Full Result 2.25 Chepstow | 27 October 2007

Western Daily Press Beginners' Chase

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m7f131yds) 2m7½f Good To Soft 18 fences

1st £3,903.60 2nd £1,146 3rd £573 4th £286.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Michael Muck 11/8 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	114	–	98	129	–
b g Overbury (IRE) - Country Choice (IRE) (Paean)
Led after 2nd, hit 2 out, ran on (op 15-8 tchd 5-4 and 2-1 in a place)

2 6	8. Rimsky (IRE) 5/4F Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	114	–	93	124	–
gr g Silver Patriarch (IRE) - Mistinguett (IRE) (Doyoun)
Held up and behind, headway after 13th, chased winner 5 out, soon hung left, not fluent 2 out, no impression (op 11-10 tchd 11-8 and 6-4 in places)

3 14 [20]	9. Sprosser (IRE) 8/1 Dominic Elsworth Oliver Sherwood	Dominic Elsworth Oliver Sherwood	7	114	–	81	109	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Dark Nightingale (Strong Gale)
Prominent, bumped by loose horse 7th, chased winner approaching 8th to 5 out, weakened 4 out (tchd 15-2)

4 hd [20¼]	7. Predicament 25/1 Oliver Dayman ¹⁰ Dr P Pritchard	Oliver Dayman ¹⁰ Dr P Pritchard	8	108	102	81	110	–
br g Machiavellian (USA) - Quandary (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Prominent, jumped slowly 1st and 2nd, soon lost place, headway 12th, blundered 4 out, soon weakened (op 28-1 tchd 33-1)

5 34 [54¼]	4. Nomad (FR) 40/1 Bernie Wharfe ⁷ Carroll Gray	Bernie Wharfe ⁷ Carroll Gray	6	1011	111	50	74	–
b g Brier Creek (USA) - Fortune V (FR) (Video Rock)
Behind from 12th

F	5. Oat Hill 125/1 Tom Siddall Mary Hambro	Tom Siddall Mary Hambro	6	114	–	–	–	–
b g Mtoto - Chaloupe (College Chapel)
In rear until fell 10th (op 100-1)

PU	10. Vanishing Dancer (SWI) 33/1 S P Walsh ⁵ Mrs D Thomas	S P Walsh ⁵ Mrs D Thomas	10	1013	90	–	–	–
ch g Llandaff (USA) - Vanishing Prairie (USA) (Alysheba)
Behind until pulled up before 8th (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the good to soft ground) (tchd 25-1)

PU	1. Castlecomer (IRE) 14/1 Andrew Thornton A Ennis	Andrew Thornton A Ennis	6	114	107	–	–	–
ch g Presenting - Miss Mylette (IRE) (Torus)
Led until after 2nd, weakened 11th, no chance when pulled up before 2 out (trainer said gelding was found to have pulled muscles in its hindquarters) (op 16-1)

RR	6. Plasteredinburnham (IRE) 100/1 Henry Oliver Alan Jones	Henry Oliver Alan Jones	5	114	–	–	–	–
b g Supreme Leader - Old Kentucky (IRE) (Mandalus)
Refused to race, took no part (op 66-1)

UR	2. Harrival 125/1 David Dennis Miss M Bragg	David Dennis Miss M Bragg	7	114	71	–	–	–
ch g Hazaaf (USA) - Departure (Gorytus)
Prominent, disputing 3rd when blundered and unseated rider 4th (op 100-1)

10 ran Off time: 2:32:00 Winning time: 6m 20.40s (slow by 31.40s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Mrs Katya Banks (Michael Muck) 1st breeder: D J And Mrs C B Clapham
2nd owner: D J & S A Goodman (Rimsky)
3rd owner: W S Watt (Sprosser)
Tote win: £2.10 PL: £1.30 £1.30 £1.90 Ex: £4.10 CSF: £3.52

2:25 Chepstow 27 Oct 2007

Western Daily Press Beginners' Chase