2025-02-23 Hereford 15:40
Hereford

Star Sports Veterans' Handicap Chase

Distance: 3m1f44y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £4,700

Runners: 8

Winning time: 6m 54.15s (slow by 41.15s)

Age: 10yo+

Class: Class 4

1 Champagnesuperover

J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy

Age:10 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:117 SP:9/4F

Hampered start - raced wide - held up in rear - smooth headway 11th - briefly went third going easily 2 out - pushed along to lead run-in - kept on well(op 2/1)

2 2¾

5 Lagonda

J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Venetia Williams

Age:10 Weight:11st 11lbs

OR:114 SP:3/1

Led - pushed along 2 out - faced challenge last - headed run-in - soon outpaced - no match for winner(op 11/4 tchd 10/3)

3 9½ 12¼

4 Christopher Wood

J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams

Age:10 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:115 SP:5/1

In touch with leaders - prominent 10th - pressed leader 2 out - outpaced after last - no impression run-in(op 6/1 tchd 9/2)

4 12 24¼

2 Almazhar Garde

J:Paul O'Brien T:Charlie Longsdon

Age:10 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:117 SP:4/1

In touch with leaders - not fluent 8th - pushed along 13th - weakened 2 out(op 9/2)

5 9 33¼

9 Grillon De Monty

J:Jamie Brace(5) T:Stephen Allen

Age:10 Weight:10st 8lbs

OR:97 SP:25/1

Prominent - pressed leader 5th - lost position gradually after 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 20/1)

6 Foxboro

J:Miss Brodie Hampson(3) T:Archie Watson

Age:10 Weight:11st 9lbs

OR:112 SP:33/1

Didn't jump well - prominent - slow jump and ducked left 2nd - dropped to rear when slow jump and pulled up quickly 3rd (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 22/1)

7 Born At Midnight

J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Bill Turner

Age:10 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:107 SP:14/1

Reluctant to race and ducked left start - in touch with leaders - not fluent and lost position 3 out - weakened and pulled up before 2 out(op 16/1)

3 Cap Du Nord

J:Adam Wedge T:Christian Williams

Age:12 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:115 SP:11/1

Towards rear - outpaced 3 out - tailed off when eased and pulled up before 2 out(op 9/1)

Tide Times

J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams

Age:11 Weight:10st 12lbs

OR:101 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £3.30

Tote place: £1.30 £1.10 £1.70

Exacta: £9.40

Trifecta: £45.90

Tricast: £29.16

CSF: £9.88