Chepstow Races
Chepstow
15:15
Unibet Persian War Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Chepstow
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024
Distance: 2m3½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £3
Place: £1.50 £2.40
Exacta: £13.60
Trifecta: £46.50
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Flying Fortune (IRE) | 5 M | Good | Peter & Michael Bowen | 147 lbs | 2/1F | Won | Travelled strongly - held up in last but in touch with leaders - headway after 6th - led after 2 out - soon went clear - comfortably(op 15/8 tchd 9/4) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Intense Approach (GB) | 5 G | Good | John C McConnell | 154 lbs | 11/2 | 7.5 | Pressed leader - led after 2nd - headed approaching last - kept on but no match for winner(op 9/2) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Vincenzo (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Sam Thomas | 154 lbs | 11/2 | 3.25 | Prominent - dropped to last but in touch with leaders after 6th - headway after 3 out - soon went third - kept on but no match for first two(op 5/1 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Ryan's Rocket (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Fergal O'Brien | 154 lbs | 11/4 | 17 | Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 3 out - weakening when not fluent 2 out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 10/3 tchd 7/2) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Handlethekettle (IRE) | 6 G | Elite | Jamie Snowden | 154 lbs | 11/1 | 6.5 | Led - raced in second when headed after 2nd - hit 3rd - hit 4th - weakened after 3 out(op 16/1) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Bullets Hill (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Ella Pickard | 154 lbs | 66/1 | 42 | In touch with leaders - prominent 4th - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(tchd 50/1 and tchd 100/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Juventus De Brion (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Dan Skelton | 154 lbs | 17/2 | - | Prominent - fell 1st(op 13/2) |