Results · Friday 8 May 2026

Chester results: Friday 8 May 2026

8 races were run at Chester on Friday 8 May 2026 on good ground. Two of the eight favourites won. The biggest-priced winner was Exclamation at 33/1 in the 4:45. Oisin Murphy rode two winners. Andrew Balding trained three.

Races run8Full card
Favourites won2 of 825% strike rate
Biggest winner33/1Exclamation
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Chester race-by-race results

1:30CAA Stellar Great Cheshire Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Class 21m2f70y flatGoing Good11 ranTime 2m 6.40s
  1. 1Respond silksRespond (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding10/11FAV
  2. 2Whip Cracker silksWhip Cracker (IRE) 4¾ l8/1
  3. 3Janey Mackers silksJaney Mackers (IRE) ½ l33/1
Non-runners: Clouds Hill (unsuitable ground), Norwalk Havoc (self certificate, not eaten up), Savvy Victory (unsuitable ground) · Tote win £1.91 · CSF £9.79 · Tricast £161.99 Full result →

2:05Boodles Darley EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

Class 21m4f63y flatGoing Good7 ranTime 2m 34.88s
  1. 1Galiyan silksGaliyan (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding9/4
  2. 2Joulany silksJoulany (IRE) 2¼ l10/11FAV
  3. 3Glory Of The Seas silksGlory Of The Seas (GB) 1½ l4/1
Tote win £3.25 · CSF £4.58 Full result →

2:35Deepbridge Huxley Stakes (Group 2)

Group 21m2f70y flatGoing Good9 ranTime 2m 8.77s
  1. 1Lambourn silksLambourn (IRE) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien6/4FAV
  2. 2Bay City Roller silksBay City Roller (IRE) ¼ l9/2
  3. 3Ice Max silksIce Max (GB) 1¼ l16/1
Tote win £2.50 · CSF £7.91 · Tricast £74.43 Full result →

3:05Ladbrokes Chester Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

Class 22m2f140y flatGoing Good15 ranTime 4m 1.19s
  1. 1A Piece Of Heaven silksA Piece Of Heaven (FR) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien7/1
  2. 2Maxi King silksMaxi King (IRE) ½ l25/1
  3. 3Duraji silksDuraji (IRE) ½ l50/1
Non-runners: Lips Freedom (unsuitable ground), Tashkhan (withdrawn; unsuitable ground) · Tote win £8 · CSF £186.89 · Tricast £7992.91 Full result →

3:40Tom Jones Live At Chester Racecourse Handicap

Class 46f17y flatGoing Good12 ranTime 1m 12.74s
  1. 1Rosenpur silksRosenpur (GER) Darragh Keenan · Jennie Candlish11/2
  2. 2The Good Biscuit silksThe Good Biscuit (GB) 1¼ l11/2
  3. 3Jonny Concrete silksJonny Concrete (IRE) ¼ l5/2FAV
Non-runners: Aisling Oscar (unsuitable ground), Kirkdale (unsuitable ground), Noble Consort (self certificate, bad scope), Queue Dos (unsuitable ground) · Tote win £7.30 · CSF £37.37 · Tricast £97.65 Full result →

4:10Ladbrokes Get A Free Race Bet Today Chester Plate Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Class 22m2f140y flatGoing Good17 ranTime 4m 5.08s
  1. 1Shrimp Shady silksShrimp Shady (GB) Rob Hornby · Andrew Balding13/2
  2. 2Kingstonian silksKingstonian (GB) ¾ l6/4FAV
  3. 3Tribal Star silksTribal Star (IRE) ¼ l14/1
Tote win £7.50 · CSF £17.46 · Tricast £153.27 Full result →

4:45Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap

Class 35f15y flatGoing Good12 ranTime 1m 0.45s
  1. 1Exclamation silksExclamation (IRE) Ashley Lewis · Grace Harris33/1
  2. 2Schrodinger's Cat silksSchrodinger's Cat (GB) ¾ l3/1FAV
  3. 3One And Gone silksOne And Gone (IRE) ¾ l12/1
Non-runners: Inca Heights (vet's certificate, colic), Old Is Gold (self certificate, not eaten up), Temple Of Athena (unsuitable ground) · Tote win £45.30 · CSF £135.64 · Tricast £1350.70 Full result →

5:20Chester Roman Day On 30th May Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Class 41m4f63y flatGoing Good15 ranTime 2m 37.67s
  1. 1Patagonia Girl silksPatagonia Girl (GB) Jack Nicholls · Hugo Palmer9/2
  2. 2Renesmee silksRenesmee (GB) 1½ l33/1
  3. 3Newtown Duke silksNewtown Duke (IRE) ½ l9/1
Non-runner: Playtime (travel problems) · Tote win £5.50 · CSF £161.87 · Tricast £1337.11 Full result →

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