Call Star Sports On 08000 521 321 Handicap Chase
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Friends Don't Ask (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Martin Smith | 166 lbs | 11/4F | Won | Prominent - chased leader 8th - lost second 10th - went second again 13th - briefly disputed lead 15th - led 3 out - ridden and edged left before 2 out - soon went clear - 4 lengths ahead last - reduced lead and hard ridden final 110yds - stayed on (vet said gelding was found to be wealed)(tchd 5/2 and tchd 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Monty Massini (GB) | N/A | Poor |
Charlie Price
(5)lbs
|
John Flint | 135 lbs | 11/2 | 1.25 | Raced wide early - prominent - dropped to rear 1st - dropped to last 3rd - steady headway 14th - ridden and outpaced before 4 out - rallied and chased winner 2 out - 4 lengths down last - stayed on final 110yds - held towards finish(tchd 13/2) | |
| 3rd | 6 | N/A | Poor | Sue Gardner | 154 lbs | 6/1 | 9 | Jumped slightly left throughout - prominent - chased leader 4th - lost second but close up 8th - went second again 10th - lost position 13th - pushed along and outpaced after 4 out - rallied before 3 out - ridden and went third before last - soon no extra(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) | |||
| 4th | 4 | Nessfield Blue (GB) | N/A | Poor | Pat Murphy | 159 lbs | 6/1 | 2.75 | Held up in rear - steady headway and prominent after 13th - ridden and outpaced 4 out - raced wide and rallied before 3 out - no impression from 2 out(op 13/2) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Vital Sign (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Richard Rowe | 162 lbs | 20/1 | 9 | Led - joined 15th - ridden and headed 3 out - outpaced and lost second 2 out - weakened before last(op 16/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | N/A | Poor |
Tabitha Worsley
(5)lbs
|
Robert Walford | 159 lbs | 16/5 | 0.2 | Chased leader - lost second but prominent 4th - pushed along when not fluent 15th - soon outpaced and lost position - ridden and struggling 4 out - beaten 3 out(op 4/1) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Oakley Hall (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Archie Bellamy
(7)lbs
|
David Bridgwater | 149 lbs | 8/1 | 41 | Didn't jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - shaken up from 7th - outpaced and dropped to last after 13th - struggling when lost touch 4 out - tailed off(op 13/2 tchd 9/1) |
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