Chepstow Races
Chepstow
18:30
DragonBet Welsh Racing Festival 10th-12th October Handicap
Chepstow
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2025
Distance: 5f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 6
Surface: Turf
Win: £6
Place: £2.40 £1.20
Exacta: £13.80
Trifecta: £26.20
Non-Runners: Hidden Verse (vet's certificate, lame)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Zoulu Warrior (IRE) | 2 G | AVG | Heather Main | 131 lbs | 5/1 | Won | Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along over 2f out - edged right over 1f out - ridden and led inside final furlong - kept on final 110yds(op 11/2 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Savannah Smiles (IRE) | 5 M | AVG | Grace Harris | 137 lbs | 5/4F | 0.3 | Raced in fourth behind clear leaders - going easily but waiting for room from 2f out - not clear run repeatedly from over 1f out - ran on well when in the clear and went second towards finish (jockey said mare was slow away)(op 6/5 tchd 11/10 and tchd 11/8) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Over Spiced (GB) | 3 F | AVG | Grace Harris | 138 lbs | 2/1 | .5 | Prominent - led over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra and lost second towards finish(tchd 15/8) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Pearl's Edge (GB) | 5 M | Poor | Christopher Mason | 140 lbs | 12/1 | 2 | Led - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said mare hung both ways)(op 18/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Fossos (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Thomas Faulkner | 124 lbs | 40/1 | 8.5 | Dwelt start - in rear throughout(op 22/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Captain Bentley (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Michael Mullineaux | 124 lbs | 12/1 | 11 | Dwelt start - in rear throughout(op 11/1 tchd 10/1) |