Full Result 2.17 Chepstow | 2 April 2022

bet365 Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div I)

(Class 5) (0-100, 4yo+) (2m3f100yds) 2m3½f Good 10 hurdles

1st £3,730.50 2nd £1,718.67 3rd £858.99 4th £430.18 5th £350 6th £350

bet365 Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div I), 2m3½f - Good, Class 5 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Heron Creek (IRE) 3/1J Charlie Hammond Dr Richard Newland	Charlie Hammond Dr Richard Newland	5	106	79	71	89	–
b g Leading Light (IRE) - Campanella (GER) (Lomitas)
Mounted on course, took keen hold, held up in midfield, niggled along briefly after 4 out, chased leaders 3 out, going best when led approaching last, shaken up and went clear run-in, comfortably (regarding improved form, the trainers rep said the gelding had benefited from wind surgery) (op 7/2)

2 4¾	7. Isle Of Aron 3/1J Alan Johns Tim Vaughan	Alan Johns Tim Vaughan	6	1011	84	71	86	–
gr g Kayf Tara - Maggie Aron (Generous)
Chased leaders, mistake 4 out, pushed along 2 out, soon ridden but no extra, kept on and went second post, no match for winner (op 7/2)

3 nse [4¾]	3. Methusalar (IRE) 12/1 Tom Bellamy Alan King	Tom Bellamy Alan King	6	1110	97	84	99	–
b g Sholokhov (IRE) - Pixie Dust (IRE) (Desert King)
Towards rear, headway before 3 out, led 2 out, ridden when headed approaching last, not fluent last, no chance with winner run-in, lost second post

4 2½ [7¼]	6. Walkinthewoods (IRE) 7/1 Isabel Williams ³ Evan Williams	Isabel Williams ³ Evan Williams	5	1012	88	73	87	–
b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Mercy Mission (Karinga Bay)
Chased leaders, not fluent 5 out, close up 3 out, ridden but no extra after 2 out, stayed on run-in (op 13/2)

5 shd [7½]	1. Noble Savage (IRE) 9/2 Finn Lambert ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	Finn Lambert ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	115	99	84	99	–
b g Arcadio (GER) - Callerdiscallerdat (IRE) (Definite Article)
Towards rear of midfield, headway before 3 out, hit 2 out, soon ridden but no extra, lost fourth post (op 4/1)

6 8½ [16]	2. Start Point 22/1 Micheal Nolan Richard Mitford-Slade	Micheal Nolan Richard Mitford-Slade	6	1110 ht	97	73	90	–
b m Getaway (GER) - Allerford Annie (IRE) (Oscar)
Chased leaders, led just after 3 out, headed 2 out, soon ridden but weakened quickly (op 16/1)

7 15 [31]	12. Vinnie's Icon (IRE) 40/1 Sean Houlihan Carroll Gray	Sean Houlihan Carroll Gray	8	100 3 tp¹	73	33	51	–
b m Vinnie Roe (IRE) - Iconic Events (IRE) (Milan)
Towards rear, ridden then dropped to rear before 3 out, minor headway from 2 out (op 33/1)

8 ½ [31½]	4. You Name Him 12/1 William Kennedy Tom Lacey	William Kennedy Tom Lacey	6	117 tp¹	94	53	71	–
b g Proclamation (IRE) - Scarlett O'Tara (Kayf Tara)
Chased leader, ridden and lost position after 4 out, weakened after 3 out (op 10/1)

9 12 [43½]	8. Light Of Athena (IRE) 33/1 Gearoid Harney ⁷ Ronald Harris	Gearoid Harney ⁷ Ronald Harris	8	103 h	83	30	49	–
b m Doyen (IRE) - Reflecting (IRE) (Daylami)
In rear, some headway before 3 out, shaken up 2 out, soon no response (op 25/1)

10 1¼ [44¾]	5. Prince Of Bad Lins (GER) 40/1 Fergus Gillard ³ Richard Hawker	Fergus Gillard ³ Richard Hawker	4	110	100	35	55	–
ch g Nutan (IRE) - Pastellrosa (IRE) (Captain Rio)
Midfield, not fluent 5th, pushed along after 4 out, dropped to rear and beaten 3 out (op 33/1)

11 3 [47¾]	11. The Generous Joker 9/1 Lucy Gardner Sue Gardner	Lucy Gardner Sue Gardner	6	105	78	20	40	–
b g Le Fou (IRE) - Too Generous (Generous)
Midfield, not fluent 2nd, pushed along after 4 out, soon dropped to rear and beaten

12 ½ [48¼]	9. Shadow Walker (IRE) 50/1 David Noonan Richard Phillips	David Noonan Richard Phillips	8	106	79	21	43	–
b g Stowaway - Ilikeyou (IRE) (Lord Americo)
Took keen hold, led, jumped slightly left 3rd, hit 5th, not fluent 3 out, soon headed and weakened (op 33/1)

12 ran Off time: 2:19:27 Winning time: 4m 53.29s (slow by 16.29s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: M Albon & M P Tudor (Heron Creek) 1st breeder: John & Jamie O'Brien
2nd owner: Oceans Racing (Isle Of Aron)
3rd owner: Top Brass Partnership (Methusalar)
Tote win: £4.10 PL: £1.80 £1.50 £2.20 Ex: £16.10 CSF: £12.19 Tricast: £96.18 Trifecta: £112.10

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