Day Two of Chester's May Festival (Pictures and Results)

By Jon Vine

11 May 2023

Jon Vine 11 May 2023

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A gallery of photos and full results from Chester on Thursday 11th May
Hamish retained his crown in the Ormonde Stakes
San Antonio was cut for the Epsom Derby after winning the Dee Stakes

Ryan Moore riding San Antonio (C, blue/orange) win The Boodles Dee Stakes at Chester. (Getty)

Aidan O'Brien's fantastic record in the Classic trials at Chester continued on Thursday, as Ryan Moore rode San Antonio to victory in the Dee Stakes. O'Brien mentioned the Epsom Derby as a possible target for San Antonio following his victory and bet365 cut the Dee Stakes winner into 25/1 for the Derby.

O'Brien was thwarted in Thursday's feature, as the well-backed Changingoftheguard could only finish third. Hamish stormed home from the rear to win that Group Three for a second season in a row and William Haggas' star could be turned out quickly for the Yorkshire Cup at next week's Dante Festival.

Punters enjoyed an excellent afternoon at the May Festival. 3/1 shot Nymphadora scored in the opening five-furlong handicap, before the well-backed Surely Not came through late on to win the Deepbridge Capital Handicap.

Two favourites then found their way into the winners' enclosure. Oisin Murphy rode City Streak to victory in the TMT Group Handicap, before Hugo Palmer's Hackman won the five-furlong maiden. Charlie Johnston then saddled a 1-2 in the card-closing handicap, as Struth held off Demilion.

Chester May Festival Day Two Photos

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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Rain falls on 'Ladies Day' at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Fashion on 'Ladies Day' at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Oisin Murphy riding Nymphadora (L, bronze) win The CAA Stellar Handicap at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Oisin Murphy riding Nymphadora (L, bronze) win The CAA Stellar Handicap at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Oisin Murphy riding Nymphadora (L, bronze) win The CAA Stellar Handicap at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: A general view as runners leave the starting stalls for The Deepbridge Capital Handicap at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: A general view as runners leave the starting stalls for The Deepbridge Capital Handicap at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: A general view as runners leave the starting stalls for The Deepbridge Capital Handicap at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Rossa Ryan waits in the stalls at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Richard Kingscote waits in the stalls at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: A general view as runners finish The at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Ryan Moore riding San Antonio (blue/orange) win The Boodles Dee Stakes at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Ryan Moore riding San Antonio (blue/orange) win The Boodles Dee Stakes at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Ryan Moore riding San Antonio (blue/orange) win The Boodles Dee Stakes at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Ryan Moore riding San Antonio (blue/orange) win The Boodles Dee Stakes at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Ryan Moore riding San Antonio (blue/orange) win The Boodles Dee Stakes at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Ryan Moore riding San Antonio (C, blue/orange) win The Boodles Dee Stakes at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Ryan Moore riding San Antonio (C, blue/orange) win The Boodles Dee Stakes at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Ryan Moore riding San Antonio (C, blue/orange) win The Boodles Dee Stakes at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Ryan Moore riding San Antonio (C, blue/orange) win The Boodles Dee Stakes at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Racegoers and bookmakers at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Racegoers enjoying the view at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Racegoers enjoying the view at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Ryan Moore riding San Antonio (blue/orange) on their way to winning The Boodles Dee Stakes at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Ryan Moore riding San Antonio (blue/orange) on their way to winning The Boodles Dee Stakes at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Ryan Moore riding San Antonio (blue/orange) on their way to winning The Boodles Dee Stakes at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Ryan Moore riding San Antonio (blue/orange) on their way to winning The Boodles Dee Stakes at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Ryan Moore riding San Antonio (blue/orange) on their way to winning The Boodles Dee Stakes at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Tom Marquand riding Hamish (L, white) win The tote.co.uk Bet 5 Get 20 Ormonde Stakes at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Tom Marquand riding Hamish (L, white) win The tote.co.uk Bet 5 Get 20 Ormonde Stakes at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Tom Marquand riding Hamish (L, white) win The tote.co.uk Bet 5 Get 20 Ormonde Stakes at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Tom Marquand riding Hamish (L, white) win The tote.co.uk Bet 5 Get 20 Ormonde Stakes at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Tom Marquand riding Hamish (L, white) win The tote.co.uk Bet 5 Get 20 Ormonde Stakes at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Tom Marquand riding Hamish (L, white) win The tote.co.uk Bet 5 Get 20 Ormonde Stakes at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Ryan Moore poses at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Tom Marquand poses at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Racegoers look on as runners pass at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Hooves and grass at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Racegoers watch from their vantage point at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Racegoers look on as runners pass at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: James Doyle riding Hackman win The British EBF Ruby Anniversary Maiden Stakes at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: James Doyle riding Hackman win The British EBF Ruby Anniversary Maiden Stakes at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: James Doyle riding Hackman win The British EBF Ruby Anniversary Maiden Stakes at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Rain falls on 'Ladies Day' at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Fashion on 'Ladies Day' at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Oisin Murphy riding Nymphadora (L, bronze) win The CAA Stellar Handicap at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Oisin Murphy riding Nymphadora (L, bronze) win The CAA Stellar Handicap at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Oisin Murphy riding Nymphadora (L, bronze) win The CAA Stellar Handicap at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: A general view as runners leave the starting stalls for The Deepbridge Capital Handicap at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Rossa Ryan waits in the stalls at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Richard Kingscote waits in the stalls at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

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CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 11: A general view as runners finish The at Chester Racecourse on May 11, 2023 in Chester, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

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