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DragonBet Welsh Racing Festival 9th-11th October Handicap

Chepstow · 27 June 2026
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance5f16y
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners6
  • HandicapYes

Secret Handsheikh (GB) (4/1) won the DragonBet Welsh Racing Festival 9th-11th October Handicap at Chepstow on 27 June 2026, beating Dragon God (GB) by half a length under Joe Leavy for trainer John Gallagher. 6 ran on Good To Firm going over 5f16y; the winning time was 59.40s.

Winner Secret Handsheikh (GB)
SP: 4/1 J: Joe Leavy T: John Gallagher O: The Old Deer Racing Partnership
Pos No Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP BSP
1st 2(2) Secret Handsheikh (GB) v 8g Mayson (GB) – Descriptive (IRE) (Desert King) The Old Deer Racing Partnership Settled in a pair through the middle - held a forward position - powered clear inside the final furlong to hit the front close home - kept up the finishing effort to win Joe Leavy John Gallagher 9-9 5588B71A 59.40 3,768.48 4/1 5.18
2nd 3(5) Dragon God (GB) 4c Territories (IRE) – Afrodita (IRE) (Montjeu) Stoneleigh Racing Lll Settled in the pack early - made ground on the pacesetter by halfway - pressed for the lead inside the final furlong and looked poised to strike with 110yds left - couldn't find more late and just missed ½ Rowan Scott Tony Carroll 9-7 5384B69A 59.48 1,768.32 5/1 6.76
3rd 4(4) Some Nightmare (IRE) b 9g Dream Ahead (USA) – Isolde's Return (GB) (Avonbridge) Mrs S M Maine Roger Gould Partner Sprinted straight to front - opened a three-length advantage before halfway - margin shrank in the closing stages before being overtaken close home - unable to fight back to the line 1¼ William Carson John O'Shea 9-5 5176B66A 59.69 883.44 5/2 3.40
4th 1(1) Act Of Violence (GB) 5g Prominent Outstrip (GB) – Bacall (GB) (Paco Boy) Peter R Ball Contubernium Racing Fretting before the off - close up in a middle pair through the race - lost placings a furlong out and faded to finish fourth beaten 3.5 lengths 1¾ Jack Doughty Tony Carroll 9-9 5572B61A 59.98 442.08 7/4F 3.55
5th 5(3) Macarone (GB) 5g Havana Grey (GB) – Multi Quest (GB) (Multiplex) Paul Ann De Weck Settled towards the back - nudged into contention approaching final furlong - lost place late and finished 5th 1¼ Ben Ffrench Davis(5) Grace Harris 8-12 4955B57A 1:00.19 220.32 12/1 14.72
6th 6(6) Captain Bentley (GB) 7g Held up Captain Gerrard (IRE) – Two Turtle Doves (IRE) (Night Shift) Kenneth Mottershead Held up with the pace early - faded from contention over 2f out - fell away in the closing stages to finish sixth 10 Tyler Heard Michael Mullineaux 9-0 4512B28A 1:01.86 — 40/1 50.00

Winning time 59.40s 59.40s (slow by 2.80s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (6 of 6 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (6 of 6 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

KTB Intelligence AI race report

Secret Handsheikh won the DragonBet Welsh Racing Festival 9th-11th October Handicap at Chepstow over 5f16y on good to firm ground at SP 4/1. The winner raced prominently in a pair through the middle of the field, took closer order before powering clear inside the final furlong and holding on to score by half a length. Dragon God settled in mid-division, made steady headway to challenge for the lead inside the final furlong and looked likely to win with 110 yards to go, but could not find any more in the closing stages. Some Nightmare finished third.

The pre-race read Chepstow 8:05 Race Preview — 27 June 2026 A 6-runner Flat class 6 contest over 5f16y at Chepstow (8:05), on Good To Firm going. How we read it before the off →
How we called it Unplaced
KTB Selection Act Of Violence 49/100 top-rated of 6
SP 7/4F Finished 4th

Scored before the off and published unchanged. Every call is shown, won or lost.

Quick answers

Who won the DragonBet Welsh Racing Festival 9th-11th October Handicap at Chepstow in 2026?
Secret Handsheikh (GB) won the DragonBet Welsh Racing Festival 9th-11th October Handicap at Chepstow on 27 June 2026, ridden by Joe Leavy and trained by John Gallagher.
What was the finishing order of the 2026 DragonBet Welsh Racing Festival 9th-11th October Handicap at Chepstow?
1st Secret Handsheikh (GB) (4/1), 2nd Dragon God (GB) (5/1), 3rd Some Nightmare (IRE) (5/2).
What price was the winner of the 2026 DragonBet Welsh Racing Festival 9th-11th October Handicap at Chepstow?
Secret Handsheikh (GB) returned a starting price of 4/1, with a Betfair SP of 5.18.
How many horses ran in the 2026 DragonBet Welsh Racing Festival 9th-11th October Handicap at Chepstow?
6 horses ran in the 2026 DragonBet Welsh Racing Festival 9th-11th October Handicap at Chepstow.
What was the winning time of the 2026 DragonBet Welsh Racing Festival 9th-11th October Handicap at Chepstow?
The winning time was 59.40s.

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