Chester 16:17 — 2026-09-19

5.5f Flat

GoingHeavyClass4£20K11 RunnersE/W4 placesLast year's winnerAl Hussar

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Form	OR	SP	Beaten
1	Copper Knightt Draw 28-12Age 12Days 6	Sean Kirrane	T D Easterby	690908	71	9/4
2	Secret Mistral Draw 119-6Age 6Days 15	Myla Coppins	A W Carroll	8-21348	79	20/1	3/4 length
3	Temple Of Athenap Draw 49-7Age 3Days 8	Tom Kiely-Marshall	B Ellison	084454	81	7/1	Neck
4	Vingegaardb Draw 59-1Age 4Days 13	O McSweeney	P T Midgley	036106	74	16/1	1/2 length
5	Sudden Flightp Draw 39-13Age 4Days 20	P Cosgrave	R Hughes	322205	86	5/1	2 lengths
6	Over Spicedp Draw 68-10Age 4Days 11	Ashley Lewis	G Harris	323522	69	13/2	1 1/4 length
7	Dream Composerp Draw 99-10Age 8Days 21	D C Costello	A W Carroll	471543	83	20/1	Neck
8	Level Upv Draw 108-11Age 7Days 19	J F Egan	P D Evans	221671	70	28/1	Neck
9	Betsen Draw 79-11Age 5Days 8	Jack Doughty	A W Carroll	091853	84	13/2	Neck
10	Elegant Erinp Draw 19-12Age 9Days 20	Liam Wright	P T Midgley	906334	85	11/2	Neck
11	Noble Vow Draw 89-6Age 3Days 51	S C Cronin	R Hannon	531100	80	28/1	1 1/4 length
NR	Winchurch(NR) Draw 139-3Age 4Days 36	Mason Paetel	M Appleby	614108	76	—
NR	Maharajas Express(NR) Draw 129-3Age 6Days 6	P J McDonald	Ian Williams	618221	71	—

In-running

1Copper Knight midfield, switched towards centre to make rapid headway from 1f out, ran on strongly, led towards finish
2Secret Mistral led, set strong pace, ridden over 1f out, all out when headed towards finish
3Temple Of Athena prominent, took second over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, no extra and dropped to third towards finish
4Vingegaard in touch with leaders, taken towards centre to chase leaders over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, weakened towards finish
5Sudden Flight towards rear, headway from over 1f out, kept on but never on terms to trouble leaders
6Over Spiced midfield, came near side over 1f out, kept on one pace towards finish
7Dream Composer bumped and went left start, midfield, raced wide throughout, outpaced 1f out, weakened towards finish
8Level Up prominent, chased leaders from 1f out, hung right and weakened inside final 110yds
9Betsen never better than midfield, weakened inside final furlong
10Elegant Erin midfield, outpaced inside final furlong, weakened towards finish (vet said mare lost right-hind shoe)
11Noble Vow broke awkwardly and clipped heels when bumped rival and edged right soon after start, always towards rear, outpaced and dropped to last over 1f out, weakened towards finish (vet said gelding lost left-fore shoe)