Full Result 3.40 Hereford | 23 February 2025

Star Sports Veterans' Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-120, 10yo+) (3m1f44yds) 3m1f Soft 16 fences 3 omitted

1st £4,700.09 2nd £2,162.70 3rd £1,081.35 4th £541.12 5th £269.67

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Champagnesuperover (IRE) 9/4F Sean Bowen Olly Murphy	Sean Bowen Olly Murphy	10	120 t	117	85	125	–
b g Jeremy (USA) - Meldrum Hall (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
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 3/1 Shane Quinlan ³ Venetia Williams	Shane Quinlan ³ Venetia Williams	10	118	114	80	116	–
b m Great Pretender (IRE) - Lago D'Oro (Slip Anchor)
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 (IRE) 5/1 Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	10	1112 b¹	115	73	108	–
b g Fast Company (IRE) - Surf The Web (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
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 (FR) 4/1 Paul O'Brien Charlie Longsdon	Paul O'Brien Charlie Longsdon	10	120 tp	117	64	100	–
ch g Kapgarde (FR) - Loin De Moi (FR) (Loup Solitaire)
In touch with leaders, not fluent 8th, pushed along 13th, weakened 2 out (op 9/2)

5 9 [33¼]	9. Grillon De Monty (FR) 25/1 Jamie Brace ⁵ Stephen Allen	Jamie Brace ⁵ Stephen Allen	10	103	97	37	69	–
b g Crillon (FR) - Pat's Girl (FR) (Baryshnikov)
Prominent, pressed leader 5th, lost position gradually after 3 out, weakened approaching last (op 20/1)

PU	3. Cap Du Nord (FR) 11/1 Adam Wedge Christian Williams	Adam Wedge Christian Williams	12	1112	115	–	–	–
br g Voix Du Nord (FR) - Qualite Controlee (FR) (Poliglote)
Towards rear, outpaced 3 out, tailed off when eased and pulled up before 2 out (op 9/1)

PU	6. Foxboro (GER) 33/1 Miss Brodie Hampson ³ Archie Watson	Miss Brodie Hampson ³ Archie Watson	10	116 p	112	–	–	–
b g Maxios - Fair Breeze (GER) (Silvano)
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)

PU	7. Born At Midnight 14/1 Callum Pritchard ⁵ Bill Turner	Callum Pritchard ⁵ Bill Turner	10	1013 p	107	–	–	–
b g Midnight Legend - Wavet (Pursuit Of Love)
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)

8 ran Off time: 3:41:12 Winning time: 6m 52.50s (slow by 42.50s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Tide Times (self certificate)
1st owner: Crowd Racing And Partner (Champagnesuperover) 1st breeder: Thomas F Hannon
2nd owner: Mrs S M Newell (Lagonda)
3rd owner: Ms Sharon Kinsella (Christopher Wood)
Tote win: £3.30 PL: £1.30 £1.10 £1.70 Ex: £9.40 CSF: £9.88 Tricast: £29.16 Trifecta: £45.90

The last fence was omitted; ground under repair

3:40 Hereford 23 Feb 2025

Star Sports Veterans' Handicap Chase