Chepstow Races
Chepstow
15:55
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Chepstow
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2025
Distance: 2m3½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £17
Place: £4.40 £5 £1.60
Exacta: £419.10
Tricast: £1526.35
Trifecta: £2154.20
Non-Runners: Archie Macdart (unsuitable ground), Churchman (self certificate), Inchiquin Spirit (unsuitable ground), Lady Showtime (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 15 | Richardson (GB) | 10 G | AVG | Belinda Clarke | 142 lbs | 16/1 | Won | Towards rear - not fluent 3 out - headway and in touch with leaders 2 out - switched left and challenging approaching last - ridden to lead and ran on well run-in (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from a return to a slower surface)(op 14/1) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Bobalot (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Laura Horsfall | 160 lbs | 22/1 | 1.25 | In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield after 3rd - jumped left and bumped rival 4th - led after 2 out - faced challenges when jumped left last - headed and no extra run-in | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Coconut Twist (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Robbie David
(7)lbs
|
Daisy Hitchins | 154 lbs | 7/2 | 1.75 | Midfield - in touch with leaders after 3 out - challenging approaching last - no extra run-in(op 10/3) | |
| 4th | 1 | Decorated (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Oliver Signy | 168 lbs | 7/1 | 14 | Led narrowly or disputed lead - prominent after 3rd - led narrowly or disputed lead after 4 out - led clearly 3 out - mistake and headed 2 out - soon weakened gradually(op 11/2) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Babatunde (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Miss Thomasina Eyston
(7)lbs
|
Richard Mitford-Slade | 156 lbs | 4/1 | 1.5 | Midfield - bumped and lost position 4th - not fluent 3 out - in touch with leaders when slightly hampered 2 out - soon weakened gradually | |
| 6th | 9 | Wonderweasle (GB) | 6 M | AVG | Tim Vaughan | 155 lbs | 4/1 | 4.5 | Midfield - in touch with leaders after 3rd - challenging 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 9/2) | ||
| 7th | 2 | L'Empire Vert (FR) | 4 G | AVG | Sheila Lewis | 166 lbs | 100/1 | 9.5 | Prominent - led narrowly or disputed lead from 3rd - raced in second when not fluent 3 out - lost position when badly hampered 2 out - soon weakened(tchd 125/1) | ||
| 8th | 13 | Jukebox Joker (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Isabel Williams
(3)lbs
|
Evan Williams | 145 lbs | 3/1F | 45 | Towards rear - weakened from 3 out - tailed off (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 10/3 tchd 11/4) | |
| 99th | 3 | Sonic Gold (GB) | 9 G | Poor | John O'Shea | 165 lbs | 66/1 | - | In rear - weakened quickly after 4 out - pulled up before 3 out(op 50/1) | ||
| 99th | 14 | Hi Riko (FR) | 7 G | Poor |
Harriet Tucker
(7)lbs
|
Carroll Gray | 136 lbs | 28/1 | - | Midfield - pecked on landing 1st - dropped to rear and pushed along 5th - detached 4 out - soon pulled up(tchd 25/1) | |
| 99th | 10 | Nobody Told Me (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Thomas Faulkner | 155 lbs | 33/1 | - | Prominent - led narrowly or disputed lead from 2nd - mistake 5 out - soon pushed along and weakened gradually - pulled up before 3 out | ||
| 99th | 12 | Largy Valley (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Charlie Longsdon | 151 lbs | 20/1 | - | In touch with leaders - prominent 4 out - weakening when slightly hampered 2 out - pulled up approaching last |