06 Nov 2013 14:40 Chepstow
Winner: £8,300 (Penalty: £5,393); Distance: 3m; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 |   | - | Minella For Steak (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | P-F2821 / 6 | Jump (8) | James Huxham | J & A O'Neill Mrs Gay Smith &… | 3/1 | |
| held up in touch, headway 7th, led 4 out, ridden and pressed last, found extra, ran on gamely | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11 |   | ¾ L | Heronshaw (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 11F- / 9 | Jump (257) | T J O'Brien | H D Daly Strachan,stoddart,griffith,barlow&harf | 9/2 | |
| held up mid-division, blundered 4 out, headway before 3 out, went 3rd 2 out, chased winner before last, soon every chance, kept on and held towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 15 L | Qalinas (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 10) | 351128- / 10 | Jump (203) | Mr Anthony Fox | D Pipe Mr D A Rees & Miss… | 20/1 | |
| with leader, led 4th, headed before 4 out, every chance before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, one pace from last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 9 L | Manballandall (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 301- / 8 | Jump (229) | T J Murphy | F O'Brien Mrs Jordan Corbett | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway after 5 out, kept on one pace from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 2 L | Alberobello (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 27210-5 / 10 | Jump (14) | Nick Scholfield | J Scott Bradley Partnership | 14/1 | |
| in touch, outpaced after 5 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 13 L | Minellahalfcentury (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 2321- / 10 | Jump (263) | D A Jacob | P F Nicholls Nethercott Manor… | 11/2 | |
| chased leaders, every chance before and mistake 4 out, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 13 |   | 3½ L | Virginia Ash (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 3) | 6D70-UP / 6 | Jump (27) | Brendan Powell | C L Tizzard Mr J P Romans | 33/1 | |
| held up mid-division, headway after 5 out, ridden and weakened before 4 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 14 |   | 6 L | Cardigan Island (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 13) | 5-12133 / 9 | Jump (20) | R T Dunne | D Burchell Mrs G Davies | 25/1 | |
| held up mid-division, headway before 6th, no impression from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | 10 L | Promised Wings (GER) (gelding, chestnut, 11 9) | 262212- / 8 | Flat (634), Jump (213) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Chris Gordon Racing… | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, led before 4 out, headed 4 out, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6 |   | 9 L | Mic's Delight (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 102/P84- / 10 | Jump (206) | Jack Doyle | V R A Dartnall The Higos Hopefuls | 10/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway before 4 out to chase leaders, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 11th | 5 |   | 2¼ L | Old Tricks (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 9) | 372650- / 7 | Jump (193) | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard J K Farms | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along before 5 out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 12th | 10 |   | 4 L | Mauricetheathlete (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 1652-00 / 11 | Jump (31) | Nick Slatter | M Keighley Mr Geoff Slatter | 14/1 | |
| led, headed 4th, tracked leader, weakened after 5 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 7 |   | 16 L | Woodford County (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 72115- / 10 | Jump (241) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White The Englands and… | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear mistake 5th, weakened before 4 out | ||||||||||
| 3 |   | - | Mission Complete (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | PP2120 / 10 | Jump (19) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | |||
| 15 |   | - | Storm Alert (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 10) | 12132-3 / 10 | Jump (1) | Lucy Gardner | Mrs S Gardner Mr D V Gardner | |||
