15.05
GoodBoodles Chester Vase Stakes (Group 3) (Colts & Geldings)
- Prize money: £79394
- 1m 4f 63y
- Class 1
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
13/8 (Won)
- Win: £2.38
- Place: £1.10
Form: 115-2
Last run: 38 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 (2) |
25th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 211y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
Last season's Derby and Irish Derby winner who reappeared with a win in the Group 2 Huxley Stakes at Chester in May; however, he hasn't come up to scratch on his three starts since and needs to turn things around; the cheekpieces worn on his four outings this season are left off. |
100/1 |
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11th 7 (1) |
20th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 211y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Winner of the 2025 Derby; has worn cheekpieces this season, gamely beating Bay City Roller in the Huxley at Chester (good-ground Group 2) then failing by a long way to confirm the placings in a one-sided Coronation Cup on softer going; behind stablemate Jan Brueghel in that contest and is still a tad inferior to that horse on ratings but it will be interesting to see what he can do in the retained headgear returned to a forecast faster surface. |
20/1 |
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3rd 6 (6) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 4f 6y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Most wins on good ground but has form on soft; held on by only a neck from Bay City Roller on better terms in the Huxley (1m2f Group 2) at Chester on seasonal debut but proved game in first-time cheekpieces and, based on Ryan Moore's post-race comments, will come on for the run; notable contender in the retained headgear returned to the scene of his biggest moment, namely a clearcut success in last year's Derby (followed up in the Irish version). |
13/2 |
12/1
- Place: £4.70
Form: 20131-
Last run: 228 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (3) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good To Soft 1m 6f 87y Class 1 |
9st 11lb |
Chased home Lambourn in last year's Chester Vase and Derby (also third to him in the Irish Derby); missed the second half of last season but showed he's still as good as ever when defeating the reopposing Lady Vivian in 2m Sandown Listed race (good) last month; raced freely and weakened quickly in the Goodwood Cup with cheekpieces added (quickly discarded) but he can bounce back with his sights lowered today. |
7/4 |
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7th 4 (3) |
28th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 12lb |
Second last term in the Derby and third in the Irish Derby; not seen afterwards as a 3yo but 2m races at Sandown this season have seen his promise renewed for serious stamina tests; it was just a four-runner Listed race last time when he dominated from the front at 4-7, so he needs much better today, but cheekpieces are enlisted and he's a fascinating newcomer to a top staying race. |
12/1 |
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1st 3 (1) |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 50y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Runner-up in the Derby at Epsom last June and kept on well for third in the Irish Derby at the Curragh (also 1m4f on good) next time; showed he retains plenty of ability when a 2l third in C&D Group 3 in May (ahead of three of today's rivals), leaving the impression a stronger gallop would have suited; should come on for that first start in 11 months and looks the one to beat. |
4/7 |
5/1
- Place: £1.60
Form: 1-1
Last run: 30 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 (3) |
8th Aug 2026 Good 1m 2f 42y Class 1 |
9st 10lb |
Successful five times from ten attempts, including in Group 3 at Newbury (1m4f, good) in April, but soundly beaten twice since; now on a retrieval mission and has to concede weight all round. |
11/2 |
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4th 4 (4) |
9th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 4f 0y Class 1 |
9st 8lb |
Tailed off in the mud in his Group 1 attempts last November and last month, latterly in the Coronation Cup at Epsom; progressive otherwise, including two Group wins last autumn and another at Newbury (1m4f, good; Tenability a close third) this April; that Newbury performance makes him a serious contender on form but he's not raced on ground firmer than good. |
2/1 |
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5th 3 (3) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 4f 6y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Scored on soft ground on debut; flopped in the German race won by Bay City Roller but otherwise progressive and overcame trouble to defy a Group 2 penalty in Group 3 contest at Newbury (1m4f, good) on seasonal debut, taking record to 5-8; about 3l behind Lambourn at Chester last term but is now in the same ball park as that opponent on ratings, with a chance of further improvement to boot; adds great interest to this race. |
13/2 |
6/1
Form: 51-
Last run: 144 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 (5) |
26th Sep 2025 Good 1m 4f 0y Class 1 |
9st 0lb |
Impressive in small-field handicap at Ascot (1m4f, good) in July; soundly beaten when fifth of six in Group 3 at Newbury (13.2f, good to firm) since but this lightly raced 3yo is not written off in view of the Ascot promise. |
7/1 |
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5th 6 (5) |
