Star Sports Veterans' Handicap Chase – Hereford

Hereford

15:40

Star Sports Veterans' Handicap Chase

Date 2025-02-23

Distance 3m1f44y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 10yo+

Prize £4,700

Winning Time 6m 52.50s (slow by 39.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Champagnesuperover (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	9/4F	Won
2nd	Lagonda (GB) Shane Quinlan · Venetia Williams	3/1	2.75
3rd	Christopher Wood (IRE) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	5/1	9.5
4th	Almazhar Garde (FR) Paul O'Brien · Charlie Longsdon	4/1	12
5th	Grillon De Monty (FR) Jamie Brace · Stephen Allen	25/1	9

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Born At Midnight (GB) Callum Pritchard · Bill Turner	14/1
P.U.	Cap Du Nord (FR) Adam Wedge · Christian Williams	11/1
P.U.	Foxboro (GER) Miss Brodie Hampson · Archie Watson	33/1

Runners (9)

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
1	Champagnesuperover Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	168	t	F40U3U	117	119	98	32d	—	—	-2	25.2	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Heavily backed last time but unseated rider; remains very well handicapped on old form
5	Lagonda Bay J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Venetia Williams	J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Venetia Williams	165	—	P-3231	114	117	105	16d	—	—	0	22.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Second in valuable C&D mares' race in December and made all at Bangor this month; a player
2	Almazhar Garde Chestnut J:Paul O'Brien T:Charlie Longsdon	J:Paul O'Brien T:Charlie Longsdon	168	tp	124222	117	122	104	97d	—	—	+18	33.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Second three times off this mark in the autumn; returns from three-month break today
4	Christopher Wood Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	166	b	395-55	115	120	102	23d	—	—	+7	19.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Inconsistent and regressive 10yo; well beaten last month; blinkers tried here
3	Cap Du Nord Brown J:Adam Wedge T:Christian Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Christian Williams	166	—	07845P	115	122	89	11d	—	—	+10	18.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Won off 7lb higher last summer but recent efforts have been very disappointing
7	Born At Midnight Bay J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Bill Turner	J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Bill Turner	158	p	112-P6	107	123	38	69d	—	—	+11	15.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won twice at Plumpton last March but has been out of form there this season
9	Grillon De Monty Bay J:Jamie Brace(5) T:Stephen Allen	J:Jamie Brace(5) T:Stephen Allen	148	—	/63-PP	97	-	-	29d	—	—	+9	13	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Struggled on both hurdling starts for new stable this winter; now back over fences
6	Foxboro Bay J:Miss Brodie Hampson(3) T:Archie Watson	J:Miss Brodie Hampson(3) T:Archie Watson	163	p	27-55P	112	117	58	23d	—	—	+13	16.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Four-time chase winner for Robert Walford but out of form for new stable this season
NR	Tide Times Grey J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	152	p	P-PRP0	101	-	-	30d	—	—	—	12.8	—	—
Useful in his prime but has been out of sorts for a good while now

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Champagnesuperover	2/1	2/1	2/1
Lagonda	11/4	11/4	11/4
Almazhar Garde	9/2	9/2	9/2
Christopher Wood	6/1	6/1	6/1
Cap Du Nord	9/1	10/1	9/1
Born At Midnight	16/1	16/1	16/1
Grillon De Monty	20/1	16/1	20/1
Foxboro	25/1	25/1	25/1
Tide Times	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Almazhar Garde

33.2

OR: 16.8 Form: 12 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Champagnesuperover

25.2

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

2/1

3rd

Lagonda

22.7

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Christopher Wood

19.9

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Cap Du Nord

18.6

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Foxboro

16.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Born At Midnight

15.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Grillon De Monty

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Tide Times

12.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Champagnesuperover	117	119	98
Almazhar Garde	117	122	104
Christopher Wood	115	120	102
Cap Du Nord	115	122	89
Lagonda	114	117	105
Foxboro	112	117	58
Born At Midnight	107	123	38
Tide Times	101	—	—
Grillon De Monty	97	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Cap Du Nord	11d ago	Quick return
Lagonda	16d ago	Fit
Christopher Wood	23d ago	Fit
Foxboro	23d ago	Fit
Grillon De Monty	29d ago	Fit
Tide Times	30d ago	Fit
Champagnesuperover	32d ago	Fit
Born At Midnight	69d ago	Fresh
Almazhar Garde	97d ago	Long break