Racecards
16:40 Chepstow
Vision Hospitality Asset Management Handicap Chase
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,578 added
- Form 63PU00
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Nick Williams
mid-division, ridden 6th, weakened 10th
- Form 13/2-35P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
in rear, mistake 3rd, tailed off when pulled up after 13th
- Form 530511
- Age 12
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer Miss S Smith
- Jockey C Bolger
led, headed 2nd, mistake 9th, weakened next
- Form 3-03504
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey D R Dennis
tracked leaders, blundered 10th, left in lead 4 out, ridden 3 out, kept on
- Form 4432P0
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
mid-division, headway approaching 8th, ridden to chase winner after 4 out, no extra near finish
- Form 326P00
- Age 12
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey A Evans
towards rear, ridden and closer order 12th, weakened 3 out
- Form 31232F
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey T Scudamore
in touch, left 2nd 13th, led next, mistake and soon headed 4 out and weakened
- Form 21P-644
- Age 11
- Weight 11-3
mid-division, headway 7th, weakened 11th, pulled up before 14th
- Form 123PU3
- Age 13
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer Andrew Turnell
- Jockey J Favell
mid-division, headway 6th, hampered 13th, weakened 4 out
- Form 65-P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer Nick Williams
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
always in rear, tailed off when pulled up after 13th
- Form 1041U/
- Age 9
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
led 2nd, mistake 10th, fell heavy 13th
- Form 522123
- Age 14
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer R Lee
- Jockey W T Kennedy
in touch, lost place 7th, stayed on again approaching 5 out, soon one pace
In depth
Verdict
Phillip Hobbs has been patient with his representative Callmecozmo and it will be interesting to see how the eight-year-old gets on following a 748 day absence but a safer bet looks to be the in-from Tommy Carson, with Burren Moonshine rated the best of the rest. The selection has done little wrong of late, winning his last two starts, and could still be well enough treated to make it three on the bounce despite another 5lb rise in the weights. Polar Scout is entitled to strip fitter for his recent return at Ludlow but is hard to back on that evidence, while Lizzie Bathwick is capable but inconsistent. Fluff 'N' Puff may just be a shade high in the weights, while Southerndown would probably prefer more testing ground. There are no doubts concerning the ground for Burren Moonshine though, who has been waiting for fast ground, and provided that she is fit enough for her first outing since September then she has to be respected. Tommy Carson goes on any ground though and, in current form, he is the one that gets the vote.