15 Apr 2023 13:55 Chepstow
Winner: £9,200 (Penalty: £4,859); Distance: 2m 7f 131y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.
DragonBet Backing Welsh Sport Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Rock Of Star (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 9-F4U41 / 8 | Jump (23) | Nick Scholfield | Alexandra Dunn Mr David Bingham | 6/4 | |
| towards rear, going best when shaken up to lead after 3 out, edged left when pushed along approaching last, went clear flat, readily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 5 L | Party Fuzz (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 2P-16P4 / 8 | Jump (24) | David Bass | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mr P J Andrews | 9/1 | |
| led, headed after 3rd, pushed along before 14th, ridden along 4 out, kept on same pace from 2 out, went second close home but no match for winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | ½ L | Young Buck (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 21U/744 / 10 | Jump (26) | Freddie Gordon | P F Nicholls Mr Dodd, Mr Stevenson… | 6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, shaken up 14th, ridden to lead next, headed after 3 out, kept on until no extra run-in, lost second close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 30 L | Skinflint (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 232-311 / 12 | Jump (27) | Harry Bannister | Henry Oliver Mrs Susan Anne… | 10/3 | |
| close up, led after 3rd, shaken up approaching 4 out when headed, soon ridden along and lost touch with leaders, weakened | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Fortified Bay (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 2) | 2-PP16P / 11 | Jump (24) | Sean Quinlan | J Candlish Mr Alan Baxter | 28/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, hit 4th and dropped to rear, soon lost touch, well behind when not fluent 9th, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| 2 |   | - | Yggdrasil (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 13) | 1-36P22 / 8 | Jump (20) | David Noonan | Mrs J Williams John White & Anne… | 0/0 | ||
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| PU | 3 |   | - | Wild Romance (IRE) (mare, brown, 11 13) | 212/463 / 10 | Jump (34) | Bridget Andrews | D Skelton Mr Ricky Halton | 11/2 | |
| in touch, ridden along after 11th, soon became detached, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Best Trition (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 34-617P / 8 | Jump (24) | Fergus Gregory | O Murphy Foxtrot Racing… | 14/1 | |
| held up in rear and ridden along throughout, detached when pulled up before 12th | ||||||||||
