Chepstow
14:50
Cazoo Handicap Chase
Chepstow Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2022 Distance: 2m Type: Chase Going: Heavy Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £19.80 Place: £3.80 £3.80 £1.60 Exacta: £321.30 Tricast: £1147.95 Trifecta: £1740.70
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Le Ligerien (FR) 12 G AVG Philip Hobbs 156 lbs 16/1 Won Prominent - good jump to lead 5 out - pushed along and before 3 out - ridden run-in - kept on well (regarding the apparent improvement in form - trainer's rep said gelding jumped with far more fluency on this occasion and had benefitted greatly from that)(op 12/1)
2nd 6 Rose Sea Has (FR) 6 G Poor Dr Richard Newland 156 lbs 20/1 4.25 Raced wide - took keen hold - led - headed but close up after 1st - ridden and outpaced after 4 out - rallied but no chance with winner approaching last - kept on run-in(op 16/1 tchd 22/1)
3rd 1 Can You Call (GB) 9 G AVG Evan Williams 164 lbs 11/4 16 Held up in rear - headway before 5 out - went third 4 out - slow jump 3 out - pushed along and no response before 2 out - soon weakened(op 5/2)
4th 3 Early Du Lemo (FR) N/A Poor Gary Moore 163 lbs 8/1 11 Took keen hold - midfield on inner - headway after 5th - ridden after 5 out - weakened from 4 out(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
5th 8 Billingsley (IRE) 11 G Poor Alastair Ralph 154 lbs 7/1 19 Pressed leader - led after 1st - pushed along when headed 5 out - weakened before 4 out(op 17/2)
99th 5 Le Coeur Net (FR) N/A AVG Anthony Honeyball 154 lbs 50/1 - Took keen hold - tracked leaders - ridden and lost position before 5 out - well beaten when fell 3 out(op 33/1)
99th 4 Gingembre Menthe (FR) 7 G Poor Nick Williams 159 lbs 6/1 - Didn't jump with fluency - took keen hold - held up in rear - became detached 5th - pulled up before 4 out(op 8/1)
99th 2 Galop De Chasse (FR) 9 G AVG Venetia Williams 163 lbs 13/8F - Held up in rear - slow jump 3rd - pushed along and became detached before 4th - pulled up before 5th (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet said gelding had an irregular heartbeat)(tchd 7/4)