Happy Birthday Keith Chesters Apprentice Handicap – Pontefract

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Happy Birthday Keith Chesters Apprentice Handicap

Date 2025-09-25

Distance 5f3y

Class Class 6

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,402

Winning Time 1m 5.05s (slow by 3.75s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Kyber Crystal (IRE) Kaiya Fraser · Rebecca Menzies	10/1	Won
2nd	Papa Don't Preach (IRE) William Pyle · Kevin Frost	10/1	.5
3rd	Glendown (IRE) Oisin McSweeney · Tim Easterby	9/1	0.3
4th	Brazen Rascal (GB) Zak Wheatley · Simon Whitaker	14/1	1.25
5th	Canaria Queen (GB) Jake Dickson · Tim Easterby	11/10F	1.25
6th	Fortunate Star (IRE) Harry Smith · Declan Carroll	6/1	1.5
7th	Masterclass (GB) Warren Fentiman · Paul Midgley	5/1	0.3
8th	Ninety Nine (IRE) Tom Kiely-Marshall · John Wainwright	33/1	6

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
3 (1)	Canaria Queen Black J:Jake Dickson(7) T:Tim Easterby	J:Jake Dickson(7) T:Tim Easterby	131	p	113712	56	69	63	4d	—	—	-9	28.2	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Three wins in the second half of this year and another big run when second on Sunday
5 (3)	Masterclass Grey J:Warren Fentiman(3) T:Paul Midgley	J:Warren Fentiman(3) T:Paul Midgley	129	b	657263	54	69	61	17d	—	—	-7	12.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Close third at Newcastle recently and he can be in the mix if he's on another going day
2 (4)	Fortunate Star Chestnut J:Harry Smith(7) T:Declan Carroll	J:Harry Smith(7) T:Declan Carroll	132	t	120487	57	68	68	16d	—	—	-5	5.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Won under Harry Smith at Haydock in July but has gone off the boil more recently
1 (2)	Papa Don't Preach Bay J:William Pyle T:Kevin Frost	J:William Pyle T:Kevin Frost	135	—	232242	60	71	64	105d	—	—	+5	14.8	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Not easy to win with and returns from break but he was in good form when last seen
6 (5)	Glendown Bay J:Oisin McSweeney T:Tim Easterby	J:Oisin McSweeney T:Tim Easterby	125	tp	349906	50	67	63	27d	—	—	-6	2.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
C&D winner who is on a dangerous mark but he's struggled on his last few runs
4 (6)	Kyber Crystal Grey J:Kaiya Fraser T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Rebecca Menzies	130	tp	325830	55	70	63	4d	—	—	-1	6.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Below par at Hamilton on Sunday but close third at Carlisle previously and not ruled out
8 (8)	Brazen Rascal Bay J:Zak Wheatley T:Simon Whitaker	J:Zak Wheatley T:Simon Whitaker	121	p	995546	46	67	53	29d	—	—	-5	1.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Some reasonable performances this season but needs something extra now in cheekpieces
7 (7)	Ninety Nine Bay J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(3) T:John Wainwright	J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(3) T:John Wainwright	122	p	-93468	47	68	55	27d	—	—	-1	1.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Set to encounter slow ground for the first time this season, which could be a plus

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Canaria Queen	6/5	5/4	5/4
Masterclass	9/2	4/1	4/1
Fortunate Star	13/2	13/2	7/1
Papa Don't Preach	8/1	17/2	8/1
Glendown	9/1	9/1	9/1
Kyber Crystal	12/1	11/1	10/1
Brazen Rascal	16/1	12/1	14/1
Ninety Nine	33/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Canaria Queen

28.2

OR: 1.5 Form: 14.9 Odds: 11.8

5/4

2nd

Papa Don't Preach

14.8

OR: 2.5 Form: 9.6 Odds: 2.7

17/2

3rd

Masterclass

12.2

OR: 1 Form: 5.5 Odds: 5.7

9/2

Kyber Crystal

6.3

OR: 1.3 Form: 3.1 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Fortunate Star

5.6

OR: 1.8 Form: 1 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Glendown

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Brazen Rascal

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Ninety Nine

1.8

OR: 0 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Papa Don't Preach	60	71	64
Fortunate Star	57	68	68
Canaria Queen	56	69	63
Kyber Crystal	55	70	63
Masterclass	54	69	61
Glendown	50	67	63
Ninety Nine	47	68	55
Brazen Rascal	46	67	53

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Canaria Queen	4d ago	Quick return
Kyber Crystal	4d ago	Quick return
Fortunate Star	16d ago	Fit
Masterclass	17d ago	Fit
Glendown	27d ago	Fit
Ninety Nine	27d ago	Fit
Brazen Rascal	29d ago	Fit
Papa Don't Preach	105d ago	Long break