GBChepstow Races

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Chepstow
16:47
Dragonbet Handicap Chase
Chepstow Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2025 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £10.10 Place: £2.10 £1.30 £3.90 Exacta: £30.40 Tricast: £268.88 Trifecta: £333.70
Non-Runners: Orbys River (unsuitable ground), Palawan Du Mazet (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m5½f 2m 3m 2m4f
1st
Held up in rear - headway 5 out - went second and pushed along after 3 out - led approaching last - eased towards finish (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from a return to a sounder racing surface here today - on going officially described as good - and had also come on for his reappearance run after a long break - which was noted)(tchd 15/2 and tchd 10/1)
8 G Poor
Belinda Clarke 149 lbs 8/1 Won
2m4f 2m5f 3m 2m4f
2m3½f 2m 2m3f 2m4½f 2m3f
2nd
Prominent - bad mistake and lost third 4 out - soon hung left - went third again after 2 out - 6 lengths down last - stayed on run-in - went second final strides (jockey said gelding made a mistake at 4th last fence and hung left-handed thereafter)(op 3/1 tchd 5/2)
6 G AVG
Evan Williams 165 lbs 11/4 2.5
2m 2m 2m
2m4f 2m2f 2m7f 2m3f 2m3f
3rd
Towards rear - midfield 7th - hit 9th - headway and disputed lead 5 out - jumped left and bumped rival 4 out - led clearly 3 out - headed approaching last - no extra run-in - lost second final strides(tchd 16/1)
11 G Poor
Chris Down 152 lbs 12/1 .5
2m5f 2m4f 2m4f
2m7f 2m4½f 2m3½f 2m6½f 2m4½f
4th
Prominent - mistake 2nd - went second 7th - disputed lead 5 out - bumped 4 out - headed and hit 3 out - weakened from 2 out(op 18/1)
10 G Poor
Toby Lawes 165 lbs 12/1 8.5
2m3½f
2m5½f 3m1f 2m7f 2m5f 2m2f
5th
Led - jumped left 6th - not fluent 11th - headed and not fluent 5 out - weakened after 3 out(op 3/1 tchd 10/3)
8 G Poor
Katy Price 146 lbs 5/2F 1.5
2m2f 2m 2m½f 2m 2m
2m3½f 3m½f 3m 3m 2m1f
6th
In touch with leaders - headway 11th - lost position 5 out - no chance from 3 out(op 14/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 16/1)
9 G Poor
Robbie Llewellyn 155 lbs 12/1 1
2m1f
2m3½f 3m 3m 3m1½f 2m3½f
7th
Prominent - lost position 11th - dropped to rear 5 out - weakened 3 out(op 4/1)
7 G Poor
Rebecca Curtis 168 lbs 5/1 7
3m
2m4f 2m4f 3m2½f 3m 3m2½f
8th
Always behind - tailed off home straight(op 11/2)
6 G Poor
Christian Williams 142 lbs 8/1 40
3m1f 3m 3m 3m2f