bet365 Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Ash Tree Meadow (FR) | 8 G | Good | Gordon Elliott | 154 lbs | 6/4F | Won | In touch with leaders - headway before 3 out - joined leader 2 out - soon led - not fluent last - hung right but went clear run-in - comfortably(op 11/8) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Timberman (IRE) | 7 G | Elite | Fergal O'Brien | 160 lbs | 11/4 | 8 | Jumped right on occasions - prominent - led after 1st - headed after 5th - led again 7th - shaken up before 3 out - joined 2 out - soon headed - kept on run-in - no match for winner(op 5/2 tchd 3/1) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Floating Rock (GER) | 10 G | Poor |
Tom Midgley
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Mark Walford | 155 lbs | 11/2 | 1.5 | Led early - headed after 1st - chased leader - led again after 5th - headed 7th - switched left after 8th - mistake 4 out - ridden before 2 out - outpaced approaching last - rallied run-in - went third towards finish(tchd 5/1) | |
| 4th | 2 | Geromino (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Donald McCain | 160 lbs | 3/1 | 0.2 | Prominent - pushed along and headway home turn - every chance when ridden before 2 out - outpaced approaching last - lost third towards finish | ||
| 5th | 5 | Deerfoot (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Maurice Barnes | 154 lbs | 200/1 | 86 | Held up in last - not fluent 1st - soon detached - niggled along after 4th - pushed along after 7th - lost touch from 8th - tailed off(tchd 150/1) |
Perth Races