12:50 Chepstow

Saturday 9 January 2021

All11:4512:1712:5013:2513:5814:3015:1015:50

Coral 'Fail To Finish' Free Bets Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:52 | Winning time: 6m 1.20s

1^st

Storm Arising

711-5

6/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost

Mid-division, closed after 4th lost place before 5th, not fluent 7th, closed from after 8th, led before last, edged right flat, stayed on op 11/2

2^nd

1 ¼

Ask Dillon

811-12

4/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Liam Harrison (7)

Mid-division, closed before 4th, not fluent 8th, challenged 3 out, led and pecked slightly next, headed before not fluent last, switched left and held flat, stayed on op 9/2 tchd 7/2

3^rd

3 ¼

Exploiteur

710-12

16/5

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Kielan Woods

Held up in rear, headway after 8th, every chance after 2 out, held last, kept on flat op 10/3 tchd 3/1 and tchd 4/1

4^th

1 ¼

Illegal Model

711-0

9/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: G Sheehan

Prominent, led before 3 out, mistake and headed 2 out, beaten when not fluent last op 15/2

5^th

Perfect Man

1011-3

40/1

T: Mrs S LeechJ: Adrian Heskin

Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, led before last, soon headed, faded flat op 50/1 tchd 80/1

6^th

8 ½

Boyhood

1011-2

80/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: T Scudamore

Mid-division, pushed along before 2nd, struggling after 8th, never back on terms op 40/1

7^th

5 ½

Farrants Way

710-10

3/1f

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Prominent until after 1st, chased leaders, hit 3rd, struggling when hampered 3 out

8^th

2 ¾

Sykes

1211-6

50/1

T: Nicky MartinJ: Matt Griffiths

Held up in rear, ridden and some headway before 3 out, no impression, well held 2 out op 40/1 tchd 33/1

9^th

7 ½

Flashjack

1111-4

22/1

T: H D DalyJ: T J O'Brien

Held up on outside, not always fluent, headway before 5th, weakened approaching 3 out op 25/1

10^th

Oscar Asche

710-0

40/1

T: Miss R CurtisJ: Jack Tudor (3)

Chased leaders, lost place 4th, well beaten before 3 out op 28/1

11^th

Nordano

511-9

33/1

T: N B KingJ: S Bowen

Chased leaders, outpaced when not fluent 2 out, soon well held op 28/1

Also Ran

Clyne

1111-8

12/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Led, mistake 6th, headed when fell 3 out tchd 10/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.90Pl:£1.60, £1.80, £1.70EX:£25.40Trifecta:£149.30Tricast:£90.84SF:£28.52Swingers:£5.00, £4.30, £3.20

Forecasts

Farrants Way (3/1), Exploiteur (16/5), Ask Dillon (4/1), Storm Arising (6/1), Illegal Model (9/1), Clyne (12/1), Flashjack (22/1), Nordano (33/1), Perfect Man (40/1), Oscar Asche (40/1), Sykes (50/1), Boyhood (80/1)

FARRANTS WAY had Storm Arising ahead of him in second when third at Sandown last month but it was a very encouraging return to action from Venetia Williams' lightly-raced 7-y-o and he's taken to build on that and turn the tables on his old rival. Illegal Model is another who ran well in that same Sandown contest and also makes the shortlist along with progressive C&D winner Exploiteur.

FARRANTS WAY (IRE)
STORM ARISING (IRE)
EXPLOITEUR (FR)

Previous Winners

2020

Eva's Oskar

Weight: 10-7 |Age: 5

J: Alan Johns | T: Tim Vaughan

17/2

Prize Money

1st: £10,010.002nd: £2,957.003rd: £1,478.004th: £739.005th: £370.006th: £186.00