Chepstow Races
Chepstow
13:00
Andy Stewart Racing's Great Friend Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Chepstow
Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2021
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.10
Place: £1.02 £1.90 £3.70
Exacta: £3.70
Trifecta: £24.90
Non-Runners: Carry On The Magic (unsuitable ground), Let's Have Another (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Knappers Hill (IRE) | 6 G | Elite | Paul Nicholls | 152 lbs | 2/13F | Won | Tracked leaders - lost ground when jumped left and not fluent 4th - went second before 3 out - soon joined leader - shaken up and hung left when led last - comfortably(op 1/6 tchd 2/11) | ||
| 2nd | 11 | Pikar (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 151 lbs | 11/1 | 1 | Held up in rear - headway before 3 out - pushed along 2 out - soon went third - 2 lengths down last - chased winner run-in - ran on but always held (vet said gelding lost its right-fore shoe) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | The Plimsoll Line (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Jeremy Scott | 152 lbs | 20/1 | 2.25 | Led - headed and tracked leader 1st - led again after 4th - joined 3 out - ridden 2 out - headed last - no extra and lost second run-in(op 16/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Earth Business (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Colin Tizzard | 152 lbs | 5/1 | 8 | Midfield - chased leaders before 3 out - ridden 2 out - soon lost third and weakened gradually(op 6/1) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Mexican Boy (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Olly Murphy | 152 lbs | 33/1 | 11 | Held up in rear - some headway 3 out - soon pushed along and no impression(op 28/1) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Truckin With Paddy (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Pat Murphy | 152 lbs | 125/1 | 3.75 | Towards rear of midfield - slow jump 2nd - dropped to last and pushed along after 4th - well beaten 3 out(op 50/1 tchd 150/1) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Supasunrise (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 152 lbs | 25/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - towards rear - headway and tracked leaders home turn - slow jump and pushed along 3 out - weakening when slow jump 2 out(op 22/1) | ||
| 8th | 10 | Welsby (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Deborah Faulkner | 152 lbs | 150/1 | 19 | Took keen hold - towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders after 1st - lost position after 4th - well behind from 3 out (jockey said gelding ran green)(op 80/1) | ||
| 9th | 3 | Flash Klass (FR) | N/A | Poor | David Brace | 152 lbs | 125/1 | 24 | Close up - led 1st - headed and lost second after 4th - weakened and in rear before 3 out - tailed off(op 66/1 tchd 150/1) |