14 Oct 2018 16:00 Chepstow
Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £18,768); Distance: 2m 7f 131y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 10YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Gent Transport & Warehousing Veterans' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | Kings Lad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 6/56-112 / 12 | Jump (34) | H Cobden | C L Tizzard Mr G F Gingell | 8/1 | |
| left in lead 1st, headed after 7th, chased leader, led again 5 out, made rest, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | ½ L | Exitas (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 542341 / 13 | Jump (15) | Mr Tommie M O'Brien | P W Middleton Mr P W Middleton | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out, driven and stayed on run-in, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 9 L | Carole's Destrier (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 29/8PP5- / 12 | Jump (169) | R T Dunne | N P Mulholland Mrs C Skipworth | 9/2 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway approaching 10th, chased leaders and one pace in 3rd from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 2¾ L | Beat That (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | F330-11 / 10 | Jump (39) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mr Michael Buckley | 4/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway from 5 out, stayed on into never nearer 4th run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 3¼ L | On Tour (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | U9F62-6 / 13 | Jump (162) | Adam Wedge | Evan Williams Mr T Hywel Jones | 8/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway approaching 5 out, plugged on in 4th until weakened into 5th run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 3½ L | Bishops Road (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | P/2P77-U / 13 | Jump (32) | R Patrick | Kerry Lee Six Star Racing | 16/1 | |
| chased leader until 4th, chased leaders, 2nd again approaching 8th until 4 out, chased leaders, jumped slowly 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 13 |   | 1½ L | Uhlan Bute (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 4) | U/36415- / 12 | Flat (2211), Jump (172) | Hugh Nugent | Miss V Williams The Autumn Partnership | 33/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd at 4th, led after 7th until 5 out, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11 |   | 2¼ L | Bob Ford (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | P/15FPP- / 14 | Jump (196) | Andrew Tinkler | A Ralph Miss Laura Richardson | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, weakened 5 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 |   | SHD | Alvarado (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 11) | F6P4/32- / 14 | Jump (303) | B S Hughes | F O'Brien Mr & Mrs William… | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 5 out, hung left and weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5 |   | 1¼ L | Henri Parry Morgan (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 5P1P-69 / 13 | Jump (19) | S Bowen | P & M Bowen Mr Will Harman | 11/2 | |
| mid-division, lost place 12th, brief rally on outside before 5 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 11th | 12 |   | 17 L | Court Frontier (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | P5/6747- / 11 | Jump (202) | T J O'Brien | Christian Williams The Unnamed Favourites | 50/1 | |
| hampered 1st, always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 12th | 1 |   | 2¼ L | Theatre Guide (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 3/36PF7- / 14 | Jump (169) | P J Brennan | C L Tizzard Mrs Jean R Bishop | 9/1 | |
| never better than mid-division, pushed along and struggling before 5 out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| FE | 7 |   | - | Double Ross (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 1) | UP84P-5 / 13 | Jump (18) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Options O Syndicate | 7/1 | |
| led, fell 1st | ||||||||||
