Racecards
18:00 Chepstow
Happy Retirement Dan Fortt Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 11y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £4,800 added
- Winner: £2,614
- 2nd: £1,204
- 3rd: £602
- 4th: £301
- Form 21
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
led, headed end of home straight with circuit to run, led again on bend before back straight, headed end of back straight, ridden entering home straight, weakened over 1f out
- Form 76
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey S Bowen
pressed leader, led with circuit to run, went wide on bend and headed, driven when still in touch entering home straight, outpaced 2f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 66
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
prominent, in touch when ridden home straight, weakened over 1f out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey T J O'Brien
towards rear, ridden entering home straight, soon outpaced
- Form 12
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey Ben Jones
midfield, headway on inside turning for home, ridden entering home straight, pressed leader over 1f out, one pace final furlong
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
keen in midfield, rapid headway to lead end of back straight, narrow advantage when ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly to pull clear final furlong
- Age 4
- Weight 10-1
- Trainer Andrew Martin
- Jockey Daniel Hiskett
towards rear, ridden entering home straight, soon beaten
Verdict
Jonjo's horses are in brilliant form and COPPER COVE won nicely at Exeter so can defy a penalty. Fame And Fun has been well beaten in both starts and may need softer ground while winning point-to-pointer Hilltown was beaten a very long way when runner-up in an Exeter bumper. Seismic Wave is related to three winners and out of a winning hurdler so may prove best of the newcomers.
Formwatch
Copper Cove (IRE) 9-2 (11-5) Prominent, led 6f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong, won at Exeter 2m 1f (5) sft in Feb beating Hermes Du Gouet (11-5) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.
Another Lord (IRE) 11-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, closed over 5f out, weakened over 3f out, 6th of 8, 31 1/2l behind The Wild Westerner (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (5) gs in Jun.
Fame And Fun (IRE) 15-2 (11-2) Chased leader until over 8f out, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 8, 26 1/4l behind Prairie Wolf (11-9) at Doncaster 2m 1f (5) gd in Jan.
Seismic Wave Gentlewave gelding out of Sunnyland.
Belgarum (IRE) Shirocco gelding out of Cyrils Girl.
Hilltown (IRE) 9-2 (11-2) Prominent, pushed along and dropped to rear before halfway, rallied into 4th 6f out, ridden and stayed on well but no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 17l behind Park Hill Dancer (11-12) at Exeter 2m 1f mdn (5) gs in Mar.
Sonification Telescope colt out of Moonlight Music.
Cassowary (IRE) Australia filly out of Arose.