IJF South West Hub Now Open Handicap Chase
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Blaze A Trail (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | John Flint | 145 lbs | 11/4F | Won | Led - pressed leader when headed 4th - pushed along after 3 out - ridden to lead home turn - kept on well(op 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Smith's Bay (GB) | N/A | Poor | Polly Gundry | 155 lbs | 6/1 | 4.75 | Jumped right on occasions - held up in behind leaders - went fourth after 10th - ridden home turn - went second before last - kept on but not pace to challenge(op 15/2) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Time To Bite (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Chris Honour | 146 lbs | 7/1 | 4.25 | Prominent - ridden after 2 out - held when not fluent last - no extra final 110yds(op 13/2 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Debden Bank (GB) | 9 G | Poor | Martin Keighley | 170 lbs | 16/1 | 7.5 | In rear - outpaced and became detached back straight - stayed on but well held from last - went fourth towards finish(op 10/1) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Special Buddy (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Finn Lambert
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Ben Pauling | 135 lbs | 9/2 | 1.75 | Pressed leader - led 4th - hit 9th - ridden when headed home turn - weakened approaching last - lost fourth towards finish | |
| 6th | 5 | Boston Joe (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Rebecca Curtis | 153 lbs | 5/1 | 14 | Prominent - hit 3rd - mistake 10th - soon ridden - weakened 2 out(op 11/2) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Steady The Ship (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Jonjo O'Neill | 168 lbs | 9/2 | - | Prominent - reminders after 7th - weakened after 10th - pulled up before 4 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than a report from the jockey that stated gelding was never travelling)(op 4/1 tchd 18/5) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Severus Alexander (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Clare Hobson | 142 lbs | 66/1 | - | Held up in rear - pushed along from 9th - outpaced back straight - blundered and unseated rider 3 out(op 50/1 tchd 80/1) |
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