Stratford
14:40
Brian And Sheila Vaughan Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Stratford Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2022 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.88 Place: £1.20 £2.10 Exacta: £7.80 Trifecta: £25.50
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 La Domaniale (FR) 8 M AVG Jonjo O'Neill 166 lbs 15/8F Won Prominent - went second going easily 3 out - mistake and pushed along 2 out - ridden and raced wide home turn - kept on strongly approaching last - disputed lead last - led run-in - won going away(op 6/4)
2nd 4 Larch Hill (IRE) 9 G AVG Charles & Adam Pogson 161 lbs 16/5 1.25 Towards rear - steady headway from 11th - went third 3 out - pushed along 2 out - made challenge home turn - led but faced strong challenge approaching last - joined last - headed run-in - no extra towards finish - finished lame (vet said gelding finished lame on his right-fore)(op 4/1)
3rd 5 De Barley Basket (IRE) N/A Good Ben Pauling 153 lbs 6/1 7 Led - pushed along 2 out - ridden and hard pressed home turn - headed and outpaced approaching last - no match for first two(tchd 11/2)
4th 7 Admiral's Sunset (GB) 8 M AVG David Weston 142 lbs 14/1 8 Held up in rear - some headway 8th - went fourth 11th - pushed along 3 out - ridden and held 2 out(op 18/1)
5th 6 Rostello (FR) 9 G AVG Dr Richard Newland 146 lbs 15/2 1 Held up in rear - not fluent 4th - dropped to last and reminders 5th - outpaced and detached 10th - rallied but still plenty to do 11th - no impression from 3 out
99th 1 Arvico Bleu (IRE) N/A AVG Ewan Whillans 168 lbs 33/1 - Midfield - pushed along and dropped to rear 10th - ridden and struggling 11th - pulled up before 2 out - finished lame (vet said gelding finished lame on his left-fore)(op 28/1)
99th 3 Destrier (FR) N/A Poor Dan Skelton 166 lbs 5/1 - Midfield - mistake and lost ground 8th - pushed along 10th - in rear and struggling 11th - behind when eased and pulled up after 3 out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was never travelling having jumped deliberately after having fallen on his previous run; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 4/1)