Market Rasen
13:40
Chestnut Homes Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Market Rasen Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2022 Distance: 2m5½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £6 Place: £2 £1.80 £1.30 Exacta: £24.50 Tricast: £106.54 Trifecta: £160.30
Non-Runners: Lady Of The Night (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Whistleinthedark (IRE) 9 G AVG L J Morgan 158 lbs 5/1 Won Took keen hold and made all - jumped left 10th - clear after 4 out - good jump 3 out - not fluent 2 out - shaken up and went further clear before last - unchallenged(op 4/1)
2nd 9 Betty Baloo (GB) N/A AVG Tim Easterby 154 lbs 9/2C 13 In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield when mistake 9th - left in modest fourth 4 out - rallied and went third home turn - not fluent 3 out - went second last - kept on run-in(op 4/1 tchd 11/2)
3rd 7 East Street (IRE) 8 G AVG Sue Smith 157 lbs 9/2C 2.25 Prominent - pushed along briefly 8th - left in second 4 out - soon ridden - chased clear leader 3 out - tired and lost second last - weakened run-in(op 6/1)
99th 6 Diomede Des Mottes (FR) N/A Poor Dr Richard Newland 161 lbs 20/1 - In touch with leaders - midfield when fell 4th(op 14/1)
99th 4 Hometown Hero (IRE) 7 G AVG Dan Skelton 164 lbs 9/2C - Towards rear - hampered by faller 4th - jumped left and reminder 9th - lost touch and pulled up after 4 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 4/1)
99th 3 Clondaw Secret (IRE) N/A AVG Kevin Frost 162 lbs 33/1 - Raced in last - pushed along briefly after 2nd - struggling when mistake 7th - soon pulled up - never going well(tchd 28/1)
99th 1 Fakir (FR) 9 G Poor Milton Harris 167 lbs 11/1 - Midfield on inner - mistake and dropped to rear 6th - not fluent 7th - soon ridden and struggling - tailed off 9th - jumped badly left 11th - soon pulled up(op 18/1)
99th 10 Duke Of Luckley (IRE) 8 G AVG Martin Keighley 156 lbs 7/1 - Midfield - headway from 8th - nudged along when left in third 4 out - pushed along and ridden when lost third home turn - jumped badly right 2 out - soon pulled up (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding did not stay the 2m5f trip on this occasion and will be returning to a shorter distance next time - which was noted)(op 6/1)
99th 8 Ballinslea Bridge (IRE) 12 G Poor Harriet Dickin 151 lbs 7/1 - Prominent - raced in second after 3rd - nudged along when unseated rider 4 out(op 13/2)