Chepstow Races
Chepstow
13:25
Download The Vickers.Bet App Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div II)
Chepstow
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022
Distance: 2m3½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £6.60
Place: £2 £1.70 £2.30
Exacta: £27.70
Trifecta: £200
Non-Runners: Sponthus (vet's certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Makin'yourmindup (GB) | 5 G | Elite | Paul Nicholls | 158 lbs | 11/2 | Won | Took keen hold - made virtually all - jumped left on occasions - pushed along after 3 out - not fluent and ridden 2 out - soon hard pressed - good jump last - kept on well run-in(op 6/1 tchd 13/2) | ||
| 2nd | 15 | Hoe Joly Smoke (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 156 lbs | 11/4F | 3.25 | Midfield - headway from 3 out - ridden and pressed leaders after 2 out - every chance when not fluent last - no extra run-in(op 5/2 tchd 9/4) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Leading Choice (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Nicky Martin | 158 lbs | 17/2 | 2.75 | Prominent - ridden and outpaced 2 out - held but rallied run-in - went third towards finish(op 9/2 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 4th | 13 | Tightenourbelts (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Emma Lavelle | 158 lbs | 9/2 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - towards rear - headway from 3 out - soon ridden - disputing third final 110yds - kept on(op 7/1) | ||
| 5th | 14 | Wideeyedandlegless (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Jonjo O'Neill | 158 lbs | 5/1 | 1.75 | In touch with leaders - went second 3 out - ridden and lost second after 2 out - no extra and lost two places run-in(tchd 4/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Not A Light (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Philip Hobbs | 158 lbs | 33/1 | 2.75 | Midfield - headway 3 out - ridden and outpaced 2 out - stayed on run-in - not pace to challenge(op 20/1) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Great Heart'jac (FR) | 7 G | Poor | Fergal O'Brien | 158 lbs | 5/1 | 6 | In touch with leaders - mistake 4th - pushed along and headway 2 out - ridden and held when blundered last - soon weakened(op 15/2 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 8th | 9 | Old Painless (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Harry Whittington | 158 lbs | 17/2 | 2 | Prominent - not fluent 2nd - not fluent 5 out - ridden and weakened after 3 out(tchd 15/2 and tchd 10/1) | ||
| 9th | 6 | Leissieres Express (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Jeremy Scott | 158 lbs | 50/1 | 30 | Always towards rear - not fluent 3rd - pushed along when mistake 3 out - soon ridden and no impression - bled from the nose (vet said gelding had bled from the nose)(op 33/1 tchd 66/1) | ||
| 10th | 1 | Ardenay (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Christian Williams | 158 lbs | 150/1 | 1.75 | Always towards rear(op 125/1) | ||
| 11th | 3 | Earth Spirit (GB) | 9 G | Poor | Tracey Barfoot-Saunt | 158 lbs | 300/1 | 6 | Raced wide - took keen hold - never better than mid-division(op 200/1) | ||
| 12th | 12 | Superstylin (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Suzy Smith | 158 lbs | 66/1 | 6 | Raced freely - always towards rear (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 80/1 tchd 100/1) | ||
| 13th | 10 | Signal Twenty Nine (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Alexandra Dunn | 158 lbs | 200/1 | 13 | Took keen hold - never better than mid-division(op 125/1 tchd 300/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Deja Rouge (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Kate Hazard | 158 lbs | 66/1 | - | Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 4th - weakened quickly 3 out - soon ridden and pulled up (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 25/1) |