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17:25 Chepstow
Festival Opener Money Back At BetVictor Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,300 added
- Winner: £2,144
- 2nd: £630
- 3rd: £315
- 4th: £157
- Form 24-4PP3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Michael Byrne
tracked leaders, lost place approaching 3rd, in rear before 8th, tailed off before 5 out, soon pulled up
- Form P21P-PP
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Giles Hawkins
towards rear, mistakes, closed after 2nd, went 2nd after 7th, lost place 11th, tailed off before 5 out, soon pulled up
- Form 34F2-5P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Mark Gillard
- Jockey Jake Hodson
tracked leader, mistake 3rd, lost 2nd after 7th, lost place when badly hampered 9th, weakened 11th, well behind after 13th, soon pulled up
- Form 39P342
- Age 13
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer N R Mitchell
- Jockey Tom Bellamy
mid-division, headway 7th, mistake 10th, outpaced 15th, weakened approaching 5 out
- Form 413223
- Age 9
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer Mrs R Gasson
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
held up in rear, headway after 7th, bad mistake and unseated rider 9th
- Form 4-73F22
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey Donal Devereux
towards rear, not fluent and reminder 2nd, mistake 5th, well behind 11th, soon pulled up
- Form 065421
- Age 10
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer Mrs R Ford
- Jockey Ian Popham
prominent, went 2nd approaching 9th until 4 out, no impression on leading pair from next
- Form 5P4318
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey M G Nolan
held up, hit 4th, pecked 7th, mistake 9th, headway next, led after 13th, stayed on well to draw clear flat
- Form 7PP711
- Age 6
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Mrs S Johnson
- Jockey Adam Wedge
held up in rear, headway after 7th, hit 10th, went 2nd 4 out, mistake last, no impression flat
- Form P45338
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer L Corcoran
- Jockey T E Whelan
led, clear 10th, not fluent 11th, blundered 13th, soon headed and weakened, pulled up before 5 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
The Last Bridge exploited a lenient mark to justify favouritism at Ffos Las on Monday but doesn't look an easy ride and may be worth opposing under a penalty. SOMERBY stayed on well to score at Lingfield last month with Massini Sunset back in fourth. Donal Devereux claims 3lb here, which accounts for more than half of the subsequent rise, and Richenda Ford's 10-year-old is fancied to go in again as Derwen Pryde was beaten 24 lengths when second at Ffos Las last time and had earlier lost out here to Loughalder, though is 8lb better off and has the beating of Massini Sunset on that run. Kilcascan won off a pound higher mark at Uttoxeter in October but has been easily brushed aside since.
Formwatch
Finnegan Paddy (IRE) 33-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, went 3rd before 12th, ridden before 3 out, weakened soon after, remote 3rd when blundered 2 out, 3rd of 7, well behind Sydney Paget (11-0) at Towcester 3m beg chase (4) hvy in Jan.
Pancake (FR) 20-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place 13th, soon weakened, behind after next, tailed off 4 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by The Last Bridge (10-1) at Ffos Las 3m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs, 11 ran.
Mut'ab (USA) 40-1 (11-9) Always behind, tailed off before 5 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by Le Grand Chene (10-11) at Chepstow 2m hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Feb, 13 ran.
Massini Sunset (IRE) 11-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, every chance when left in clear 2nd at 2 out, stayed on well, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Jupiter Rex (11-0) at Plumpton 3m 2f 5yo Am hcp 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.
Kilcascan 10-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, 4th and beaten when left 3rd and slightly hampered 2 out, weakened before last, 3rd of 13, 20l behind Rebeccas Choice (11-1) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Feb.
Derwen Pryde 6-1 (10-5) Held up, hit 5th, ridden and headway 9th, mistake 2 out, no impression on winner last, 2nd of 7, 24l behind Material Boy (11-3) at Ffos Las 3m nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Feb.
Somerby (IRE) 9-2 (10-9) Made virtually all, hit 11th, ridden and hung left before last, stayed on gamely, driven out, won at Lingfield 3m hcp chs 0-100 (5) hvy in Feb beating Miss Fleur (11-2) by 2l, 9 ran.
Loughalder (IRE) 5-1 (10-2) Held up towards rear, mistakes 6th and 12th, well beaten after 13th, 8th of 13, 34l behind Jupiter Rex (10-13) at Ludlow 3m cond hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Feb.
The Last Bridge 10-3fav (10-1) Mid-division, ridden 10th, headway approaching 12th, led 4 out, jumped left 2 out and when clear last, comfortably, won at Ffos Las 3m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs beating Waltzing Tornado (11-1) by 7l, 11 ran.
Destined For Fame (IRE) 16-1 (10-9) Mid-division, lost place 9th, soon beaten, 8th of 10, well behind Royal Kicks (10-12) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Feb.
Winston Churchill (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Not fluent in rear, never a factor, 6th of 7, 18l behind Father Probus (11-2) at Fontwell 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Dec.