Racecards
17:17 Chepstow
Best Odds Guaranteed With DragonBet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 11y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,451
- 2nd: £1,129
- 3rd: £564
- 4th: £283
- Form 15
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer S Thomas
- Jockey Dylan Johnston
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, ran on from over 1f out, not pace to challenge
Aureus
49- Form 7
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer M Comley
- Jockey David Bass
midfield, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer Dominic Elsworth
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
led, shaken up over 2f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost two places towards finish
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
in touch, outpaced 4f out, ridden along over 3f out, switched right and headway 2f out, kept on well to go second inside final furlong, no match for winner
Karonacho (FR)
120- Form 2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
prominent, ridden along and every chance over 2f out, weakened gradually from over 1f out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer T H Weston
- Jockey Jack Tudor
chased leaders out wide, went second going best over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well
- Age 4
- Weight 10-2
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey David Noonan
took keen hold, raced wide and awkward after 2f, switched left after 5f, ridden along over 3f out, steady headway over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong but made no impression
In depth
Formwatch
Doctor Blue (FR) 10-1 (11-2) Prominent, pushed along in 2nd 3f out, ridden over 2f out and left behind by winner, faded final furlong, 5th of 14, 17 1/4l behind Windbeneathmywings (11-2) at Ascot 2m lst (1) gs in Dec.
Aureus 20-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, gradually weakened 6f out, tailed off, 7th of 9, dist behind Roi Du Risk (10-5) at Fontwell 2m 2f (5) sft in Jan.
Emerald Breeze 14-1 (11-2) Held up in last trio, steady headway into 4th 6f out, went 4th turning in, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f, not pace of leading duo, 4th of 7, 11 1/2l behind Big Cadillac (11-2) at Chepstow 2m (4) hvy in Jan.
Grand Garcon Kapgarde gelding out of Urticaire.
Karonacho (FR) 7-2 (11-2) Held up in 5th out wide, headway tracking leaders over 2f out, went 2nd approaching final furlong, every chance when rider dropped rein briefly inside final furlong, soon carried left by winner and readily outpaced, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind John Barbour (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m (5) gd in Nov.
Brecharnon (FR) Goliath Du Berlais gelding out of Athene.
Let's Getaway Love (IRE) Getaway filly out of Love Lane.
Royale Blue Jack Hobbs filly out of Pearl Royale.
Tormund Giantsbane (IRE) 11-2 (11-9) Mid-division on outside, headway under pressure tracking leaders 2f out, soon outpaced, stayed on strongly final 100 yards, not reach winner, 2nd of 12, nk behind Legal Weapon (11-2) at Warwick 2m (5) gs in Dec.