Oberon Investments Southern National Handicap Chase
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Salty Boy (IRE) | N/A | AVG |
Mitchell Bastyan
(3)lbs
|
David Bridgwater | 146 lbs | 4/1 | Won | Prominent - not fluent 5th - lost position and towards rear after 6th - headway and prominent after 17th - pushed along when close up before 3 out - went second and 1 length down 2 out - joined leader last - ridden and led run-in - kept on strongly(op 11/2) | |
| 2nd | 1 | Almazhar Garde (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Charlie Longsdon | 166 lbs | 13/2 | 5.5 | Led - disputed lead from 3rd - led clearly from 8th - mistake 10th - hit 11th - mistake 15th - pushed along after 3 out - 1 length ahead 2 out - ridden when joined last - no extra and headed run-in - kept on - burst blood vessel (vet said the gelding bled from the nose)(tchd 6/1 and tchd 15/2) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Gleno (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Gary Moore | 147 lbs | 2/1F | 11 | Chased leader - pushed along after 17th - not fluent and lost ground 18th - got behind before 3 out - rallied before 2 out - stayed on approaching last - went modest third run-in - no match for first two(tchd 15/8) | ||
| 4th | 9 | Rose Of Aghaboe (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Tabitha Worsley
(5)lbs
|
Nick Gifford | 138 lbs | 10/1 | 7 | Chased leader - in rear after 6th - bad mistake 11th - pushed along after 17th - reminders home turn - ridden and headway from 3 out - stayed on approaching last - keeping on but held when not clear run run-in - switched right and went fourth final 110yds (jockey said the mare hung and jumped left-handed throughout)(op 11/1) | |
| 5th | 8 | Ballyegan Hero (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Paul Henderson | 143 lbs | 28/1 | 2 | Prominent - close up after 12th - mistake 17th - pressed leader home turn - pushed along before 3 out - ridden and lost position before 2 out - weakened and lost modest third run-in - lost fourth final 110yds(op 33/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Le Breuil (FR) | N/A | Poor |
Luca Morgan
(5)lbs
|
Ben Pauling | 158 lbs | 15/2 | 10 | Close up - disputed lead from 3rd - close up 8th - slow jump 12th - pushed along and reminders with one circuit to go - soon lost position - dropped to rear after 16th - dropped to last 18th - kept on but no impression from 3 out(tchd 7/1) | |
| 7th | 3 | Premier D'troice (FR) | 9 G | Poor | Katy Price | 160 lbs | 10/1 | 11 | Chased leader - towards rear after 6th - headway and prominent before 18th - pushed along before 3 out - ridden and lost ground before 2 out - weakened approaching last - eased run-in(op 9/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Game Line (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Peter Bowen | 148 lbs | 15/2 | 51 | Chased leader - close up 15th - not fluent and lost position 18th - pushed along and rallied home turn - lost ground before 3 out - behind when not fluent 2 out - soon beaten(op 11/2 tchd 8/1) |
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