04 Dec 2021 15:45 Chepstow
Winner: £3,500 (Penalty: £1,906); Distance: 2m 11y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO to 6YO; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Coral 'Fail To Finish' Free Bet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Marco Island (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | / 8 | Sean Houlihan | A J Honeyball Buckingham, Chapman,… | 12/1 | ||
| held up in mid-division, niggled along over 5f out, switched wide and headway for pressure over 2f out, led 1f out, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 2¼ L | Cruz Control (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | / 8 | Stan Sheppard | T Lacey Mr F Green And… | 4/1 | ||
| settled mid-division, took closer order over 3f out and ridden soon after, improved to press for lead over 1f out, stayed on but not pace of winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 4¼ L | Hatos (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 2 / 8 | Jump (202) | Rex Dingle | A J Honeyball The Hatos Syndicate | 9/2 | |
| tracked leaders, headway going well 3f out and soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 13 |   | ¾ L | Sonnemoser (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | / 6 | Adam Wedge | Evan Williams Mr Peter Green | 25/1 | ||
| towards rear early, headway into mid-division at halfway, travelled strongly on to heels of leaders 3f out, effort to press for lead over 1f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | 7½ L | Pilot Show (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 1- / 7 | Jump (224) | K Brogan | W Greatrex Eynon, Bryce &… | 8/1 | |
| settled in second, asked for effort 4f out, pressed for lead 3f out but weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 7½ L | Heron Creek (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 35 / 6 | Jump (16) | Cillin Leonard | Dr R D P Newland M Albon & M P Tudor | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, asked for effort over 3f out and soon under pressure, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 1¼ L | Bertie Blue (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | / 6 | Thomas Bellamy | Miss E C Lavelle Biltmore Syndicate | 14/1 | ||
| held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, made some moderate late headway but never a factor | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2 |   | 4 L | Captain Claude (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 5 / 8 | Jump (36) | Ben Godfrey | A J Honeyball Decimus Racing… | 9/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, under pressure over 3f out and soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | 1¼ L | Deere Mark (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 2 / 6 | Jump (39) | S Bowen | S Thomas Walters Plant Hire… | 10/3 | |
| held up in touch, pushed along 3f out, plugged on at one pace | ||||||||||
| 10th | 12 |   | NK | Poet's Corner (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 1-6 / 6 | Jump (11) | Lewis Stones | N B King Sal's Pals | 18/1 | |
| close up, pushed along and pressed for lead 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 9 |   | 2¾ L | Merry Monty (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 7 / 8 | Jump (28) | Joe Anderson | C J Down Mrs S M Trump | 40/1 | |
| led, ridden 4f out and headed over 3f out, weakened quickly | ||||||||||
| 12th | 14 |   | 15 L | We Gotta Getaway (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | / 7 | Max Kendrick | F O'Brien First With Mortgages… | 10/1 | ||
| in rear, ridden over 3f out but never able to get competitive | ||||||||||
| 13th | 8 |   | 34 L | Meetmelater (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | / 6 | Benjamin Poste | Mrs R Gasson Mrs Rosemary Gasson | 66/1 | ||
| always in rear | ||||||||||
| 14th | 10 |   | 31 L | Often Overlooked (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | / 7 | Harry Kimber | C L Tizzard Coral Racing Club… | 25/1 | ||
| raced in mid-division, pushed along and began to lose ground 6f out, became detached and tailed off | ||||||||||
