Hereford
15:15
Black Mountain Botanicals Handicap Chase
Hereford Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2022 Distance: 2m5f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.20 Place: £1.10 £1.70 £3 Exacta: £7.40 Tricast: £37.13 Trifecta: £43
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Highstakesplayer (IRE) 8 G Good Tom Lacey 169 lbs 6/5F Won Towards rear - in touch with leaders after 6th - prominent from 9th - pressed leader after 13th - shaken up and led narrowly after 3 out - faced challenge when left clear 2 out - soon pushed along - nudged out run-in - comfortably(tchd 11/10 and tchd 5/4)
2nd 6 Gemirande (FR) 8 G AVG Venetia Williams 164 lbs 4/1 9 Disputed lead - led after 1st - shaken up before 3 out - pushed along when headed after 3 out - lost ground and held when left in second 2 out - kept on but no match for winner(op 9/2)
3rd 7 Coupdebol (FR) N/A AVG Tom George 164 lbs 12/1 17 Disputed lead - mistake 1st - midfield after 1st - not fluent when towards rear 2nd - some headway after 10th - badly hampered by faller after 11th - pushed along and no chance before 3 out(op 18/1)
4th 8 Fitzroy (IRE) N/A AVG Sarah-Jayne Davies 145 lbs 150/1 63 Disputed lead - not fluent 1st - prominent before 2nd - going okay but lost ground after 7th - mistake 9th - soon dropped to rear - behind after 11th - soon no chance(op 100/1 tchd 200/1)
99th 3 Ede'iffs Elton (GB) 9 G Poor Robert Walford 165 lbs 25/1 - Disputed lead - prominent after 1st - pressed leader after 13th - going okay and made challenge when fell 2 out(op 16/1 tchd 28/1)
99th 4 Sheldon (IRE) 9 G AVG Seamus Mullins 162 lbs 16/5 - In rear - midfield after 4th - not fluent when in touch with leaders 7th - fell 11th(op 10/3)
99th 2 Ecume Atlantique (FR) N/A Poor Richard J Bandey 168 lbs 14/1 - Disputed lead - prominent after 1st - lost position after 3rd - towards rear after 7th - pushed along and behind when hampered after 11th - pulled up after 12th(op 11/1)
99th 5 Ridgeway (FR) 4 G AVG Dan Skelton 164 lbs 14/1 - Took keen hold - in rear on outer - awkward jump 3rd - pushed along when behind after 10th - no chance from 11th - pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding did not jump fluently)(op 12/1)