15:40 Hereford

Sunday 23 February 2025

All14:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4017:10

Star Sports Veterans' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 6m 54.15s

1^st

Champagnesuperover

1012-0

9/4f

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

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 op 2/1

2^nd

2 ¾

Lagonda

1011-11

3/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Shane Quinlan (3)

Led, pushed along before 2 out, headed home straight, kept on but always held by winner towards finish op 11/4 tchd 10/3

3^rd

9 ½

Christopher Wood

1011-12

5/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Prominent, went second 10th, pushed along 2 out, dropped to third last, outpaced and always held by leading pair run-in kept on op 6/1 tchd 9/2

4^th

Almazhar Garde

1012-0

4/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Paul O'Brien

Midfield, not fluent 8th, struggling after 3 out, rallied to make some headway before 2 out, weakened before last op 9/2

5^th

Grillon De Monty

1010-8

25/1

T: Stephen AllenJ: Jamie Brace (5)

Soon raced in second, lost one position 10th, outpaced before 2 out, weakened before last, behind run-in, finished detached op 20/1

Also Ran

Cap Du Nord

1211-12

11/1

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Towards rear, raced wide throughout, struggling when dropped to last 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out op 9/1

Foxboro

1011-9

33/1

T: A WatsonJ: Miss Brodie Hampson (3)

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 op 22/1

Born At Midnight

1011-4

14/1

T: W G M TurnerJ: Callum Pritchard (5)

Reluctant to line up and impeded rival when shifted left start, always towards rear, tailing off when pulled up before 2 out op 16/1

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Non-Runners

Tide Times³⁰

Weight: 10-12| Age: 11

T: Ian Williams J: C J Todd

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.30Pl:£1.30, £1.10, £1.70EX:£9.40Trifecta:£45.90Tricast:£29.16SF:£9.88Swingers:£2.00, £3.30, £3.30

Forecasts

Champagnesuperover (9/4), Lagonda (3/1), Almazhar Garde (4/1), Christopher Wood (5/1), Cap Du Nord (11/1), Born At Midnight (14/1), Grillon De Monty (25/1), Tide Times (25/1), Foxboro (33/1)

CAP DU NORD is difficult to assess at present but he tends to come good at this time of year (6 wins in February/March) and has been given a big chance by the handicapper, so he could be worth risking here with his stable back among the winners. Champagnesuperover let down his supporters at Catterick but he's threatening to come good, while Lagonda arrives on the back of a career-best win at Bangor.