15:35 Stratford

Sunday 21 May 2023

All14:0514:3515:0515:3516:0516:3517:05

William Hill Epic Value Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 4m 4.60s

1^st

First Angel

712-2

4/1c

T: M KeighleyJ: Adam Wedge

Pressed leader, led 4th, headed 6th, led 2 out, clear flat, stayed on op 11/2

2^nd

4 ¼

Copper Fox

612-1

4/1c

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Chased leaders, not fluent 5th, ridden after 2 out, went 2nd last, no impression on winner, kept on op 11/4

3^rd

1 ¼

Henri Le Bon

811-0

4/1c

T: Kerry LeeJ: Brendan Powell

Tracked leaders, lost place 4th, headway before 3 out, outpaced 2 out, kept on last, went 3rd flat op 13/2

4^th

George Bancroft

510-9

15/2

T: C E LongsdonJ: Lily Pinchin (3)

Led until 4th, led 6th, ridden after 3 out, headed 2 out, lost 3rd and no extra flat op 7/1 tchd 9/1

5^th

Blue Ribbon

811-4

11/2

T: R ChapmanJ: Beau Morgan (7)

Always towards rear op 9/2

6^th

Lonimoss Bareliere

710-5

10/1

T: B R SummersJ: Charlie Hammond

Always towards rear op 17/2

Also Ran

Fancy Stuff

611-12

14/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews

Pulled hard early, held up in mid-division, lost place and not fluent 4th, mistake next, behind from 3 out, pulled up after 2 out op 11/1

Phoebus Lescribaa

1110-2

16/1

T: H DickinJ: Benjamin Poste

Chased leaders, lost place after 1st, closed 4th, 5th when fell 3 out tchd 18/1

Foillmore

810-2

14/1

T: J D FrostJ: Bryony Frost

Jumped slowly, soon behind, tailed off 6th, pulled up after tchd 12/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.90, £1.60, £1.90EX:£20.00Trifecta:£125.80Tricast:£67.53SF:£21.04Swingers:£2.40, £4.70, £5.50

Forecasts

First Angel (4/1), Copper Fox (4/1), Henri Le Bon (4/1), Blue Ribbon (11/2), George Bancroft (15/2), Lonimoss Bareliere (10/1), Fancy Stuff (14/1), Foillmore (14/1), Phoebus Lescribaa (16/1)

COPPER FOX arrives with a decent profile over hurdles and has been found a weak race starting out in this sphere. First Angel should come on for his return and is next best starting out for a new yard, with another chasing newcomer Fancy Stuff best of the others.

COPPER FOX
FIRST ANGEL (FR)
FANCY STUFF (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Ragamuffin

Weight: 12-2 |Age: 7

J: Sam Twiston-Davies | T: N P Mulholland

13/8

Prize Money

1st: £3,776.002nd: £1,737.003rd: £869.004th: £435.005th: £217.00