Chepstow

Glidevale Protect Handicap Chase

Distance: 2m7f131y
Going: Good
Prize: £3,248
Runners: 9
Winning time: 6m 2.21s (slow by 13.21s)
Age: 5yo+
Class: Class 5
1
J:James Best T:Martin Keighley
Age:7 Weight:12st 0lbs
OR:99 SP:15/2
Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - headway and challenging 14th - led 4 out - faced challenge 3 out - ridden and kept on well run-in (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had appreciated the quicker ground conditions)(op 7/1 tchd 8/1)
2 8
J:Lee Edwards T:Henry Oliver
Age:8 Weight:10st 8lbs
OR:79 SP:9/2
Soon midfield - headway before 14th - pressed leader 3 out - lost ground approaching last - no extra final 110yds(tchd 4/1)
3 12¾
J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams
Age:7 Weight:11st 3lbs
OR:88 SP:4/1
Held up in rear - steady headway after 13th - went third before 2 out - weakened gradually approaching last(op 11/2)
4 15½
J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams
Age:7 Weight:10st 11lbs
OR:82 SP:4/1
Towards rear - headway after 13th - went third before 3 out - weakening when lost third before 2 out(op 10/3)
5 3 18½
J:Ben Bromley(5) T:David Pipe
Age:8 Weight:11st 6lbs
OR:91 SP:7/2F
Midfield - lost ground after 2nd - dropped to last after 11th - no impression home straight(op 4/1 tchd 10/3)
6 53 71½
J:Charlie Price(3) T:Robbie Llewellyn
Age:8 Weight:10st 9lbs
OR:80 SP:12/1
Prominent - mistake 4th - led narrowly 14th - bad mistake and headed 4 out - jockey lost iron briefly after 4 out - weakening when mistake 3 out(op 11/1)
PU
J:Ben Godfrey T:Ella Pickard
Age:11 Weight:10st 4lbs
OR:75 SP:25/1
Soon led - headed 14th - weakened quickly after 4 out - pulled up after 3 out(op 20/1)
PU
J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey
Age:9 Weight:11st 10lbs
OR:95 SP:11/1
In touch with leaders - prominent 9th - mistake 12th - outpaced after 14th - weakening when hit 2 out - soon pulled up quickly(op 10/1 tchd 12/1)
PU
J:James Davies T:Nigel Hawke
Age:8 Weight:10st 2lbs
OR:73 SP:20/1
Towards rear - brief headway before 7th - not fluent 12th - struggling when bad mistake 4 out - pulled up after 3 out(op 16/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £8.50
Tote place: £2.30 £1.70 £1.60
Exacta: £54.50
Trifecta: £224.20
Tricast: £156.23
CSF: £42.55