Chepstow Races
Chepstow
14:30
Coral 'Fail To Finish' Free Bets Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Chepstow
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 2021
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £5.20
Place: £1.50 £1.30 £2.40
Exacta: £19.40
Trifecta: £101.50
Non-Runners: Brave Gozzy (self certificate), Gastara (doubly declared)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Witness Protection (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Martin Keighley | 159 lbs | 9/2 | Won | Prominent - joined leader after 5th - led going okay 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - not fluent last - soon ridden and faced strong challenge - kept on well - gamely(op 10/3) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Can You Call (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Evan Williams | 152 lbs | 9/4F | .5 | Tracked leaders - went second 2 out - ridden approaching last - made strong challenge run-in - kept on but held towards finish(op 10/3) | ||
| 3rd | 10 | Sheldon (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
Kevin Jones
(3)lbs
|
Seamus Mullins | 149 lbs | 12/1 | 1.75 | In touch with leaders - headway and went third when not fluent 2 out - soon pushed along - mistake last - kept on(op 18/1 tchd 22/1) | |
| 4th | 4 | Easy As That (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Venetia Williams | 152 lbs | 5/2 | 3.5 | Novicey jumping - led - joined after 5th - headed 3 out - soon pushed along - ridden after 2 out - soon no extra(op 7/4) | ||
| 5th | 13 | Whatya On About (GB) | N/A | Poor | Olly Murphy | 152 lbs | 80/1 | 5.5 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden before 3 out - stayed on after 2 out - not reach leaders(op 50/1) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Neon Moon (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | David Pipe | 152 lbs | 6/1 | 3.5 | Midfield - pushed along before 3 out - ridden after 3 out - made no impression(op 8/1 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 7th | 12 | Valentine's Turf (FR) | N/A | Poor |
Robert Williams
(3)lbs
|
Bernard Llewellyn | 149 lbs | 300/1 | 13 | In touch with leaders - pushed along and lost position before 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 250/1 tchd 400/1) | |
| 8th | 6 | Imperial Esprit (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Harry Fry | 152 lbs | 33/1 | 5 | Raced freely - towards rear of midfield - nudged along and minor headway before 3 out - weakened after 2 out (jockey said gelding ran too freely)(op 25/1) | ||
| 9th | 11 | Thundersockssundae (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Graeme McPherson | 152 lbs | 125/1 | 11 | Midfield on outer - pushed along from 4th - weakened before 3 out(op 100/1) | ||
| 10th | 9 | Revels Hill (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Harry Fry | 152 lbs | 8/1 | 18 | In touch with leaders on inner - pushed along and weakened quickly before 3 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 7/1) | ||
| 11th | 8 | Paddy's Return (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Peter Bowen | 152 lbs | 125/1 | 6 | In rear - ridden and struggling before 3 out(op 100/1) |