Virgin Bet Chester Stakes (Listed Race) – Chester

Chester

14:40

Virgin Bet Chester Stakes (Listed Race)

Date 2025-08-30

Distance 1m6f87y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £34,026

Winning Time 3m 8.25s (slow by 3.85s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Allonsy (GB) Edward Greatrex · Ralph Beckett	4/1	Won
2nd	Tabletalk (IRE) Jack Mitchell · Tom Clover	9/4	1
3rd	Alsakib (GB) P J McDonald · Andrew Balding	2/1F	2
4th	Orchard Keeper (IRE) Aidan Keeley · Roger Varian	13/2	.5
5th	Prydwen (IRE) Callum Shepherd · George Scott	9/1	1
6th	Minella Rescue (IRE) Sean D Bowen · Gary Hanmer	22/1	4.5

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (5)	Alsakib Grey J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	134	—	178-44	109	116	39	77d	—	—	-9	25.6	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Big form chance, but only if he's back on song after a poor show at York in June
4 (7)	Tabletalk Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:Tom Clover	J:Jack Mitchell T:Tom Clover	134	p	5-2263	113	119	108	49d	—	—	-5	25.3	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Leading player if okay in the first-time headgear; below form twice on softer than good
6 (2)	Allonsy Bay J:Edward Greatrex T:Ralph Beckett	J:Edward Greatrex T:Ralph Beckett	132	p	2-5417	98	109	96	28d	—	—	+5	19.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Not disgraced facing stiff task in Group 2 four weeks ago but needs to resume improvement
3 (6)	Prydwen Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	134	—	-64P00	103	119	101	74d	—	—	+7	15.8	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Pulled up in Saudi Arabia in February (heart issue); well held in two handicaps since
7 (1)	Orchard Keeper Bay J:Aidan Keeley T:Roger Varian	J:Aidan Keeley T:Roger Varian	129	—	326132	85	102	92	14d	—	—	+15	24.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Progressive in handicaps, including over 1m6f, but this should require a fair bit better
2 (3)	Minella Rescue Bay J:Sean D Bowen T:Gary Hanmer	J:Sean D Bowen T:Gary Hanmer	134	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Dual bumper winner and progressive staying hurdler, pretty useful form; tough Flat debut
NR (8)	Tashkhan Bay J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	134	v	5930-6	105	114	110	29d	—	—	—	13.8	—	—
Of most interest on softer than good and his four wins have all been on soft or heavy
NR (4)	Too Soon Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Rob Hornby T:Gary & Josh Moore	125	b	4-6955	95	106	93	30d	—	—	—	11.3	—	—
No impact this term; blinkers go on and he needs overall improvement as well as the rain

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Alsakib	7/4	15/8	15/8	15/8	7/4
Tabletalk	2/1	15/8	2/1	2/1	2/1
Allonsy	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2	5/1
Prydwen	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	9/1
Orchard Keeper	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1	9/1
Minella Rescue	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Tashkhan	-	-	-	-	-
Too Soon	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Alsakib

25.6

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 10.8

15/8

2nd

Tabletalk

25.3

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 9.5

2/1

3rd

Orchard Keeper

24.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 13.1 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Allonsy

19.9

OR: 12 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Prydwen

15.8

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Tashkhan

13.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Too Soon

11.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Minella Rescue

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tabletalk	113	119	108
Alsakib	109	116	39
Tashkhan	105	114	110
Prydwen	103	119	101
Allonsy	98	109	96
Too Soon	95	106	93
Orchard Keeper	85	102	92
Minella Rescue	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Orchard Keeper	14d ago	Fit
Allonsy	28d ago	Fit
Tashkhan	29d ago	Fit
Too Soon	30d ago	Fit
Tabletalk	49d ago	Fresh
Prydwen	74d ago	Fresh
Alsakib	77d ago	Fresh
Minella Rescue	—	—