierre-Louis Jamin	Donald McCain	9-5	78	73109-	50/1
12th	Bright	Billy Loughnane	Mark Loughnane	9-7	80	0661-0	50/1
NR	Noble Consort	NON-RUNNER	Julie Camacho	9-7	80	12161-	—
NR	Kirkdale	Hector Crouch	Edward Bethell	9-6	79	24-411	—
NR	Queue Dos	Taylor Fisher	J S Moore	9-5	78	0341-4	—
NR	Aisling Oscar	Toby Moore	Adrian Paul Keatley	9-5	78	274427	—

16:10 Ladbrokes Get A Free Race Bet Today Chester Plate Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

2m2½f · Class 2 · 4yo+ · Flat (turf) · 17 runners · £25,770

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	OR	Form	BSP
1st	Shrimp Shady	Rob Hornby	Andrew Balding	9-5	82	2-4412	9/1
2nd	Kingstonian Fav	Dylan Browne McMonagle	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	9-9	86	20413-	2/1
3rd	Tribal Star	Adam Caffrey	Adrian McGuinness	9-10	86	0-3344	22/1
4th	Carlton	David Probert	James Owen	9-5	81	21-215	33/1
5th	St Faz	Mikey Sheehy	Adrian Paul Keatley	9-2	78	-11171	11/1
6th	Sax Appeal	Jason Hart	Charlie Johnston	9-12	88	257383	40/1
7th	Imperial Sovereign	Billy Loughnane	Philip Kirby	9-5	81	423-43	22/1
8th	Boxing Great	Robbie Colgan	Karl Thornton	9-0	76	83551-	22/1
9th	Mr Escobar	Sean D Bowen	W P Mullins	9-9	85	/26/0-	22/1
10th	Wahraan	Shay Farmer	Jessica Bedi	9-2	78	572-64	66/1
11th	Kate O'Riley	Luke Morris	James Owen	9-9	86	04-623	16/1
12th	Morning Air	Jason Watson	Venetia Williams	9-2	78	42/98-	150/1
13th	It's All About You	Darragh Keenan	Jennie Candlish	9-4	80	1/018-	50/1
14th	Gibside	Duran Fentiman	Tim Easterby	9-4	80	615-56	80/1
15th	Who's Glen	Paul Mulrennan	Donald McCain	9-10	86	50865-	150/1
16th	Hamsiyann	Oisin Murphy	A J Martin	9-12	88	/2/80-	16/1
17th	Call My Bluff	J F Egan	Dominic Ffrench Davis	9-6	82	/94-91	12/1

16:45 Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap

5f · Class 3 · 3yo · Flat (turf) · 12 runners · £15,462

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	OR	Form	BSP
1st	Exclamation	Ashley Lewis	Grace Harris	9-9	90	250-90	50/1
2nd	Schrodinger's Cat Fav	Oliver Stammers	Grant Tuer	8-13	80	3421-2	100/30
3rd	One And Gone	Ryan Kavanagh	Ian Williams	8-11	78	4-3473	14/1
4th	Alvin	Hector Crouch	George Scott	9-6	87	-41831	8/1
5th	Henrythenate	Jack Dace	Patrick Morris	8-12	79	-11987	200/1
6th	Champonie	Billy Loughnane	George Boughey	9-4	85	11	6/1
7th	Arlo's Girl	Luke Morris	Joseph Parr	8-13	80	1-4	200/1
8th	Ambishio	Harry Davies	Michael Appleby	8-13	80	60-124	7/2
9th	Proof	Jason Watson	Charles Hills	8-12	79	5143-1	12/1
10th	Watcha Snoop	Oisin Murphy	Hugo Palmer	9-4	85	2180-0	50/1
11th	Kolkata Knight	Pierre-Louis Jamin	Tom Dascombe	9-6	87	0541-2	12/1
12th	Wyle Cop	Jason Hart	Jack Jones	8-9	76	30-130	50/1
NR	Old Is Gold	NON-RUNNER	Andrew Balding	9-5	86	1830-6	—
NR	Temple Of Athena	Ben Robinson	Brian Ellison	9-8	89	63-170	—
NR	Inca Heights	Clifford Lee	Clive Cox	9-4	85	19200-	—

17:20 Chester Roman Day On 30th May Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

1m4½f · Class 4 · 4yo+ · Flat (turf) · 15 runners · £15,462

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	OR	Form	BSP
1st	Patagonia Girl	Jack Nicholls	Hugo Palmer	9-12	80	1130-2	6/1
2nd	Renesmee	Kyle McHugh	Michael Keady	9-8	76	831325	50/1
3rd	Newtown Duke	Ryan Kavanagh	Ian Williams	9-4	72	37841-	14/1
4th	Nightsinwhitesatin Fav	Toby Moore	Edward Bethell	9-11	79	1442-2	4/1
5th	Secret Beach	Jack Dace	Donald McCain	9-12	80	0421-9	40/1
6th	L'Eagle Aid	Ashley Lewis	Charlie Johnston	9-8	76	116-56	5/1
7th	Siouxfonic	Paddy Harnett	James Owen	9-12	80	21-39	16/1
8th	Oman	Zak Wheatley	Tony Carroll	9-4	72	51-227	150/1
9th	Dance Time	Alexandra Egan	David Loughnane	9-6	74	143-45	14/1
10th	Sportingsilvermine	Mason Paetel	James Owen	9-12	80	227-00	8/1
11th	Al Mootamarid	Taylor Fisher	Dominic Elsworth	9-9	77	63677/	100/1
12th	Maasai Mara	Alec Voikhansky	John O'Shea	9-10	78	/478/4	50/1
13th	Terrorise	Shay Farmer	Brian Ellison	9-5	73	1060-0	33/1
14th	Wise Counsellor	Joe Bradnam	Daniel Steele	9-4	72	53354-	500/1
15th	Imperial Trooper	Warren Fentiman	Jennie Candlish	9-3	71	9-2633	25/1
NR	Playtime	NON-RUNNER	Gordon Elliott	9-12	80	56196-	—