24 Feb 2018 15:40 Chepstow
Winner: £18,500 (Penalty: £11,710); Distance: 2m 7f 131y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.
Pertemps Opportunities Around The Corner Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 |   | - | Carnspindle (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 0) | 12-0633 / 13 | Jump (36) | Thomas Greatrex | W Greatrex Fitorfat1 Racing | 14/1 | |
| in touch in mdi0division, headway 6th, edged left and bumped rival before 3 out, not much room 2 out and switched left, led before not fluent last, driven out flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 2¼ L | Sainte Ladylime (FR) (filly, bay, 10 11) | U4-1U22 / 7 | Jump (35) | David Bass | K Bailey & M Nicholls Paul & Clare Rooney | 12/1 | |
| led, not fluent 6th or 7th, headed before last, held by winner flat, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 1¼ L | Poker Play (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 3) | 120-5P3 / 9 | Jump (13) | T Scudamore | D Pipe The Angove Family | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, headway before 3rd, went 2nd 5th, bumped before 3 out, mistake 2 out, 3rd and beaten flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | 16 L | Salmanazar (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 514P2/7 / 11 | Jump (29) | Adrian Heskin | A King Top Brass Partnership | 20/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, mistake 7th, outpaced before 3 out, went 4th and plugged on after 2 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 8 L | Padge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 1FU30/P / 9 | Jump (60) | Adam Wedge | Evan Williams Mr & Mrs William… | 20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 7th, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 1¾ L | Eminent Poet (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 3-95137 / 12 | Jump (30) | Hugh Nugent | Miss V Williams Mr B C Dice | 16/1 | |
| prominent until 2nd, chased leaders, 4th and outpaced 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 4 L | Coeur Blimey (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 2-51564 / 12 | Jump (14) | Lucy Gardner | Mrs S Gardner Keith Harris &… | 11/4 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 3rd or 7th, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2 |   | 2½ L | Connetable (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 805243 / 9 | Jump (20) | Bryony Frost | P F Nicholls Elegant Clutter… | 11/2 | |
| prominent until after 1st, chased leaders, lost place after 7th, well behind 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 |   | 5 L | Book of Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 1) | 5-63423 / 10 | Jump (14) | Conor Shoemark | O Sherwood Mr A F Lousada | 7/1 | |
| prominent, hit 5th, mistake next, lost place and hit 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | This Is It (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | 32-1692 / 7 | Jump (22) | Nick Scholfield | Nick Mitchell Three Kings Partnerships | 5/1 | |
| chased leaders, mistake 1st, lost place before 3rd, behind 6th, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Ptit Zig (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 2-8430P / 9 | Jump (35) | Stan Sheppard | P F Nicholls Mr Barry Fulton… | 22/1 | |
| held up, last before 5th, soon behind, pulled up before 7th | ||||||||||
