Chepstow
16:44
Tip Top Sensational Shower Handicap Hurdle
Chepstow Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2025 Distance: 2m7½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.90 Place: £2.30 £1.60 £1.80 Exacta: £30.20 Tricast: £64.20 Trifecta: £80.90
Non-Runners: Lightonthewing (off feed)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Tom Taggle (IRE) 5 G AVG Evan Williams 150 lbs 11/2 Won Midfield - smooth headway on turn before 3 out - pressed leader after 2 out - led last - kept on well run-in (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding appreciated the step up in trip from 2m5f to 2m7 1/2f combined with todays faster ground - officially described as good - good to soft in places)(op 9/2)
2nd 2 Ri Na Cuirte (IRE) 6 G AVG Ben Clarke 168 lbs 11/4F 1.5 Towards rear - headway after 6th - ridden and headway towards far side after 2 out - went second inside final 110yds - kept on(op 5/2)
3rd 1 Impecunious (IRE) 5 G AVG Chris Down 163 lbs 7/2 0.3 Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders before 4th - led before 3 out - faced challenge after 2 out - headed last - no extra and lost second inside final 110yds(op 5/1)
4th 9 Quite The Getaway (GB) 7 M Poor Robert Bevis 146 lbs 10/1 11 Midfield - headway before 2 out - went fourth approaching last - kept on run-in - not reach leaders(op 11/1 tchd 9/1)
5th 15 Sawpit Samantha (GB) 7 M Poor Jo Davis 139 lbs 14/1 9 Prominent - slow jump 1st - pressed leaders before 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
6th 10 Penthouse Poppet (IRE) 8 M Poor Matt Sheppard 148 lbs 25/1 1 In rear - kept on from 3 out - never near to challenge(op 22/1)
7th 4 Lough Owel (IRE) 7 G Poor D Summersby 164 lbs 50/1 .75 Prominent - pressed leaders before 3 out - weakened after 2 out(tchd 66/1)
8th 6 My Louise (GB) 6 M AVG Lydia Richards 158 lbs 11/1 6.5 Prominent - not fluent and weakened after 3 out(tchd 10/1)
9th 14 Dom Bosco (GB) 7 G Poor Tom George 143 lbs 33/1 10 Never better than midfield(tchd 28/1)
10th 12 Gorcombe Moonshine (GB) 7 G Poor Robert Walford 144 lbs 22/1 0.05 Disputed lead - headed before 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 16/1)
11th 13 Watchoutitscookie (IRE) 6 G Poor Nigel Hawke 143 lbs 12/1 4.5 Disputed lead - headed before 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 18/1 tchd 11/1)
12th 11 Fantomas (FR) 9 G Poor Nigel Twiston-Davies 142 lbs 16/1 1.25 Midfield - not fluent 2nd - not fluent and reminder after 4th - slow jump and lost touch after 4 out(op 20/1 and tchd 22/1)
99th 5 Mattie Ross (GB) 9 M Poor Richard Phillips 162 lbs 33/1 - Prominent - reminder before 3rd - lost position after 4th - tailed off when pulled up after 8th(tchd 40/1)
99th 16 Elfride (GB) 9 M Poor Richard Phillips 142 lbs 22/1 - Always behind - pulled up before 3 out(tchd 28/1)
99th 3 Hawk Stone (IRE) 6 G Poor Harriet Dickin 168 lbs 25/1 - Always behind - pulled up before 2 out(op 16/1)