CHESTER
13 September 2025
Saturday 13th September

ITV Racing Tips

13:15 13:50 14:05 14:25 14:40 15:00 15:40

Doncaster Tips

13:15 13:50 14:25 15:00 15:40 16:15 16:50

Lingfield (AW) Tips

13:25 13:58 14:33 15:13 15:55 16:30 17:00

Chester Tips

13:35 14:05 14:40 15:23 16:00 16:35 17:05 17:35

Leopardstown Tips

14:15 14:50 15:20 15:50 16:25 16:55 17:30 18:05 18:40

Bath Tips

15:28 16:05 16:40 17:10 17:40 18:13 18:45 19:15

Musselburgh Tips

16:10 16:45 17:18 17:50 18:22 18:52 19:22
Yellow underlined races have a myracing selection

Virgin Bet Stand Cup Stakes (Listed Race) (Class 1) Racecard

  • Channel: ITV
  • Distance: 1m 4f 63y
  • Going: Good To Soft
Chester
Runners
5

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Stalls
Inside

Weather
Partly cloudy

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(2)
Hamish silk
C
D
Hamish
J: Cieren Fallon
T: William Haggas
C
2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course
D
7 x Distance Winner - Won 7 times before at this distance
Distance Specialist - 7 wins from 12 starts at this distance (58%)
Going Specialist - 5 wins from 8 starts on this ground (63%)
Hot Recent Form Trainer - 13 wins from 53 in the last 14 days (25%)
Distinguished career includes two wins here; turf runs last six years on softer than good
4521-1
Age: 9
Weight: 9-8
OR: 117
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Jun 25 Goo Goodwood 12f Sft L 9-6 1/5 Military Academy (nk) EvensF 117 117
3 Nov 24 Cur Curragh 12f Y L 9-12 1/17 Galileo Dame (5L) 10/11F 117 118
20 Oct 24 Lon Longchamp 11f Hy G2 9-2 2/6 Goliath (½L) 47/10 - 119
7 Sep 24 Kem Kempton (AW) 12f St/Slw G3 9-10 5/7 Kalpana (9¾L) 7/2 117 103
11 Jul 24 Nmk Newmarket (July) 12f GS G2 9-8 4/6 Giavellotto (15½L) 11/10F 117 94
31 May 24 Eps Epsom 12f GS G1 9-2 2/5 Luxembourg (1L) 4/1 117 121
2
(3)
Champagne Prince silk
D
Champagne Prince
J: Silvestre De Sousa
T: Jane Chapple-Hyam
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Hot Recent Form Trainer - 3 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (25%)
Best form on AW, on which he's 5-7 (including a 1m4f Listed win) whereas 0-8 on turf
-14605
Age: 4
Weight: 9-5
OR: 95
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Aug 25 Yor York 12f GF 2Hc 9-2 5/10 Asgard's Captain (2L) 7/1 95 99
11 Jul 25 Nmk Newmarket (July) 14f GF 2Hc 9-6 13/13 Oneforthegutter (47L) 18/1 97 36
17 Jun 25 Asc Ascot 14f GF 2Hc 9-4 6/16 French Master (4¼L) 18/1 97 102
22 Feb 25 Sth Southwell (AW) 11f St G3 9-2 4/7 Royal Champion (7¾L) 9/2 107 103
31 Jan 25 Sth Southwell (AW) 11f St 2 9-2 1/4 Eydon (2¾L) 11/10 98 109
11 Dec 24 Kem Kempton (AW) 12f St/Slw L 9-4 1/5 Eydon (¾L) 2/1 94 104
3
(1)
Grey Cuban silk
C
Grey Cuban h
J: Kevin Stott
T: Hugo Palmer
C
3 x Course Winner - Won 3 times before at this course
Tailed off last two runs; better seems likely on return to Chester but stamina is in doubt
792100
Age: 4
Weight: 9-5
OR: 105
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
