Full Result 3.00 Wincanton | 27 March 2023

CRS & Westexe Veterans' Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-120, 10yo+) (3m1f30yds) 3m1f Good To Soft 21 fences

1st £7,393.40 2nd £3,402 3rd £1,701 4th £851.20 5th £424.20

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Hotel Du Nord (FR) 5/1 Gavin Sheehan Keiran Burke	Gavin Sheehan Keiran Burke	10	1010	102	54	110	–
b g Voix Du Nord (FR) - Iu Mi Nao (IRE) (Turtle Island)
Prominent, not fluent 5th, ridden 3 out, pressed leader 2 out, led last, kept on well run-in (tchd 9/2 and 11/2)

2 3¾	7. Ballinslea Bridge (IRE) 28/1 Ben Poste Harriet Dickin	Ben Poste Harriet Dickin	11	112	108	57	113	–
b g Pierre - Feelin' Looser (IRE) (Mazaad)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway 16th, led just after 3 out, ridden and headed last, no extra run-in (op 25/1 tchd 22/1)

3 3½ [7¼]	5. Duc De Beauchene (FR) 100/30F Fergus Gillard ³ David Pipe	Fergus Gillard ³ David Pipe	10	112 tb¹	111	57	111	–
b g Saddler Maker (IRE) - Quatia D'Angron (FR) (Verglas)
Midfield, ridden before 3 out, held but stayed on and went third run-in (op 3/1)

4 1¾ [9]	2. The Kings Writ (IRE) 7/2 Ben Godfrey ³ Kayley Woollacott	Ben Godfrey ³ Kayley Woollacott	12	119 p	118	63	116	–
b g Brian Boru - Letterwoman (IRE) (Fourstars Allstar)
Prominent, led 2nd, ridden and headed before 3 out, no extra and lost fourth run-in (op 4/1 tchd 9/2)

5 hd [9¼]	4. Bermeo (IRE) 14/1 Ben Bromley ⁵ Harry Fry	Ben Bromley ⁵ Harry Fry	12	111 tp	112	56	111	–
b g Definite Article - Miss Blueyes (IRE) (Dushyantor)
Held up in rear, ridden before 5 out, well behind but stayed on from 2 out, not pace to challenge (op 11/1 tchd 16/1)

6 2 [11¼]	6. Flying Verse 7/2 Ned Fox ⁷ David Dennis	Ned Fox ⁷ David Dennis	11	1011 tb	110	53	106	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Flight Sequence (Polar Falcon)
In touch with leaders, ridden after 4 out, weakened after 3 out (op 4/1 tchd 10/3)

7 2¼ [13½]	3. Smuggler's Blues (IRE) 9/1 Jonathan Burke Tom George	Jonathan Burke Tom George	11	116 p	112	53	107	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Rosy De Cyborg (FR) (Cyborg)
Midfield, not fluent 10th, not fluent 16th, ridden 4 out, made no impression (tchd 17/2 and 10/1)

8 14 [27½]	1. West Approach 33/1 Brendan Powell Joe Tizzard	Brendan Powell Joe Tizzard	13	120	120	49	104	–
b g Westerner - Ardstown (Ardross)
Led, headed and prominent 2nd, ridden and briefly led before 3 out, slow jump 2 out, soon weakened (op 22/1)

PU	8. Pemberley (IRE) 9/1 Tom Bellamy Emma Lavelle	Tom Bellamy Emma Lavelle	10	1013	105	–	–	–
b g Darsi (FR) - Eyebright (IRE) (Zaffaran)
Prominent, not fluent 1st, ridden and dropped to rear before 5 out, pulled up 2 out (op 8/1 tchd 11/1)

9 ran Off time: 3:00:14 Winning time: 6m 47.80s (slow by 37.80s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Christopher John Sprake (Hotel Du Nord) 1st breeder: Alain Aupetit
2nd owner: Robin Dickin Racing Club (Ballinslea Bridge)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Duc De Beauchene)
Tote win: £6.30 PL: £2.10 £7.30 £1.60 Ex: £148.80 CSF: £111.01 Tricast: £534.78 Trifecta: £792.60

3:00 Wincanton 27 Mar 2023

CRS & Westexe Veterans' Handicap Chase