Full Result 2.50 Chepstow | 22 August 2019

Neil Calvert's Retirement Celebrations Handicap

(Class 6) (0-65, 3yo+) (7f16yds) 7f Good

1st £2,781.67 2nd £827.75 3rd £413.66 4th £300 5th £300 6th £300 7th £300 8th £300

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	2. Bounty Pursuit 4/1J Marco Ghiani ⁷ Michael Blake	Marco Ghiani ⁷ Michael Blake	7	95	64	49	74	–
b g Pastoral Pursuits - Poyle Dee Dee (Oasis Dream)
Always prominent, led going well 2f out, shaken up over 1f out, ran on (tchd 7/2)

2⁽¹⁶⁾ 1¾	8. Fantasy Justifier (IRE) 10/1 Luke Morris Ronald Harris	Luke Morris Ronald Harris	8	93 4 p	55	35	63	–
b g Arakan (USA) - Grandel (Owington)
Slowly into stride, took keen hold in rear, not much room after 3f, ridden over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, went 2nd final 75yds, not reach winner (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run) (op 9/1 tchd 8/1)

3⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [3¼]	14. Cooperess 15/2 David Probert Adrian Wintle	David Probert Adrian Wintle	6	88	46	21	48	–
b m Sixties Icon - Vilnius (Imperial Dancer)
Chased leaders, ridden and not much room 2f out, ran on final furlong (op 8/1 tchd 7/1)

4⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [4]	3. Secondo (FR) 14/1 Darragh Keenan ⁵ Robert Stephens	Darragh Keenan ⁵ Robert Stephens	9	96 v	63	36	63	–
b g Sakhee's Secret - Royal Jade (Last Tycoon)
Held up towards rear, closed over 3f out, ridden 2f out, went 2nd early inside final furlong until no extra final 75yds (op 12/1)

5⁽¹²⁾ nk [4¼]	13. Alfie's Angel (IRE) 25/1 Raul Da Silva Milton Bradley	Raul Da Silva Milton Bradley	5	89	47	19	46	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - Penolva (IRE) (Galileo)
Slightly hampered leaving stalls, took keen hold, soon chasing leaders, ridden 2f out, hanging left from 2f out and unable to challenge, ran on near finish (tchd 28/1)

6⁽⁸⁾ ½ [4¾]	11. Reshaan (IRE) 20/1 Thore Hammer Hansen ⁵ Alexandra Dunn	Thore Hammer Hansen ⁵ Alexandra Dunn	4	85 p	48	18	46	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - Bluebell (IRE) (Mastercraftsman)
Close up, led over 4f out, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, faded inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right under pressure) (op 25/1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 1 [5¾]	7. Papa Delta 5/1 George Downing Tony Carroll	George Downing Tony Carroll	5	93	55	22	50	–
b g Makfi - Step Softly (Golan)
Midfield, ridden 3f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened final furlong (tchd 9/2)

8⁽¹⁵⁾ nse [5¾]	5. Rosamour (IRE) 11/2 George Rooke ⁷ Richard Hughes	George Rooke ⁷ Richard Hughes	3	812 b¹	62	25	55	–
b f Paco Boy (IRE) - Goldamour (IRE) (Fasliyev)
Went left leaving stalls, towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, faded final furlong (tchd 13/2)

9⁽¹⁷⁾ hd [6]	17. Indian Affair 33/1 William Carver ⁵ Milton Bradley	William Carver ⁵ Milton Bradley	9	82 tp	45	10	39	–
br h Sleeping Indian - Rare Fling (USA) (Kris S)
Towards rear on stands' rail, ridden over 3f out, no real headway (tchd 28/1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [6¼]	4. Satchville Flyer 25/1 Liam Keniry David Evans	Liam Keniry David Evans	8	910	62	26	61	–
ch g Compton Place - Palinisa (FR) (Night Shift)
Held up, pushed along over 2f out, no headway until ran on inside final furlong, not much room and eased close home (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run) (tchd 33/1)

11⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [7]	6. Test Valley (IRE) 16/1 John Fahy Tracey Barfoot-Saunt	John Fahy Tracey Barfoot-Saunt	4	95	57	19	49	–
b g Footstepsinthesand - Rockabout (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Slowly into stride, slightly hampered leaving stalls, driven over 2f out, always in rear (tchd 14/1)

12⁽⁵⁾ shd [7]	15. Secret Glance 16/1 Jane Elliott ³ Adrian Wintle	Jane Elliott ³ Adrian Wintle	7	84	45	6	37	–
b g Sakhee's Secret - Look Here's Dee (Dansili)
Close up on outer, led after 2f until over 4f out, remained prominent, driven 3f out, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 14/1)

13⁽¹⁾ 10 [17]	12. My Bubba 50/1 Eoin Walsh Malcolm Saunders	Eoin Walsh Malcolm Saunders	7	810	48	–	14	–
b g Dutch Art - Moyoko (IRE) (Mozart)
Held up, driven over 3f out, weakened 2f out (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 40/1)

14⁽⁷⁾ hd [17¼]	10. Master Poet 4/1J Hector Crouch Gary Moore	Hector Crouch Gary Moore	4	91	53	–	18	–
b g Poet's Voice - Lilli Marlane (Sri Pekan)
Led 2f, close up, driven 3f out, weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung left throughout) (op 5/1 tchd 11/2)

14 ran Off time: 2:51:27 Winning time: 1m 23.29s (slow by 3.79s) Total SP: 129%
Non-runners: Another Boy (unsuitable ground), Building Year (self certificate), Chikoko Trail (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Racing For A Cause (Bounty Pursuit) 1st breeder: Cecil And Miss Alison Wiggins
2nd owner: Ridge House Stables Ltd (Fantasy Justifier)
3rd owner: Exors Of The Late J Parfitt (Cooperess)
Tote win: £4.30 PL: £2.40 £3.40 £2.30 Ex: £38.10 CSF: £45.65 Tricast: £312.77 Trifecta: £169
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 53 (40%) M [7-11] 42 (31%) H [12-17] 55 (29%)

2:50 Chepstow 22 Aug 2019

Neil Calvert's Retirement Celebrations Handicap