Coral 'Pipped-At-The Post' And Win Handicap Chase

Chepstow

15:25

Date 2024-12-27

Distance 2m11y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,922

Winning Time 4m 8.21s (slow by 18.21s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	David's Well (GB) Freddie Gordon · Chris Gordon	5/2F	Won
2nd	Dr T J Eckleburg (IRE) Conor Ring · Evan Williams	12/1	5
3rd	Royal Jewel (IRE) Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	15/2	5.5
4th	Zambezi Fix (FR) Ellis Collier · Bernard Llewellyn	4/1	14
5th	King Of Tara (GB) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	13/2	23

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Doyouknowwhatimean (GB) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	5/1
Fell	Feel The Pinch (GB) Charlie Price · Robbie Llewellyn	40/1
Fell	Lucky Lugger (GB) Stan Sheppard · Matt Sheppard	13/2

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6	David's Well Bay J:Freddie Gordon(5) T:Chris Gordon	J:Freddie Gordon(5) T:Chris Gordon	161	—	9518-1	113	126	108	22d	—	—	+9	33	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Won modest race fairly comfortably on seasonal/chase debut and remains unexposed
1	Zambezi Fix Grey J:Ellis Collier(7) T:Bernard Llewellyn	J:Ellis Collier(7) T:Bernard Llewellyn	168	—	F1-643	120	130	-	20d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+7	21.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
In fair form over hurdles this autumn; won this race by 5l off today's mark a year ago
5	King Of Tara Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	164	—	40-541	116	120	108	12d	—	—	+7	20.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Clearcut winner on recent chasing debut at Carlisle; must be considered here
3	Doyouknowwhatimean Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	165	—	5311-3	117	124	111	58d	—	—	+9	24.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Ended last season in good form and ran well on reappearance; may still be improving
8	Lucky Lugger Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	153	t	3P-223	105	125	94	15d	—	—	+5	17.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
0-12 overall but began chasing career with two good second over C&D last month
4	Royal Jewel Chestnut J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	164	—	122-25	116	120	91	21d	—	—	+9	19.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Below form after racing too freely last time but ran well on chasing debut in October
2	Dr T J Eckleburg Bay J:Conor Ring T:Evan Williams	J:Conor Ring T:Evan Williams	167	—	434-31	119	123	112	34d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+12	19.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Kept on dourly to prevail at Haydock last month; 7lb rise might leave him vulnerable here
7	Feel The Pinch Bay J:Charlie Price(3) T:Robbie Llewellyn	J:Charlie Price(3) T:Robbie Llewellyn	159	t	105546	111	124	76	17d	—	—	+14	15.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Lurks on a good mark but has been out of form since returning from a break in October

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
David's Well	9/4	9/4	5/2
Zambezi Fix	9/2	5/1	9/2
King Of Tara	11/2	11/2	11/2
Doyouknowwhatimean	11/2	5/1	5/1
Lucky Lugger	7/1	13/2	13/2
Royal Jewel	15/2	8/1	8/1
Dr T J Eckleburg	10/1	9/1	10/1
Feel The Pinch	40/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

David's Well

OR: 15.8 Form: 10 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Doyouknowwhatimean

24.2

OR: 16.8 Form: 3 Odds: 4.4

11/2

3rd

Zambezi Fix

21.9

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

King Of Tara

20.1

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Royal Jewel

19.6

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Dr T J Eckleburg

19.4

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Lucky Lugger

17.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Feel The Pinch

15.8

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Zambezi Fix	120	130	—
Dr T J Eckleburg	119	123	112
Doyouknowwhatimean	117	124	111
King Of Tara	116	120	108
Royal Jewel	116	120	91
David's Well	113	126	108
Feel The Pinch	111	124	76
Lucky Lugger	105	125	94

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
King Of Tara	12d ago	Quick return
Lucky Lugger	15d ago	Fit
Feel The Pinch	17d ago	Fit
Zambezi Fix	20d ago	Fit
Royal Jewel	21d ago	Fit
David's Well	22d ago	Fit
Dr T J Eckleburg	34d ago	Fit
Doyouknowwhatimean	58d ago	Fresh