16th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 1m 5f 61y Class 1 |
8st 12lb |
Co-favourite for the Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot (1m6f, good to firm) but came eighth, with Furthur 4l ahead in second; evens with these cheekpieces enlisted for a five-runner handicap back at Ascot (1m4f, good) three weeks ago and this time he lived up to market expectations, leading over 1f out to win by just over 5l despite racing a bit freely early on; that much improved form makes him look a strong contender for this 1m5f Group 3. |
2/1 |
|
1st 4 (3) |
25th Jul 2025 Good 1m 3f 211y Class 2 |
9st 9lb |
Fourth in a strong Chester Vase (1m4f) on reappearance; performed below market expectations in the Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot (1m6f) since but again ran well on bare figures and although raised 5lb he dips into calmer waters in this handicap; raced only four times and still has potential; respected, assuming he takes well to first-time headgear. |
10/11 |
11/1
Form: 72-1
Last run: 25 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 2 (11) |
19th Sep 2026 Good 1m 5f 61y Class 2 |
9st 11lb |
Has a record of 211 at Newbury, winning the 2025 Geoffrey Freer (1m5f Group 3) in clearcut style the final time; not solid on 2026 form but looks interesting off an attractive mark returned to this venue. |
8/1 |
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18th 4 (16) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good To Soft 1m 5f 188y Class 2 |
9st 8lb |
Seemed to be going places when he won a Group 3 at Newbury (1m5f, good to firm) last August, followed by a respectable sixth on soft ground in the St Leger, but he's been disappointing this term; headgear goes on. |
25/1 |
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4th 2 (3) |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 50y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Both wins have been at Newbury, in a maiden over 1m3f last April and a Group 3 over 1m5f (good to firm) last August; respectable sixth in the St Leger in September but he's been below that level in all four starts since, including when beating only Duke Of Oxford home over this C&D in May; drops back to 2m having contested the Gold Cup two weeks ago. |
5/1 |
8/1
Form: 314- BF
Last run: 200 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 7 (1) |
20th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 1m 3f 188y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Blinkered all starts; promoted to first in Group 3 at the Curragh (1m2f, good) in May, making most and bumped 1f out in a very tight finish; improved again when 80-1 in the Irish Derby at same track (1m4f, good) in June, albeit seventh of ten and coming about four and a half lengths behind winner Lambourn, therefore having something to find with him today. |
66/1 |
|
10 (3) |
29th Jun 2025 Good 1m 4f 0y |
9st 2lb |
Won a 7f Listowel maiden last year and was fourth in a Leopardstown Group 3 on soft over 1m1f; remote sixth behind Lambourn in the Chester Vase on return; much better when a promoted winner of the Group 3 Gallinule Stakes over 1m2f at this venue, outperforming shorter-priced stablemate Shackleton. |
50/1 |
|
2nd 4 (2) |
23rd May 2025 Good 1m 2f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Won a 7f Listowel maiden last year and was fourth in a Leopardstown Group 3 on soft over 1m1f; however, was beaten a long way over 1m4f in the Chester Vase on return and appears to be the yard's second-string today. |
8/1 |
200/1
Form: 00807-
Last run: 230 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 49
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 |
31st Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 1 |
11st 0lb |
Modest Flat maiden in Ireland who was a well-held seventh over hurdles on his penultimate start; has been gelded; opposable. |
100/1 |
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6th 3 |
31st Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 1 |
11st 0lb |
Modest Flat maiden in Ireland who was a well-held seventh over hurdles on his penultimate start; has been gelded; opposable. |
100/1 |
4/1
Form: 9111-
Last run: 193 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
5th Oct 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 70y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Showed the benefit of a wind op when winning here (2m2f, good to firm) and at Worcester (2m, good) this summer; safely held in competitive series final at Worcester (2m4f, good) ten days ago but looks the one to beat in this much easier race. |
11/10 |
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7th 5 |
25th Sep 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 2 |
11st 6lb |
Listed Flat winner as a 2yo and showed the benefit of his winter wind op when winning twice in good style over hurdles this summer; close second to Road To Wembley over C&D when upped in trip last month and goes on the shortlist, even though Harry Skelton appears to favour Down To Business. |
8/1 |
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2nd 3 |
19th Aug 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Listed Flat winner as a 2yo and showed the benefit of his winter wind op when scoring in good style over hurdles at Stratford (2m2f, good to firm) and here (2m, good) this summer; tries a new trip today; big player. |
4/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £35.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £41.76 |
| Tricast | £127.38 |
| Trifecta | £170.90 |
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