2:05 Chester: Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Watergate Cup (Class 2 Heritage Handicap) (gbbplus Race)
- Distance 1m 7f 196y
- Class Class 2
- Age 3yo+
- Going Good To Soft
- Prize £51,540
- Runners 12
- Surface Turf
Chester stages the Class 2 Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Watergate Cup (Class 2 Heritage Handicap) (gbbplus Race) on Saturday 12 September 2026 at 2:05. Run over 1m 7f 196y, on turf, with the going good to soft. 12 runners are declared for a prize fund of £51,540. Cranachan heads the market at 7/2, from Spirit Mixer at 11/2 and Granite Bay at 11/2. New customers at bet365 can deposit £10 and get £30 in Free Bets with code 365GMBLR.
Best odds for the Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Watergate Cup (Class 2 Heritage Handicap) (gbbplus Race)
| Runner | Best | Bet365 | Betfred | Ladbrokes | Take it with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy See Oisin Orr | 6/1 | 5/1 | 11/2 | 6/1 | Ladbrokes |
| Stressfree Mark Winn | 9/1 | 17/2 | 17/2 | 9/1 | Ladbrokes |
| Tashkhan Hector Crouch | 33/1 | 25/1 | 25/1 | 33/1 | Ladbrokes |
| Dancing In Paris Cieren Fallon | 12/1 | 9/1 | 11/1 | 12/1 | Ladbrokes |
| Spirit Mixer Alfie Redman(7) | 11/2 | 11/2 | 5/1 | 5/1 | bet365 |
| Granite Bay Nathan Crosse | 11/2 | 11/2 | 5/1 | 5/1 | bet365 |
| Tribal Star Jamie Powell | 14/1 | 12/1 | 12/1 | 14/1 | Ladbrokes |
| Pole Star Sean D Bowen | 14/1 | 14/1 | 14/1 | 14/1 | bet365 |
| Cranachan Nicola Currie | 7/2 | 7/2 | 7/2 | 7/2 | bet365 |
| Shipshape Isobelle Chalmers(7) | 14/1 | 12/1 | 12/1 | 14/1 | Ladbrokes |
| Gentle Warrior Cam Hardie | 28/1 | 25/1 | 22/1 | 25/1 | William Hill |
| Dunkeld Dreamer Finlay Bassett(7) | 33/1 | 33/1 | 28/1 | 33/1 | bet365 |
Prices as at 01:07, compared across 8 bookmakers. A price you can click is a firm we have a commercial arrangement with.
Trainer and jockey form
| Horse | Trainer | Last 14 days | Runners to form | Jockey | At Chester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranachan | Ralph Beckett | 9 from 45 · 2000% | — | Nicola Currie | 0 from 28 · 0% |
| Spirit Mixer | Andrew Balding | 12 from 58 · 2100% | — | Alfie Redman(7) | — |
| Granite Bay | Jarlath P Fahey | 1 from 7 · 1400% | — | Nathan Crosse | — |
| Holy See | William Durkan | 0 from 5 · 0% | — | Oisin Orr | 0 from 35 · 0% |
| Stressfree | David O'Meara | 5 from 55 · 900% | — | Mark Winn | 0 from 7 · 0% |
| Dancing In Paris | Ian Williams | 1 from 26 · 400% | — | Cieren Fallon | — |
| Tribal Star | Adrian McGuinness | 4 from 32 · 1300% | — | Jamie Powell | — |
| Pole Star | Charlie Johnston | 2 from 34 · 600% | — | Sean D Bowen | — |
| Shipshape | Bernard Llewellyn | 1 from 10 · 1000% | — | Isobelle Chalmers(7) | — |
| Gentle Warrior | K. R. Burke | 13 from 42 · 3100% | — | Cam Hardie | — |
| Tashkhan | Brian Ellison | 1 from 26 · 400% | — | Hector Crouch | — |
| Dunkeld Dreamer | K. R. Burke | 13 from 42 · 3100% | — | Finlay Bassett(7) | — |
Runners to form is the share of a yard’s recent runners judged to be race fit.
The breeding angle
How each sire’s progeny have fared at around 16f, which is the only form there is where a runner has yet to race.
| Sire | Runner | Trip | Runs | Wins | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night Of Thunder | Holy See | 2m | 50 | 0 | 0% |
| Anodin | Stressfree | 2m | 70 | 0 | 0% |
| Born To Sea | Tashkhan | 2m | 491 | 0 | 0% |
| Olympic Glory | Dancing In Paris | 2m | 100 | 0 | 0% |
| Frankel | Spirit Mixer | 2m | 308 | 0 | 0% |
| Time Test | Granite Bay | 2m | 114 | 0 | 0% |
| Sea The Stars | Tribal Star | 2m | 736 | 0 | 0% |
| Teofilo | Pole Star | 2m | 812 | 0 | 0% |
| Cracksman | Cranachan | 2m | 82 | 0 | 0% |
| New Bay | Shipshape | 2m | 79 | 0 | 0% |
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