Full Result 2.35 Chepstow | 10 April 2023

Don Long "Hello Gorgeous" Memorial Handicap Chase

(Class 3) (0-140, 5yo+) (2m7f131yds) 2m7½f Good To Soft 18 fences

1st £6,337.20 2nd £2,916 3rd £1,458 4th £729.60 5th £363.60

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Ballinsker (IRE) 11/2 Isabel Williams ³ Evan Williams	Isabel Williams ³ Evan Williams	8	100 p	115	114	119	–
b g Court Cave (IRE) - Brownie Points (IRE) (Bob Back)
Made all, faced challenge and shaken up 2 out, ridden and kept on run-in (op 13/2)

2 2¼	4. Nestor Park (FR) 9/1 Luca Morgan Ben Pauling	Luca Morgan Ben Pauling	10	118 p	134	130	137	–
b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Cila (FR) (Saint Preuil)
Raced in second, not fluent 12th, jumped left and ridden 4 out, challenging 2 out, kept on but held run-in (op 7/1 tchd 13/2)

3 15 [17¼]	7. Grand Mogul (IRE) 14/1 Ben Ffrench Davis ⁷ Gail Haywood	Ben Ffrench Davis ⁷ Gail Haywood	9	107	126	109	115	–
b g Presenting - Oligarch Society (IRE) (Moscow Society)
Held up in rear, not fluent 4th, headway after 13th, switched right just before 5 out, soon went third and ridden, no impression from 3 out

4 34 [51¼]	2. Sporting John (IRE) 7/1 Aidan Coleman Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	Aidan Coleman Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	8	1110 b	136	88	97	–
bb g Getaway (GER) - Wild Spell (IRE) (Oscar)
In touch with leaders, slow jump 1st, briefly went third 5 out, ridden and weakened from 4 out (tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1)

5 5 [56¼]	1. Ramses De Teillee (FR) 12/1 Jack Tudor David Pipe	Jack Tudor David Pipe	11	122 t	142	89	95	–
gr g Martaline - Princesse D'Orton (FR) (Saint Cyrien)
Midfield, slightly hampered 13th, weakened 5 out (op 7/1)

PU	3. Ask Me Early (IRE) 11/4F Sean Bowen Harry Fry	Sean Bowen Harry Fry	9	119 t	135	–	–	–
gr g Ask - Cotton Ali (IRE) (Ala Hounak)
Always towards rear, pushed along early, ridden 10th, lost touch 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out, never going well, disqualified, banned substance in sample (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 3/1 tchd 16/5)

PU	5. Tallow For Coal (IRE) 15/2 Harry Cobden Jamie Snowden	Harry Cobden Jamie Snowden	7	112 b¹	128	–	–	–
b g Arctic Cosmos (USA) - South Queen Lady (IRE) (King's Ride)
Prominent, lost position and towards rear 3rd, headway and prominent after 13th, pulled up just before 5 out, fatally injured (op 9/1 tchd 10/1)

UR	8. Stormy Flight (IRE) 3/1 Lorcan Williams Jeremy Scott	Lorcan Williams Jeremy Scott	9	110 p	126	–	–	–
gr g Cloudings (IRE) - Help Yourself (IRE) (Roselier)
Prominent, bad mistake and unseated rider 13th (op 10/3)

8 ran Off time: 2:35:30 Winning time: 6m 8.42s (slow by 19.42s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Forgot To Ask (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Gg Thoroughbreds Xii & Partner (Ballinsker) 1st breeder: Thomas Maher
2nd owner: Mrs S P Davis (Nestor Park)
3rd owner: The Nascent Partnership (Grand Mogul)
Tote win: £6.50 PL: £1.80 £2.60 £3.50 Ex: £38 CSF: £52.22 Tricast: £658.01 Trifecta: £431.10

Following a BHA inquiry, Ask Me Early, who pulled up, was disqualified - positive sample.

2:35 Chepstow 10 Apr 2023

Don Long "Hello Gorgeous" Memorial Handicap Chase