11 Apr 2026 14:15 Chepstow
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £6,337); Distance: 2m 16y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Tiptop Clean Convenience Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Cosmic Connection (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
P-7112 / 5 |
Jump (9) | Bryan Carver | C Gordon Mr D S Dennis |
11/4 | |
| midfield, headway from 3 out, took second before last (usual 2 out), led passing omitted final flight, ran on well, asserted towards finish and won going away (final flight omitted due to stricken horse) | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 1½ L |
The Kemble Brewery (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 2) |
3/112P-F / 7 |
Jump (157) | David Bass | K Bailey & M Nicholls Breakfast At 10… |
7/1 | |
| soon raced in second, led before 2 out (usual 3 out), ridden when headed passing omitted final flight, outpaced by winner towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
8 |
| 9½ L |
Doctors Hill (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) |
136266 / 6 |
Jump (21) | Sean Houlihan | P Hobbs & J White House Family Partnership |
13/8 | |
| midfield, some headway after 5th, tracked leaders before 2 out (usual 3 out), took third after last (usual 2 out), kept on but no chance with leading pair run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 11 L |
Authodidacte (FR) (filly, bay, 12 2) |
1-1 / 6 |
Flat (908), Jump (123) |
Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams Mrs Gabrielle McNeela |
9/1 | |
| held up in rear, closed on leaders after 5th, outpaced before 2 out, weakened after last | ||||||||||
5th |
6 |
| 2 L |
Cornish Storm (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
029115 / 7 |
Flat (293), Jump (22) |
Jay Tidball | Zoe Hawkins The Cornish Storm… |
12/1 | |
| led, headed before 2 out (usual 3 out), weakened before last | ||||||||||
6th |
9 |
| 15 L |
Zambezi Fix (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 7) |
22-7406 / 11 |
Jump (71) | Harry Atkins | B J Llewellyn Mr Gethyn Mills… |
9/1 | |
| held up toward rear, pushed along and detached before 2nd, mistake 3rd, tailed off from 3 out | ||||||||||
7th |
5 |
| 1¾ L |
In The Air (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
412121 / 8 |
Flat (534), Jump (182) |
Tom Broughton | A Ralph Dynasty, Howell… |
14/1 | |
| prominent, dropped to midfield before 3rd, outpaced before 2 out, tailed off before last | ||||||||||
8th |
7 |
| 23 L |
Lacrima (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
0-20111 / 5 |
Jump (164) | Lorcan Murtagh | Nick Scholfield Ms Belinda Jayne… |
40/1 | |
| always towards rear, tailed off from 2 out | ||||||||||
FE |
4 |
| - |
Celtic Art (FR) (colt, chestnut, 11 11) |
812158 / 9 |
Flat (1039), Jump (19) |
Chad Bament | J Scott Mrs J Carrington |
18/1 | |
| towards rear when fell 1st | ||||||||||