Oktoberfest Season Finale Saturday 20th September Handicap

Chester

16:35

Date 2025-09-13

Distance 7f127y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £11,339

Winning Time 1m 31.73s (slow by 0.23s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Knights Gold (IRE) Cieren Fallon · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	11/1	Won
2nd	Miami Matrix (IRE) Kevin Stott · Hugo Palmer	4/1	1.25
3rd	Paws For Thought (IRE) Pierre-Louis Jamin · Donald McCain	15/2	1.25
4th	Giant (GB) Joanna Mason · Ian Williams	5/1	.5
5th	Be Frank (GB) Rob Hornby · Ian Williams	13/2	2.5
6th	Fire Flame (GB) Aidan Keeley · Roger Varian	18/1	0.1
7th	Probe (GB) Kieran O'Neill · Jennie Candlish	14/1	0.3
8th	Sailthisshipalone (GB) Barry McHugh · Richard Fahey	14/1	0.3
9th	Capital Guarantee (IRE) Ben Robinson · David O'Meara	20/1	1.75
10th	Cruyff Turn (GB) Duran Fentiman · Tim Easterby	40/1	4
11th	It'sneverjustone (GB) Silvestre De Sousa · David Loughnane	3/1F	9.5

Runners (13)

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
6 (2)	It'sneverjustone Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:David Loughnane	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:David Loughnane	133	—	-27511	83	94	65	47d	—	—	+12	32.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Progressive 3yo who completed a double when scoring in good style at Galway; key player
5 (4)	Miami Matrix Bay J:Kevin Stott T:Hugo Palmer	J:Kevin Stott T:Hugo Palmer	134	—	371100	84	92	67	22d	—	—	+7	20.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Two C&D wins this term; tough tasks last twice and could resume his progress back in grade
9 (7)	Be Frank Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Ian Williams	J:Rob Hornby T:Ian Williams	129	v	093654	74	93	89	7d	—	—	-3	10.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
In-form 5yo and has claims if he responds well to a first-time visor
13 (3)	Giant Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Ian Williams	J:Joanna Mason T:Ian Williams	123	—	689512	68	93	62	1d	—	—	+7	20.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Made all on yard debut at Chelmsford (1m) and always close up for 2nd here (6f) on Friday
10 (1)	Paws For Thought Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:Donald McCain	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:Donald McCain	129	—	998927	74	90	84	24d	—	—	+2	12.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Five-time course winner who had an excuse at Haydock latest; respected back at Chester
8 (6)	Knights Gold Bay J:Cieren Fallon T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Cieren Fallon T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	131	—	611307	81	92	83	8d	—	—	+8	16.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Only 1lb higher than for his last success but he needs to get back in the groove
1 (9)	Probe Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:Jennie Candlish	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Jennie Candlish	141	—	615073	86	89	76	41d	—	—	+9	16.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won here (7f) in May and he didn't get any luck when third here last time; respected
7 (5)	Sailthisshipalone Bay J:Barry McHugh T:Richard Fahey	J:Barry McHugh T:Richard Fahey	132	p	034765	77	92	92	14d	—	—	+3	9.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Apart from third in Carlisle Bell he's been a bit disappointing this term; headgear added
12 (10)	Fire Flame Bay J:Aidan Keeley T:Roger Varian	J:Aidan Keeley T:Roger Varian	127	h	30-681	77	91	81	29d	—	—	+3	8.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Off the mark with comfortable win in hood at Thirsk (7f) last month; respected up 5lb
4 (8)	Capital Guarantee Chestnut J:Ben Robinson T:David O'Meara	J:Ben Robinson T:David O'Meara	138	—	543513	83	91	81	19d	—	—	+16	20.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won at Ripon last month and was good third in Class 2 there last time; shortlisted
2 (13)	Cruyff Turn Chestnut J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	140	—	140020	85	92	77	42d	—	—	+10	13.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Hit and miss since his Redcar win in April and this looks tough from wide draw
NR (12)	Blue Prince Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:David Evans	J:NON-RUNNER T:David Evans	139	—	320079	84	89	77	16d	—	—	—	9.5	—	—
Well held in last three runs and losing run is up to 13; opposable from wide draw
NR (11)	Marquis Pompeo Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Charlie Johnston	J:NON-RUNNER T:Charlie Johnston	128	—	0314	78	91	62	10d	—	—	—	15.5	—	—
Unexposed 3yo but he needs to kick on again on this return to turf

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
It'sneverjustone	11/4	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Miami Matrix	9/2	5/1	5/1	9/2	5/1
Be Frank	11/2	5/1	5/1	11/2	11/2
Giant	6/1	6/1	11/2	13/2	11/2
Paws For Thought	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1
Knights Gold	11/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Probe	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1	11/1
Sailthisshipalone	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Fire Flame	14/1	12/1	14/1	16/1	12/1
Capital Guarantee	18/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1
Cruyff Turn	33/1	28/1	28/1	33/1	25/1
Blue Prince	-	-	-	-	-
Marquis Pompeo	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

It'sneverjustone

32.4

OR: 8.3 Form: 18 Odds: 6.2

3/1

2nd

Miami Matrix

20.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 8 Odds: 4

5/1

3rd

Capital Guarantee

20.4

OR: 8.3 Form: 10.9 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Giant

20.1

OR: 4.5 Form: 12 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Knights Gold

16.6

OR: 7.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Probe

16.1

OR: 9 Form: 5 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Marquis Pompeo

15.5

OR: 7 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0

—

Cruyff Turn

13.1

OR: 8.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Paws For Thought

12.4

OR: 6 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Be Frank

10.9

OR: 6 Form: 0.9 Odds: 4

11/2

Blue Prince

9.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 1 Odds: 0

—

Sailthisshipalone

9.1

OR: 6.8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Fire Flame

8.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Probe	86	89	76
Cruyff Turn	85	92	77
Miami Matrix	84	92	67
Blue Prince	84	89	77
It'sneverjustone	83	94	65
Capital Guarantee	83	91	81
Knights Gold	81	92	83
Marquis Pompeo	78	91	62
Sailthisshipalone	77	92	92
Fire Flame	77	91	81
Be Frank	74	93	89
Paws For Thought	74	90	84
Giant	68	93	62

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Giant	1d ago	Quick return
Be Frank	7d ago	Quick return
Knights Gold	8d ago	Quick return
Marquis Pompeo	10d ago	Quick return
Sailthisshipalone	14d ago	Fit
Blue Prince	16d ago	Fit
Capital Guarantee	19d ago	Fit
Miami Matrix	22d ago	Fit
Paws For Thought	24d ago	Fit
Fire Flame	29d ago	Fit
Probe	41d ago	Fit
Cruyff Turn	42d ago	Fit
It'sneverjustone	47d ago	Fresh