Chepstow
16:17
Pertemps Network EMEA Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle
Chepstow Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2025 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £1.58 Place: £1.10 £2.40 £3.30 Exacta: £9.80 Tricast: £69.12 Trifecta: £63.30
Non-Runners: English Willow (self certificate), Goddess Afrana (unsuitable ground), Silver Chord (unsuitable ground), Staff Sergeant Len (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 C'Est Different (FR) 5 G Good Sam Thomas 163 lbs 4/7F Won Midfield - good jump and pressed leaders briefly 2nd - in touch with leaders when not fluent 3rd - led 4th - pushed along when faced challenge 2 out - kept on well approaching last - pushed out run-in - comfortably(op 1/2 tchd 4/9 and tchd 4/6)
2nd 10 No No Espresso (GB) 6 G Poor Harry Derham 152 lbs 12/1 2 Took keen hold - prominent - in touch with leaders 6th - headway before 3 out - pressed leader 2 out - outpaced approaching last - kept on but no impression run-in(tchd 11/1)
3rd 12 Mini Yeats (IRE) 7 G Poor Tim Vaughan 151 lbs 16/1 7.5 In touch with leaders - steadied and dropped to rear with one circuit to go - steady headway before 3 out - went fourth 2 out - hung left but kept on and went third approaching last - no impression run-in(op 12/1)
4th 11 Bridget Mary (IRE) 6 M AVG Rebecca Curtis 152 lbs 6/1 2.75 Led - headed 4th - lost position 5th - rallied on inner before 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 11/2 tchd 4/1 and tchd 7/1)
5th 6 Arctic Saint (IRE) 6 G Poor Deborah Cole 156 lbs 13/2 .5 In touch with leaders - outpaced 2 out - hung left but kept on approaching last - no impression run-in(op 8/1)
6th 4 Nube De Trueno (IRE) 5 G Poor Dan Skelton 157 lbs 40/1 3 Prominent - in touch with leaders 4th - lost position before 3 out - kept on approaching last - no telling impression (vet said gelding finished lame on his left-fore)(op 28/1)
7th 5 Archie Macdart (GB) 6 G Poor Joe Ponting 159 lbs 80/1 0.05 Held up in rear - steady headway before 3 out - outpaced 2 out - hung left approaching last - weakened run-in(op 125/1)
8th 14 Regally Blonde (GB) 6 M Poor Ben Case 145 lbs 18/1 7.5 Midfield - dropped to rear before 3 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 25/1)
9th 9 Noplacetobe (IRE) 8 M Poor Mel Rowley 152 lbs 40/1 .5 Held up in rear - outpaced before 3 out - hung right and weakened approaching last(tchd 33/1 and tchd 50/1)
10th 8 Bredon Hill Dart (GB) 6 G Poor Sue Gardner 157 lbs 16/1 18 Prominent - pressed leader 4th - lost position 3 out - not fluent and weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)