Full Result 3.40 Chepstow | 26 October 2021

Winning Post Bookmakers Bristol & Wales Mares' Handicap Hurdle

(Class 5) (0-100, 3yo+) (2m11yds) 2m Good 8 hurdles

1st £2,341.78 2nd £1,078.87 3rd £539.22 4th £350 5th £350 6th £350 7th £350 8th £350

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Astra Via 28/1 Adam Wedge Evan Williams	Adam Wedge Evan Williams	6	111 t	88	71	91	–
b m Multiplex - Wou Oodd (Barathea)
Held up in rear, headway home turn, bit short of room 3 out, ridden when not clear run and switched left after 2 out, made strong challenge last, kept on well to lead final strides (op 25/1 tchd 33/1)

2 shd	5. Esme Shelby (IRE) 4/1F Peter Kavanagh ⁷ Donald McCain	Peter Kavanagh ⁷ Donald McCain	6	111	95	78	98	–
b m Arctic Cosmos (USA) - Kyle Again (IRE) (Snurge)
Tracked leaders, blundered 3 out, soon ridden to challenge, led narrowly last, kept on run-in, headed final strides (op 5/1)

3 4½ [4½]	3. Merry Mistress (IRE) 7/1 Tom Bellamy David Dennis	Tom Bellamy David Dennis	5	1110	97	74	95	–
br m Getaway (GER) - Merry Missed (IRE) (Vinnie Roe)
In touch with leaders, ridden and headway after 3 out, made strong challenge after 2 out, every chance last, soon no extra (op 13/2)

4 nk [5]	4. Legendary Rhythm 17/2 Ben Poste Tom Symonds	Ben Poste Tom Symonds	5	118	95	72	94	–
b m Midnight Legend - Hot Rhythm (Haafhd)
Midfield, headway home turn, led 3 out, ridden when faced strong challenge after 2 out, headed last, soon no extra (op 14/1 tchd 16/1)

5 2¾ [7¾]	15. My Poem 16/1 Ross Turner ⁵ Oliver Greenall	Ross Turner ⁵ Oliver Greenall	4	99 2	74	47	69	–
ch f Poet's Voice - Watchoverme (Haafhd)
Held up in rear, headway before 3 out, disputing third when ridden after 2 out, no extra approaching last

6 11 [18¾]	10. Lime Drop (FR) 12/1 Tom O'Brien Henry Daly	Tom O'Brien Henry Daly	5	1010	83	42	70	–
ch m Martaline - Lady Drop (FR) (King's Theatre)
Held up in rear, headway home turn, disputing third 3 out, ridden after 2 out, weakened approaching last (op 11/1 tchd 10/1)

7 1¾ [20½]	8. The Feckenham Fox 50/1 Charlie Hammond Max Young	Charlie Hammond Max Young	7	1013	86	43	70	–
ch m Malinas (GER) - Broughton Melody (Alhijaz)
Tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, soon outpaced and held

8 3 [23½]	12. Infiniti (IRE) 14/1 James Davies Barry Leavy	James Davies Barry Leavy	8	104	77	30	58	–
b m Arcano (IRE) - Seraphina (IRE) (Pips Pride)
Held up in rear, headway but on outer home turn, in touch with leaders when ridden after 3 out, weakened after 2 out (op 10/1)

9 5½ [29]	1. Kazontherazz 9/1 James Best Martin Keighley	James Best Martin Keighley	5	1112 h	99	44	75	–
b m Kayf Tara - Giovanna (Orpen)
In touch with leaders, ridden before 3 out, soon went fourth, weakened after 2 out (op 11/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 12/1)

10 7 [36]	6. Karannelle (IRE) 5/1 James Bowen David Rees	James Bowen David Rees	6	111 ht	88	24	58	–
b m Nathaniel (IRE) - Dance Lively (USA) (Kingmambo)
Led, headed 3 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out (op 13/2)

11 shd [36]	13. Lady Wolf 16/1 David Noonan Gail Haywood	David Noonan Gail Haywood	5	100 b¹	73	9	43	–
b m Kuroshio (AUS) - Angry Bark (USA) (Woodman)
Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened home turn

12 8½ [44½]	11. Princess Midnight 16/1 Brendan Powell Colin Tizzard	Brendan Powell Colin Tizzard	7	107 t	80	4	42	–
ch m Midnight Legend - Setter's Princess (Generous)
Tracked leader, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened (op 14/1)

PU	2. Monty's Mission (IRE) 50/1 Tom Buckley ⁵ Nikki Evans	Tom Buckley ⁵ Nikki Evans	7	115 t	97	–	–	–
b m Arctic Cosmos (USA) - Montys Miss (IRE) (Presenting)
Midfield, ridden before 3 out, weakened before 2 out, pulled up before last (op 40/1)

PU	14. I'm Notapartygirl 11/2 Connor Brace Alan Jones	Connor Brace Alan Jones	8	100 1	73	–	–	–
b m Arvico (FR) - Lady Shirley Hunt (Zaha)
Took keen hold, didn't jump with fluency, held up in last, struggling after 2nd, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (vet said the mare had a respiratory issue) (op 4/1 tchd 7/2)

PU	9. Aide Memoire (IRE) 25/1 Daryl Jacob Neil King	Daryl Jacob Neil King	5	1011	84	–	–	–
b m Rip Van Winkle (IRE) - Bessichka (Exceed And Excel)
Towards rear of midfield, weakened home turn, pulled up before 3 out (op 14/1)

15 ran Off time: 3:40:39 Winning time: 4m 11.72s (slow by 25.72s) Total SP: 129%
1st owner: Mrs Janet Davies (Astra Via) 1st breeder: Clare Lloyd & Peter Hughes
2nd owner: Red Rum Racing 1 (Esme Shelby)
3rd owner: G Saville (Merry Mistress)
Tote win: £25.20 PL: £6.70 £1.80 £2.80 Ex: £230 CSF: £144.50 Tricast: £915.12 Trifecta: £1,169.60

3:40 Chepstow 26 Oct 2021

Winning Post Bookmakers Bristol & Wales Mares' Handicap Hurdle