Chepstow
15:52
DragonBet John Ayres Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Chepstow Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2025 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £1.91 Exacta: £3 Trifecta: £10.40
Non-Runners: Harper's Brook (unsuitable ground), Jet Plane (unsuitable ground), Nocte Volatus (unsuitable ground), Riskintheground (unsuitable ground), Unexpected Party (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Saint Segal (FR) 7 G AVG Jane Williams 163 lbs 10/11F Won Disputed lead - led clearly 2nd - pushed along 3 out - hit 2 out - ridden out run-in(op 5/6 tchd Evens)
2nd 3 Il Ridoto (FR) 8 G AVG Paul Nicholls 161 lbs 3/1 4.75 Raced in third - went second before 5 out - jumped left 2 out - 2 lengths down when mistake last - weakened towards finish(op 4/1 tchd 5/2)
3rd 9 Frere d'Armes (FR) 8 G AVG Dan Skelton 147 lbs 14/1 94 Jumped left on occasions - disputed lead - lost position and raced in second 2nd - dropped to last just after 11th - left in remote third home straight(op 22/1)
99th 8 Mount Tempest (IRE) 8 G AVG Sophie Leech 147 lbs 3/1 - Raced in fourth - detached 3rd - headway 6th - not fluent 8th - went second just after 11th - lost position before 5 out - soon weakened - pulled up home straight (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going and would prefer a slower surface)(op 5/2 tchd 9/4)