30 Aug 25 San Sandown 10f Sft 2Hc 10-2 h 10/12 Saddadd (27L) 14/1 105 64
29 Jul 25 Goo Goodwood 10f Gd 2Hc 9-7 h 17/18 Westridge (31L) 13/2 105 55
11 Jul 25 Chs Chester 10.5f Gd 3Hc 10-4 h 1/7 Let's Dream (4¼L) 3/1 97 111
14 Jun 25 Chs Chester 10.5f Sft 3Hc 9-9 h 2/12 Castle Cove (1¾L) 11/4F 95 104
9 May 25 Chs Chester 10.5f Gd 2Hc 9-1 h 9/9 Let's Dream (12L) 6/1 97 82
29 Mar 25 Kem Kempton (AW) 11f St/Slw 2Hc 9-8 h 7/14 Teumessias Fox (7¾L) 8/1 98 94
4
(5)
Military Academy silk
D
Military Academy p
J: Kieran O'Neill
T: John & Thady Gosden
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 29 in the last 14 days (0%)
Neck 2nd to Hamish when level weights at Goodwood (1m4f, soft) is easily best turf form
1-2727
Age: 4
Weight: 9-5
OR: 111
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 Jul 25 Goo Goodwood 16f Gd G1 9-12 p 7/8 Scandinavia (13L) 17/2 112 101
8 Jun 25 Goo Goodwood 12f Sft L 9-6 p 2/5 Hamish (nk) 9/4 110 116
7 Mar 25 Bhr Bahrain 12f Gd G3 9-1 p 7/10 Sovereign Spirit (7¼L) - 97
22 Feb 25 Sth Southwell (AW) 11f St G3 9-2 p1 2/7 Royal Champion (1¾L) 6/4J 109 114
4 Nov 24 Kem Kempton (AW) 12f St/Slw L 9-2 1/7 Aimeric (3¼L) EvensF 105 115
27 Sep 24 Nmk Newmarket 12f Sft L 9-0 2/5 Burdett Road (8½L) 10/11F 105 102
5
(6)
Mount Atlas silk
D
BF
Mount Atlas
J: Rob Hornby
T: Andrew Balding
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Needs better and also to bounce back from a shocker (front-running was blamed) at York
-45519
Age: 4
Weight: 9-5
OR: 107
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Aug 25 Yor York 12f GF 2Hc 10-0 9/10 Asgard's Captain (16½L) 13/8F 107 88
12 Jul 25 Asc Ascot 12f GF 2Hc 10-2 1/6 Night Breeze (1L) 5/4F 102 108
20 Jun 25 Asc Ascot 12f GF 2Hc 9-9 5/18 Ethical Diamond (5½L) 14/1 102 103
8 May 25 Chs Chester 13.5f Gd G3 9-2 5/6 Illinois (3½L) 8/1 98 107
29 Mar 25 Kem Kempton (AW) 11f St/Slw 2Hc 9-8 4/14 Teumessias Fox (3L) 9/2 98 103
11 Oct 24 Nmk Newmarket 12f GS 23yHc 9-5 2/15 Sun God (3¾L) 100/30F 94 104
6
(4)
Sir Dinadan silk
Sir Dinadan
T: Ralph Beckett
1-4256
Age: 3
Weight: 8-11
OR: 110
Days: 44
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
31 Jul 25 Goo Goodwood 12f Gd 3yG3 9-3 6/7 Merchant (17L) 4/1 112 87
29 Jun 25 Cur Curragh 12f Gd 3yG1 9-2 5/10 Lambourn (3½L) 40/1 102 112
24 May 25 Goo Goodwood 11f Gd 3yL 9-2 2/8 Amiloc (4L) 12/1 99 104
25 Apr 25 San Sandown 10f Gd 3yG3 9-3 4/5 Swagman (3½L) 12/1 92 101
7 Oct 24 Pon Pontefract 10f Sft 22yNv 9-7 1/7 Novelista (8L) 5/6F - 91
5 Sep 24 Hay Haydock 8f GS 32yNv 9-2 2/5 Silver Peak (2L) 16/1 - 79
Verdict

There's a question over Hamish on ground not softer than good. Similar could apply to MILITARY ACADEMY but he's the big form threat.

Verdict silk image
Military Academy

Betting Forecast:

10/11 Hamish,

7/2 Military Academy,

11/2 Sir Dinadan,

7/1 Mount Atlas,

14/1 Grey Cuban,

33/1 Champagne Prince

No tips currently available.

Please Gamble Responsibly.

Please Gamble Responsibly