Tom Jones Live At Chester Racecourse Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Bangor-on-Dee

17:00

Date 2026-02-25

Distance 2m4f72y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £6,855

Weather Pt. Cloudy

Temp 6.3°C

Wind 7mph S

Winning Time 5m 35.60s (slow by 43.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bowenspark (IRE) Stan Sheppard · Henry Daly	6/4F	Won
2nd	Casual Observer (IRE) Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	13/8	8.5
3rd	Ostend (IRE) Jack Hogan · Alastair Ralph	5/1	28

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Galop De Chasse (FR) Ned Fox · Venetia Williams	6/1

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Casual Observer Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	156	—	55/51-	113	-	-	384d	—	—	-7	26.4	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Open to improvement as a chaser and fitness might not be an issue given yard he represents
3	Bowenspark Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Henry Daly	J:Stan Sheppard T:Henry Daly	159	—	62-P25	116	130	100	57d	—	—	-6	26.5	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Inconsistent but a repeat of his second at Southwell in Dec would give him every chance
2	Ostend Bay J:Jack Hogan T:Alastair Ralph	J:Jack Hogan T:Alastair Ralph	161	—	F31P-3	118	135	99	23d	—	—	+8	25	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Chase winner last March; two lesser runs have come on either side of wind surgery
1	Galop De Chasse Bay J:Ned Fox(3) T:Venetia Williams	J:Ned Fox(3) T:Venetia Williams	164	—	P4PP-5	121	134	101	60d	—	—	+10	20.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
On a useful mark and his yard is in better form now than when he ran at Christmas
NR	Kykorock Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	156	h	-83113	113	130	113	39d	—	—	—	31.7	—	—
2-3 over fences; could now be on tough mark but should still run well

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Casual Observer	6/4	13/8	6/4
Bowenspark	7/4	13/8	13/8
Ostend	9/2	9/2	9/2
Galop De Chasse	7/1	6/1	13/2
Kykorock	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Kykorock

31.7

OR: 15.8 Form: 15.9 Odds: 0

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2nd

Bowenspark

26.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 10

7/4

3rd

Casual Observer

26.4

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

13/8

Ostend

OR: 17 Form: 3 Odds: 5

9/2

Galop De Chasse

20.8

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Galop De Chasse	121	134	101
Ostend	118	135	99
Bowenspark	116	130	100
Casual Observer	113	—	—
Kykorock	113	130	113

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ostend	23d ago	Fit
Kykorock	39d ago	Fit
Bowenspark	57d ago	Fresh
Galop De Chasse	60d ago	Fresh
Casual Observer	384d ago	Long break