Who won the 16:25 Chester on 22 August 2026?
Henrythenate (GB) won the 16:25 Chester at SP 23.00. Ridden by Jack Nicholls. Trained by Patrick Morris.
16:25 Chester
Kore Systems Handicap Stakes
5f · Flat · Class 4 · Good To Soft · 6 runners · £7,731 · Saturday, 22 August 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 3rdRace report
- 1stHenrythenate (GB)Jack Nicholls·Patrick Morris22/1·23.00SP
- 2ndBig Fun (IRE)Tom Eaves·Kevin Ryan·beaten 2 lengths12/1·13.00SP
- 3rdU S S Charleston (GB)AI top pick · 55.0Marco Ghiani·Lemos De Souza·beaten 1 length2/1·3.00SP
Race time
1m 1.61s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Henrythenate (GB))
“Set the pace from the start - roused along with a furlong remaining - pulled clear approaching the line to score with ease”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.00 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →
Furlong's verdict
Reading the form…
AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Big Fun
Big Fun heads this field on ratings, narrowly ahead of Hanney Girl, and has enough class on paper to make the running count over five furlongs on good-to-soft ground at Chester, though confidence is modest and this is by no means a foregone conclusion. Hanney Girl poses the most credible threat and will need watching closely, while Alfa Duplicate and U S S Charleston are not without claims either. The selection is Big Fun.
Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.
Why the model rates this top
U S S Charleston
Marco Ghiani · Lemos De Souza · 3yo
Top-rated of 6
score 55.0 · +9.3 clear of next best (45.7)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong15d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight52averageOR 78 — highest combined rating in the field
- Trainer20% weight50averageLemos De Souza: 2/10 winners last 14d (20%)
- Form20% weight45below averageLast 6: 1-5-0-5-2-4
MarketNo market price available yet.
v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Draw bias — Chester 5f
full course data →Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.38).
Low (1–3)
IV 1.38
Mid (4–5)
IV 0.89
High (6–7)
IV 0.69
Today: U S S Charleston (draw 2) and Alfa Duplicate (draw 1) get the bias; Dragon Spin (draw 6) is in the least-favoured band.
IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 88 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | J: Jack Nicholls(3) · T: Patrick Morris · draw 7 3yo · G · bt | 987504 | 76 | 39.7 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 2 | 2 | J: Tom Eaves · T: Kevin Ryan · draw 5 3yo · G · b | 17476 | 78 | 43.2 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 3 | 1 | J: Marco Ghiani · T: Lemos De Souza · draw 2 3yo · C · b | 150524 | 78 | 55.0 | 2/1·3.00 SP |
| 4 | 5 | J: Sean Kirrane · T: Tim Easterby · draw 4 3yo · F · bt | 753994 | 73 | 39.4 | 100/30·4.33 SP |
| 5 | 7 | J: Dougie Costello · T: Steph Hollinshead · draw 6 3yo · F · b | 316140 | 68 | 45.7 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 6 | 4 | J: Billy Loughnane · T: Ivan Furtado · draw 1 3yo · F · b | 316632 | 75 | 44.6 | 7/4F·2.75 SP |
| — | — | J: Faleh Bughanaim · T: Ian Williams · draw 3 3yo · G · b | 443600 | 72 | 37.3 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:25 Chester?
No — the AI top pick (U S S Charleston) finished 3.
What were the placings in the 16:25 Chester?
Top finishers: 1. Henrythenate (GB) (23.00), 2. Big Fun (IRE) (13.00), 3. U S S Charleston (GB) (3.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:25 Chester?
The winning time was 1m 1.61s.
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