By The Book · Chester 14:40

Published 22 August 2026 · Updated 22 August 2026 · HorseWhale

At 09:00 on 22 August 2026, 11 bookmakers cut By The Book from 10/3 to 3/1 in the 14:40 at Chester. At the time of the alert, 10/3 was still available at Bet Victor, Boyle Sports, Betano, BetTom, BetWright, Quinn Bet, Matchbook and Smarkets. The race returned an SP of 3.00, making the alert price +44% better than SP, or +10.2 probability points. It finished 2 of 8, beaten 0.3 lengths.

Graded receipt

FlatListed

By The Book

Chester · 14:40 · 8 runners · Listed

THE MOVE

10/3 → 3/1

Still 10/3 at 8 firms when alerted
Bet Victor · Boyle Sports · Betano · BetTom · BetWright · Quinn Bet · Matchbook · Smarkets

11 firms had already cut to 3/1 when alerted

Risks

• Unproven at 1m6½f. 0 previous runs at this trip.

RESULT
PLACED · finished 2
Alert price: 10/3 (4.33)
SP: 3.00
Beat SP: Yes
+44% better than SP · +10.2 probability points

Fired 09:00, 22 Aug 2026

What this record shows

This is a permanent HorseWhale record of a qualifying market-movement alert. It records the observed event and what happened next; it is not a recommendation or a prediction of the race result.

Alert recorded

09:00 on 22 August 2026

Horse and race

By The Book · Chester · 14:40

Observed move

10/3 → 3/1

Qualifying bookmaker movement

11 bookmakers had cut when alerted

Earlier price still recorded

10/3 at Bet Victor · Boyle Sports · Betano · BetTom · BetWright · Quinn Bet · Matchbook · Smarkets

Context at the time

Risks

• Unproven at 1m6½f. 0 previous runs at this trip.

Outcome and grade

PLACED · SP: 3.00 · Beat SP: Yes

A recorded price cut does not identify individual bettors, bet size, bookmaker liabilities or the reason for the move. A horse can have a recorded move and still lose.

By The Book · Chester 14:40

Graded receipt

Get alerts before the price is gone