Results · Sunday 2 August 2026

Chester results: Sunday 2 August 2026

6 races were run at Chester on Sunday 2 August 2026 on good ground. Four of the six favourites won. The biggest-priced winner was Simplify at 6/1 in the 3:20. Oisin Murphy rode four winners. Andrew Balding trained three.

Races run6Full card
Favourites won4 of 667% strike rate
Biggest winner6/1Simplify
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Chester race-by-race results

2:10Radnor Hills Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race)

Class 41m4½f flatGoing Good7 ranTime 2m 39.63s
  1. 1Charmaine silksCharmaine (GB) Daniel Muscutt · James Fanshawe7/2
  2. 2Level Look silksLevel Look (GB) 1½ l7/4FAV
  3. 3L'Eagle Aid silksL'Eagle Aid (IRE) 1½ l11/1
Tote win £4.50 · CSF £9.86 Full result →

2:45British Stallion Studs Ebf "Confined" Maiden Stakes (For Horses Which Have Not Run More Than Three Times) (GBB Race)

Class 46f flatGoing Good5 ranTime 1m 14.89s
  1. 1Pure Grit silksPure Grit (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding4/9FAV
  2. 2Shakwaa silksShakwaa (GB) 2¼ l11/8
  3. 3Sovereigns High silksSovereigns High (IRE) 2 l28/1
Tote win £1.45 · CSF £1.48 Full result →

3:20Queensferry Stakes (Listed Race)

Listed6f flatGoing Good9 ranTime 1m 12.97s
  1. 1Simplify silksSimplify (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding6/1
  2. 2Calico Blue silksCalico Blue (GB) ¼ l6/5FAV
  3. 3Lifeplan silksLifeplan (IRE) 1 l9/1
Tote win £7.10 · CSF £14.16 Full result →

3:52Disney's High School Musical At Lowry Handicap Stakes

Class 27f flatGoing Good10 ranTime 1m 26.15s
  1. 1Dance In The Storm silksDance In The Storm (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding1/1FAV
  2. 2The Angel King silksThe Angel King (GB) 1 l22/1
  3. 3Palmar Bay silksPalmar Bay (FR) 1¼ l28/1
Tote win £2 · CSF £33.65 · Tricast £420.04 Full result →

4:22J20 Classified Claiming Stakes

Class 47½f flatGoing Good6 ranTime 1m 34.33s
  1. 1Blue Prince silksBlue Prince (IRE) Oisin Murphy · David Evans13/8FAV
  2. 2Alpha Capture silksAlpha Capture (IRE) ¼ l9/4
  3. 3Midnight Strike silksMidnight Strike (IRE) 2¼ l13/2
Tote win £2.63 · CSF £5.64 Full result →

4:52Tom Jones Live At Chester Racecourse Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race)

Class 41m2½f flatGoing Good9 ranTime 2m 10.12s
  1. 1Tiger silksTiger (FR) Edward Greatrex · Ian Williams2/1FAV
  2. 2Cape Fear silksCape Fear (GB) 5½ l9/4
  3. 3Farasi Lane silksFarasi Lane (IRE) ¼ l28/1
Non-runner: Naples · Tote win £3 · CSF £6.47 · Tricast £90.20 Full result →

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