23 Feb 2025 15:40 Hereford
Winner: £8,900 (Penalty: £4,700); Distance: 3m 1f 44y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 10YO plus; Going: Soft.
Star Sports Veterans' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Champagnesuperover (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
F40U3U / 10 |
Jump (32) | S Bowen | O Murphy Crowd Racing And… |
9/4 | |
| wore hood to post, slightly hampered start, held up last, steady headway from 11th, raced wide from 2 out, went second final fence, led soon after entering home straight, ridden out | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 2¾ L |
Lagonda (GB) (mare, bay, 11 11) |
4P-3231 / 10 |
Jump (16) | Shane Quinlan | Miss V Williams Mrs S M Newell |
3/1 | |
| led, pushed along before 2 out, headed home straight, kept on but always held by winner towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 9½ L |
Christopher Wood (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 12) |
3395-55 / 10 |
Flat (653), Jump (23) |
Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams Ms Sharon Kinsella |
5/1 | |
| prominent, went second 10th, pushed along 2 out, dropped to third last, outpaced and always held by leading pair run-in kept on | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 12 L |
Almazhar Garde (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 12 0) |
124222 / 10 |
Jump (97) | Paul O'Brien | C E Longsdon Arthur's Party |
4/1 | |
| midfield, not fluent 8th, struggling after 3 out, rallied to make some headway before 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
5th |
9 |
| 9 L |
Grillon De Monty (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 8) |
P1/63-PP / 10 |
Jump (29) | Jamie Brace | Stephen Allen Stephen Allen |
25/1 | |
| soon raced in second, lost one position 10th, outpaced before 2 out, weakened before last, behind run-in, finished detached | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
| - |
Cap Du Nord (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 12) |
07845P / 12 |
Jump (11) | Adam Wedge | Christian Williams The Can't Say No… |
11/1 | |
| towards rear, raced wide throughout, struggling when dropped to last 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
6 |
| - |
Foxboro (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 9) |
927-55P / 10 |
Flat (2039), Jump (23) |
Miss Brodie Hampson | A Watson Marco Polo |
33/1 | |
| went to post early, in touch with leaders, lost ground when not fluent and jumped to left 2nd, jumped slowly and soon pulled up landing side 3rd | ||||||||||
PU |
7 |
| - |
Born At Midnight (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
4112-P6 / 10 |
Jump (69) | Callum Pritchard | W G M Turner Mr B J Goldsmith |
14/1 | |
| reluctant to line up and impeded rival when shifted left start, always towards rear, tailing off when pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
8 |
| - |
Tide Times (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 12) |
PP-PRP0 / 11 |
Jump (30) | C J Todd | Ian Williams The Dttw Partnership |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||