Chepstow Races
Chepstow
14:32
Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
Chepstow
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2025
Distance: 2m7½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £49.40
Place: £10 £3.10 £2
Exacta: £544
Tricast: £2274.66
Trifecta: £3263.20
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | J'Ai Froid (IRE) | 12 G | AVG | L J Morgan | 152 lbs | 33/1 | Won | Prominent - pushed along 3 out - soon switched right - mistake 2 out - led approaching last - ridden run-in - kept on well(op 28/1 tchd 50/1) | ||
| 2nd | 12 | Rickety Bridge (FR) | 6 G | AVG |
Freddie Gingell
(3)lbs
|
Paul Nicholls | 139 lbs | 10/1 | 2.75 | Prominent - lost position 8th - rallied 3 out - outpaced 2 out - went second just after last - stayed on(op 16/1) | |
| 3rd | 6 | Firestream (GB) | 8 G | Good | Anthony Honeyball | 152 lbs | 6/1 | 2 | Raced in second - not fluent 7th or 8th - led 3 out - soon hung left - hung right after 2 out - headed approaching last where bad mistake - no extra run-in(op 7/1 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 4th | 11 | Classic Concorde (IRE) | 12 G | AVG | David Brace | 148 lbs | 25/1 | 0.3 | Led - headed 3 out - briefly disputed lead after 2 out - not fluent last - weakened gradually run-in(op 28/1) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Ikarak (FR) | 6 G | Good | Olly Murphy | 150 lbs | 4/1 | 0.1 | Held up in rear - not fluent 2nd - ridden and no impression before 3 out - headway from 2 out - stayed on run-in(op 5/1) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Lossiemouth (GB) | 10 G | Good | Polly Gundry | 160 lbs | 11/1 | 6 | Prominent - mistake 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 10/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 7th | 13 | Ballymagroarty Boy (IRE) | 11 G | Poor | Nigel Hawke | 142 lbs | 66/1 | 8.5 | Midfield - dropped to rear after 1st - no chance 3 out - stayed on from 2 out(op 50/1) | ||
| 8th | 5 | Guard The Moon (GB) | 6 G | AVG |
James Turner
(5)lbs
|
Nigel Twiston-Davies | 149 lbs | 16/5F | 1 | Midfield - not fluent and towards rear 1st - mistake 4th - niggled along 5th - headway after 3 out - weakened after 2 out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding failed to travel with his customary enthusiasm on this occasion after an 84-day break)(op 11/4 tchd 10/3) | |
| 9th | 9 | Icare Allen (FR) | 7 G | Poor |
Benjamin Macey
(7)lbs
|
Jonjo & A J O'Neill | 143 lbs | 10/1 | 6 | Midfield - niggled along briefly after 1st - not fluent 2nd - mistake 5th - weakened before 2 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities)(op 8/1 tchd 15/2) | |
| 99th | 3 | Minella Missile (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Evan Williams | 162 lbs | 13/2 | - | Held up in rear - headway into midfield after 8th - weakened 3 out - fell 2 out(tchd 7/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Anna Bunina (FR) | 8 M | AVG |
Callum Pritchard
(5)lbs
|
John C McConnell | 158 lbs | 25/1 | - | Midfield - weakened before 3 out - pulled up 2 out(op 20/1) | |
| 99th | 1 | Maximilian (GER) | 9 G | Elite | Donald McCain | 168 lbs | 18/1 | - | Midfield - dropped to rear 8th - soon weakened - tailed off when pulled up 3 out(op 11/1) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Gold In The Rivers (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | David Pipe | 151 lbs | 18/1 | - | Midfield - headway and prominent 8th - weakened quickly and pulled up before 3 out(op 10/1) |