Racecards
15:15 Chepstow
Join The Vickers Customer Racing Club Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 98y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £6,337
- 2nd: £2,916
- 3rd: £1,458
- 4th: £730
- Form 3/11P2F-
- Age 8
- Weight 12-2
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Liam Harrison
held up towards rear, closer in mid-division after 11th, headway on inside chasing leaders before 5 out, weakened before 3 out, 6th and beaten when bad mistake next
- Form 1/2133-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up off the pace towards rear, steady headway out wide chasing leaders before 3 out, went 2nd between last two, led last, driven out
- Form 26942-2
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer T Lacey
- Jockey Stan Sheppard
chased leader, reached for 4th, led 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, lost 2nd between last two, no extra in 3rd run-in
Ballybegg (IRE)
178- Form P71P6-2
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 127
never closer than mid-division
- Form 31/2194-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
mid-division, headway chasing leaders 8th, went 2nd before 3 out, led next, ridden and headed last, rallied run-in, found no extra towards finish
Hymac (IRE)
308- Form 221/32-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 124
towards rear, closer in mid-division at 9th, ridden and weakened after 11th, towards rear and no chance after, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
- Form 215/163-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
chased leaders out wide, pushed along and outpaced turning in, weakened 4 out
- Form 5/23145-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey C Gethings
led, pushed along and headed 4 out, lost 2nd before next, weakened quickly 2 out
- Form 58561P-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer R Walford
- Jockey Harry Kimber
raced wide towards rear, mistake 10th, ridden before 5 out, never involved, lost remote 6th near finish
- Form 21415U-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Jordan Nailor
in rear, tailed off 11th, plugged on run-in, went remote 6th near finish, never on terms
- Form 0/22235-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
not fluent 1st, chased leaders on inside, pushed along before 5 out, weakened after 2 out, no chance with leading trio
In depth
Verdict
Foxboro won in this grade at Newbury in March but others may have a bit more scope. A decent hurdler on ground with some give, Ballybegg is still only eight and could do well over fences. Second here earlier in the month, Nocte Volatus takes no prisoners but winning pointer THE KING OF RYHOPE ran only four times over hurdles and was always going to make a better chaser. Hymac should also do well over the larger obstacles but has been off the track since December last year so may just need this. Nothin To Ask and Moonlighter are both course and distance winners so look best of the rest.
Formwatch
Nothin To Ask (IRE) 4-1 (11-9) Never travelled towards rear, 5th when fell at 9th, at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Apr.
The King Of Ryhope 6-4fav (11-9) Close up, tracked leaders 4th, tracked winner 4 out until ridden 2 out, weakened next, 3rd of 7, 16 1/2l behind Theatre Man (11-9) at Kempton 2m 5f (4) gs in Mar.
Nocte Volatus 11-4jfav (10-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd after 3 out and ridden, stayed on, no match for winner, 2nd of 5, 7 1/2l behind Al Dancer (11-12) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Ballybegg (IRE) 7-2 (11-11) Led, headed 2nd and remained pressing leader, led again before 4 out, pushed along before 2 out where joined, not fluent and headed last, no extra, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind The Carpenter (11-10) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in May.
Can You Call 5-2 (11-10) Led until after 2nd, led 5th, mistake and headed next, weakened from 2 out, 4th of 5, 23 3/4l behind Butch (11-3) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f (4) sft in Mar.
Hymac (IRE) 4-1 (11-4) Front mid-division, headway into 3rd 3 out, ridden after 2 out, disputed lead last, drifted left and led narrowly run-in, kept on well, headed on line, 2nd of 15, shd behind Saint Davy (11-4) at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (4) gs in Dec.
Eureka Creek (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Chased leaders, went left 1st, went 2nd after 3 out until hit 2 out, no extra before last, 3rd of 5, 16 3/4l behind Fable (10-9) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Moonlighter 11-2 (11-9) Led until bad blunder headed and lost place 5th, rallied in 3rd at 8th, went badly left 3 out, lost 2nd before next, weakened between last two, 5th of 7, 11 1/2l behind Le Ligerien (11-8) at Newbury 2m hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Foxboro (GER) 10-3 (11-3) Towards rear, lost touch and eased 4 out pulled up before 2 out, at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Top Of The Bill (IRE) 10-1 (11-1) Off the pace in last pair, tailed off when unseated rider at the last, at Ascot 2m 6f hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Georges Saint (FR) 6-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, not fluent 1st, hit 4th, well held 2 out, 5th of 8, 21 1/4l behind No But I Will (11-2) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 7f (4) gd in Apr.