Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Watergate Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

Chester

14:40

Date 2025-09-13

Distance 1m7f196y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £51,540

Winning Time 3m 24.33s (slow by 0.23s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Spirit Mixer (GB) Rob Hornby · Andrew Balding	5/1	Won
2nd	Prydwen (IRE) Darragh Keenan · George Scott	16/1	.5
3rd	Tribal Star (IRE) Silvestre De Sousa · Adrian McGuinness	9/1	.5
4th	Ndaawi (GB) Cieren Fallon · Gordon Elliott	6/5F	0.3
5th	Artisan Dancer (FR) Joanna Mason · Charlie Johnston	4/1	2.75
6th	Yashin (IRE) Archie Young · Michael Bell	22/1	2.75
7th	Gibside (GB) Duran Fentiman · Tim Easterby	18/1	0.3
8th	Sixpack (GB) Kieran O'Neill · James Owen	33/1	0.3
9th	Youthful King (GB) Aidan Keeley · Luke Dace	33/1	1.25
10th	Zoffee (GB) Kevin Stott · Hugo Palmer	14/1	12
11th	Torcello (IRE) Nicola Currie · Shaun Lycett	66/1	0.3

Runners (12)

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 (4)	Ndaawi Bay J:Cieren Fallon T:Gordon Elliott	J:Cieren Fallon T:Gordon Elliott	124	—	05/70-	89	-	-	—	—	—	-13	20.4	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Never better as hurdler; 2m4f might have stretched him at Royal Ascot 2024; respected
9 (9)	Artisan Dancer Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joanna Mason T:Charlie Johnston	118	—	073222	83	115	104	6d	—	—	+8	25.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Second to Sheradann at Southwell 16 days ago and beaten a nose at York last Sunday
4 (6)	Spirit Mixer Chestnut J:Rob Hornby T:Andrew Balding	J:Rob Hornby T:Andrew Balding	128	—	572157	93	109	103	24d	—	—	+8	20.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Two C&D wins this stage last year, including this race; won Northumberland Plate this June
8 (5)	Tribal Star Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Adrian McGuinness	120	p	229471	85	105	87	29d	—	—	+13	22.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Running well at 1m2f-2m on AW but his only two appearances on turf this season were poor
3 (10)	Zoffee Bay J:Kevin Stott T:Hugo Palmer	J:Kevin Stott T:Hugo Palmer	128	—	940-30	93	108	61	88d	—	—	+6	12.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Second, first and third in the last three Chester Cups; trouble sustaining his form though
11 (11)	Gibside Bay J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	116	—	813078	81	113	91	6d	—	—	+6	12.3	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won 2m2f Chester Plate (2lb higher today) in May; could be a lot more interesting again
2 (3)	Prydwen Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott	J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott	136	—	64P005	101	109	99	14d	—	—	+9	14.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
While peak 2024 efforts give him a fine chance, some caution is currently advised
12 (8)	Sixpack Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:James Owen	J:Kieran O'Neill T:James Owen	114	p	63-025	79	109	90	11d	—	—	+4	8.4	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Tailed off 11 days ago on first go at 2m but that was on heavy going after four months off
1 (2)	Yashin Bay J:Archie Young(5) T:Michael Bell	J:Archie Young(5) T:Michael Bell	138	t	6-1760	103	111	67	21d	—	—	+11	14.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Won a slowly run, 2m Group 3 at Ascot in April; behind in tough assignments since
7 (7)	Youthful King Bay J:Aidan Keeley T:Luke Dace	J:Aidan Keeley T:Luke Dace	123	h	462163	88	112	84	21d	—	—	+17	19.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Chance judged on his peak efforts on AW or good to firm, the latest a 1m6f win in June
10 (1)	Torcello Chestnut J:Nicola Currie T:Shaun Lycett	J:Nicola Currie T:Shaun Lycett	117	v	3937-0	82	111	50	98d	—	—	+6	8.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
11yo; softer than good (preferably soft or heavy) has suited him best for a long time now
NR (12)	Sheradann Grey J:Edward Greatrex T:Ian Williams	J:Edward Greatrex T:Ian Williams	124	t	763301	89	111	101	16d	—	—	—	22.2	—	—
Finally broke his British duck at Southwell (2m, AW; from Artisan Dancer) 16 days ago

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Ndaawi	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8	6/4
Artisan Dancer	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Spirit Mixer	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Tribal Star	9/1	8/1	17/2	17/2	17/2
Zoffee	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Gibside	16/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	12/1
Prydwen	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Sixpack	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Yashin	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Youthful King	33/1	28/1	28/1	33/1	28/1
Torcello	66/1	50/1	50/1	66/1	50/1
Sheradann	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Artisan Dancer

25.2

OR: 8.3 Form: 11.9 Odds: 5

4/1

2nd

Tribal Star

22.3

OR: 8.8 Form: 11 Odds: 2.5

9/1

3rd

Sheradann

22.2

OR: 9.8 Form: 12.4 Odds: 0

—

Spirit Mixer

20.9

OR: 10.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Ndaawi

20.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

6/4

Youthful King

19.9

OR: 9.5 Form: 9.5 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Yashin

14.2

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Prydwen

14.1

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Zoffee

12.7

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Gibside

12.3

OR: 7.8 Form: 2.9 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Torcello

8.6

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Sixpack

8.4

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Yashin	103	111	67
Prydwen	101	109	99
Spirit Mixer	93	109	103
Zoffee	93	108	61
Ndaawi	89	—	—
Sheradann	89	111	101
Youthful King	88	112	84
Tribal Star	85	105	87
Artisan Dancer	83	115	104
Torcello	82	111	50
Gibside	81	113	91
Sixpack	79	109	90

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Artisan Dancer	6d ago	Quick return
Gibside	6d ago	Quick return
Sixpack	11d ago	Quick return
Prydwen	14d ago	Fit
Sheradann	16d ago	Fit
Yashin	21d ago	Fit
Youthful King	21d ago	Fit
Spirit Mixer	24d ago	Fit
Tribal Star	29d ago	Fit
Zoffee	88d ago	Fresh
Torcello	98d ago	Long break
Ndaawi	—	—

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Artisan Dancer	Hold Up
Gibside	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 12 runners classified.