Chepstow
16:30
David Lucas Wales Leading Independent Bookmaker Handicap
Chepstow Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2023 Distance: 5f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 6 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50 Place: £1.50 £1.70 £2.20 Exacta: £18.60 Tricast: £109.76 Trifecta: £106.30
Non-Runners: Kyber Crystal (self certificate), Savannah Smiles (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 On Edge (GB) 7 G AVG Christopher Mason 130 lbs 7/2J Won Towards rear - ridden halfway - hung left 2f out - soon edged right - kept on well and led towards finish - cosily(tchd 10/3)
2nd 7 Fossos (IRE) 7 G AVG Deborah Faulkner 126 lbs 5/1 0.3 Led - went clear 2f out - soon wandered around - kept on well but headed towards finish(op 11/2)
3rd 1 Joy Choi (IRE) 7 M AVG Malcolm Saunders 137 lbs 13/2 3.5 In touch with leaders - went third halfway - carried head awkwardly 2f out - kept on from over 1f out - no match for first two(op 11/2)
4th 9 Cloudy Breeze (IRE) N/A Poor Gary Moore 128 lbs 28/1 .75 Prominent - wandered around under 2f out - not pace to challenge(op 25/1)
5th 3 Porterinthejungle (IRE) 8 M AVG Robyn Brisland 131 lbs 7/2J .5 Prominent against near rail - lost position before halfway - outpaced from 2f out(op 9/2)
6th 2 Erosion Risk (IRE) 3 G Poor David Evans 136 lbs 12/1 1 Pressed leader - lost second under 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 17/2)
7th 8 Louis Treize (IRE) 8 G Poor Deborah Faulkner 123 lbs 6/1 3.75 Upset in stalls - lost many lengths start - in rear - detached after 1f - struggling before halfway - never on terms (jockey said gelding was restless in the stalls - which caused him to be slow away)(op 7/1)
8th 5 Bama Lama (GB) 7 M Poor Rod Millman 126 lbs 5/1 0.1 Blindfold off late - lost many lengths start - in rear - struggling halfway - tenderly handled from 2f out - never on terms (jockey said mare had ducked her head before the start was effected - causing him to lose his grip on the blindfold and therefore required a second attempt in order to successfully remove it)(op 4/1)