Chestnut Homes Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Whistleinthedark (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
Patrick Cowley
(3)lbs
|
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 |
Theo Gillard
(3)lbs
|
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 |
Thomas Willmott
(3)lbs
|
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 |
Jordan Nailor
(3)lbs
|
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 |
Ellis Collier
(7)lbs
|
Harriet Dickin | 151 lbs | 7/1 | - | Prominent - raced in second after 3rd - nudged along when unseated rider 4 out(op 13/2) |
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