15:50
Trade Centre Wales Handicap Stakes (Chepstow Mile Series Qualifier)
Class 6, 1m, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-65, 8 runners
Winning time 1m 35.14s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Rossa Ryan
Grace Harris
Handy early - into second before halfway - challenged front-runner 3f out - moved ahead soon after - drifted left approaching final 2f - driven out and kept up the finish to score
William Carson
John & Rhys Flint
Handy early with the pace - moved into second place 2f out - pressed the winner from the furlong marker - stayed on but couldn't find more late to finish second
Zoe Lewis (7)
Bernard Llewellyn
Hampered at the break - settled in the pack - urged forward with a furlong left - fought for third before edging away to hold the spot at the finish
Lewis Edmunds
Rod Millman
Bumped at the break - settled towards the back - pushed along to close ground inside the final furlong and briefly involved for third - stayed on without further gain to finish fourth
Billy Loughnane
Ian Williams
Drifted left at the break - held a forward position - driven up to challenge the front group 2f out - lost ground over 1f out - faded late to finish fifth
Tom Marquand
Neil Mulholland
Hesitant leaving stalls - held up towards the back - driven up into contention two out - squeezed for space and lost ground inside the last
Ashley Lewis (3)
Ed de Giles
Held up towards the back - shifted across to press forward two furlongs out - lost momentum in the closing stages to finish seventh
Mason Paetel (5)
Barry John Murphy
Knocked at the break - went straight to the front - lost command 3f out - lost touch with the pace 2f out - dropped away rapidly to finish last of all
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.