Vickers.Bet Online Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | The Mighty Arc (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Charlie Longsdon | 164 lbs | 16/5 | Won | Jumped well - made all - increased tempo and went clear going easily before 2 out - ridden before last - reduced lead inside final 110yds - comfortably(op 5/2 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | En Meme Temps (FR) | 9 G | Poor |
Joe Williamson
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Philip Kirby | 156 lbs | 8/1 | 5 | Close up - went second 12th - pushed along before 2 out - ridden and outpaced after 2 out - kept on from last - no match for winner(op 10/1 tchd 15/2) | |
| 3rd | 1 | Dubai Days (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | N W Alexander | 166 lbs | 4/1 | 1.25 | Held up in rear - steady headway 3 out (usual 4 out) - ridden and hung left after 2 out - disputing second before last - no extra when not fluent last(op 10/3 tchd 11/4) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Cool Country (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Martin Todhunter | 145 lbs | 16/1 | 19 | Held up in rear on inner - steady headway 3 out (usual 4 out) - ridden and outpaced before 2 out - soon weakened(tchd 14/1 and tchd 20/1) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Stop Talking (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Jennie Candlish | 161 lbs | 28/1 | 3 | Prominent - not fluent 3rd - blundered 6th - pushed along and outpaced when dropped to last 3 out (usual 4 out) - ridden and beaten before 2 out(tchd 33/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Bulldoze (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Micky Hammond | 156 lbs | 66/1 | 7.5 | Jumped right on occasions - tracked winner - lost second 12th - ridden and weakened after 3 out (usual 4 out)(op 50/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Cooper's Cross (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Stuart Coltherd | 163 lbs | 11/10F | - | In touch with leaders - lost ground quickly after 8th - soon dropped to last and pulled up (jockey said gelding slipped on the top bend with a circuit to run and having jumped two more fences felt as if something was amiss and pulled up; vet reported that a post-race examination of the gelding - during routine testing failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 11/8 tchd 13/8) |
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