Chepstow

Dragonbet Handicap Chase

Distance: 2m3f98y

Going: Good

Prize: £3,248

Runners: 8

Winning time: 4m 53.12s (slow by 10.12s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 5

8 Yes And Yes

J: Lee Edwards

T: Belinda Clarke

Age: 8

Weight: 10st 9lbs

OR: 80

SP: 8/1

Held up in rear - headway 5 out - went second and pushed along after 3 out - led approaching last - eased towards finish (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from a return to a sounder racing surface here today - on going officially described as good - and had also come on for his reappearance run after a long break - which was noted)(tchd 15/2 and tchd 10/1)

2 2½

2 Ideallko

J: Adam Wedge

T: Evan Williams

Age: 7

Weight: 11st 11lbs

OR: 96

SP: 11/4

Prominent - bad mistake and lost third 4 out - soon hung left - went third again after 2 out - 6 lengths down last - stayed on run-in - went second final strides (jockey said gelding made a mistake at 4th last fence and hung left-handed thereafter)(op 3/1 tchd 5/2)

3 ½ 3

6 Tribesmans Glory

J: James Davies

T: Chris Down

Age: 11

Weight: 10st 12lbs

OR: 83

SP: 12/1

Towards rear - midfield 7th - hit 9th - headway and disputed lead 5 out - jumped left and bumped rival 4 out - led clearly 3 out - headed approaching last - no extra run-in - lost second final strides(tchd 16/1)

4 8½ 11½

3 Kap Auteuil

J: Tom Cannon

T: Toby Lawes

Age: 10

Weight: 11st 11lbs

OR: 96

SP: 12/1

Prominent - mistake 2nd - went second 7th - disputed lead 5 out - bumped 4 out - headed and hit 3 out - weakened from 2 out(op 18/1)

5 1½ 13

9 El Rojo Grande

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Katy Price

Age: 8

Weight: 10st 6lbs

OR: 77

SP: 5/2F

Led - jumped left 6th - not fluent 11th - headed and not fluent 5 out - weakened after 3 out(op 3/1 tchd 10/3)

6 1 14

4 Stony Man

J: Sean Clarke(10)

T: Robbie Llewellyn

Age: 9

Weight: 11st 11lbs

OR: 96

SP: 12/1

In touch with leaders - headway 11th - lost position 5 out - no chance from 3 out(op 14/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 16/1)

7 7 21

1 Monbari

J: Sean Bowen

T: Rebecca Curtis

Age: 7

Weight: 12st 0lbs

OR: 99

SP: 5/1

Prominent - lost position 11th - dropped to rear 5 out - weakened 3 out(op 4/1)

8 40 61

10 Side Stepper

J: Jack Tudor

T: Christian Williams

Age: 6

Weight: 10st 2lbs

OR: 73

SP: 8/1

Always behind - tailed off home straight(op 11/2)

Orbys River

J: Toby Wynne(3)

T: Sam Allwood

Age: 7

Weight: 10st 11lbs

OR: 82

SP: -

Palawan Du Mazet

J: Philip Armson(3)

T: Alan Jones

Age: 6

Weight: 10st 13lbs

OR: 84

SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £10.10

Tote place: £2.10 £1.30 £3.90

Exacta: £30.40

Trifecta: £333.70

Tricast: £268.88

CSF: £32.21