Chepstow Races
Chepstow
14:50
Text Fitzdares On 07492 882213 Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Chepstow
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2025
Distance: 2m3½f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £3
Place: £1.30 £2.30
Exacta: £10.30
Trifecta: £46.40
Non-Runners: Largy Poet (self certificate, lame)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Donnacha (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Nigel Hawke | 154 lbs | 2/1F | Won | Raced in second - mistake and lost position 6th - rallied and disputing lead 5 out - soon left in lead - good jump and went clear 4 out - not fluent 3 out - mistake 2 out - good jump last - ridden out run-in(op 5/2) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | The Famous Five (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Venetia Williams | 152 lbs | 9/2 | 3.75 | Raced in fourth - left in third 5 out - went second and chased clear leader 3 out - jumped slightly left 2 out - keeping on last - no extra run-in - no match for winner(op 7/2) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Astronomic View (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Sue Gardner | 148 lbs | 14/1 | 3.5 | Taken down early - raced in third - awkward jump 1st - went second 6th - pressed leader 9th - led 10th - headed home turn - pressed leaders when left in second 5 out - lost position 3 out - weakened from 2 out(op 18/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Heros De Romay (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls | 149 lbs | 7/2 | 15 | Led - headed 10th - led again home turn - faced challenges when mistake and pecked on landing 5 out - soon lost three places - weakened from 4 out - no chance when not fluent 3 out(op 3/1 tchd 11/4) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Hurricane Highway (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Evan Williams | 154 lbs | 9/4 | - | Jumped right throughout - raced in last - mistake and lost ground 8th - struggling 9th - lost touch 11th - soon pulled up (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding jumped poorly; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report)(op 5/2 tchd 11/4) |