Chepstow Races
Chepstow
15:17
DragonBet 'Welsh Champion' Hurdle (A Limited Handicap) (GBB Race)
Chepstow
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2025
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.50
Place: £1.20 £2.90 £2.30
Exacta: £19
Tricast: £98.86
Trifecta: £125.20
Non-Runners: No Ordinary Joe (unsuitable ground), Titan Discovery (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Celtic Dino (FR) | 6 G | Elite |
Dylan Johnston
(3)lbs
|
Sam Thomas | 163 lbs | 6/4F | Won | Prominent - led 3 out - pushed along 2 out - faced challenge when mistake last - ridden and ran on run-in(op 7/4 tchd 2/1) | |
| 2nd | 6 | Alexei (GER) | 5 G | Elite | Joe Tizzard | 156 lbs | 10/1 | 2.25 | Midfield - awkward jump 4th - headway after 4 out - went second approaching last where challenging but not fluent - kept on(op 17/2) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Wilful (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Jonjo & A J O'Neill | 163 lbs | 17/2 | 1.5 | Prominent - briefly led after 1st - soon headed and raced in second - lost position approaching last - kept on(op 15/2 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Listentoyourheart (IRE) | 6 M | Good | Dan Skelton | 155 lbs | 8/1 | 12 | Held up in rear - headway 2 out - went modest fourth run-in - never dangerous(tchd 7/1) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Norman Fletcher (GB) | 6 G | AVG |
James Turner
(5)lbs
|
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies | 147 lbs | 10/1 | 4.25 | Led - briefly headed after 1st - headed 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 11/1 tchd 9/1) | |
| 6th | 4 | Tutti Quanti (FR) | 4 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 161 lbs | 11/4 | 5.5 | Prominent - not fluent 3rd - lost position after 4 out - no chance from 2 out(op 3/1 tchd 9/4) | ||
| 7th | 10 | Tour Ovalie (FR) | 6 M | AVG | Evan Williams | 148 lbs | 40/1 | 1.25 | In rear throughout - mistake 3 out(op 50/1) | ||
| 8th | 11 | Scintillante (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Alastair Ralph | 146 lbs | 50/1 | 15 | Towards rear on outer - hit 2nd - headway 4th - mistake 4 out - weakened quickly 3 out(op 40/1) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Balhambar (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Harry Derham | 151 lbs | 18/1 | - | Never better than midfield - no chance when pulled up just after 2 out - fatally injured(op 14/1) |