Haydock
14:00
Smalley Decorators Handicap Chase
Haydock Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2022 Distance: 2m5½f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50 Place: £2.30 £3.10 £1.80 Exacta: £43 Tricast: £177.80 Trifecta: £216.90
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Easy As That (IRE) 8 G AVG Venetia Williams 164 lbs 9/2 Won Jumped left on occasions - midfield - steady headway from 5th - prominent 8th - pushed along to lead 4 out - 2 lengths ahead 3 out - stayed on - pushed out(op 7/2)
2nd 1 Ubetya (IRE) 7 G Poor Jedd O'Keeffe 168 lbs 10/1 7.5 Led narrowly - pressed leader when headed after 4th - led again after 13th - headed 4 out - soon ridden - 2 lengths down 3 out - stayed on until no extra run-in(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
3rd 7 Young Bull (IRE) N/A Poor Harry Whittington 163 lbs 7/2 8 Prominent - ridden before 4 out - weakening when jumped left last(tchd 4/1)
4th 8 Thomas Macdonagh (GB) N/A AVG Jamie Snowden 161 lbs 10/1 1 Pressed leader - led after 4th - headed after 13th - went fourth and ridden before 4 out - soon held - weakened last(tchd 12/1)
5th 11 Mister Bells (IRE) 10 G Poor Micky Hammond 143 lbs 16/1 2.25 Held up in rear - struggling after 13th - steady headway from 3 out - stayed on run-in - never dangerous(tchd 14/1)
99th 4 Peejaybee (FR) 8 G AVG Richard Spencer 165 lbs 3/1F - In touch with leaders - jumped slightly right 1st - fell 7th(op 11/2)
99th 2 Clan Legend (GB) N/A AVG N W Alexander 166 lbs 16/1 - Prominent - not fluent 3rd - midfield from 4th - slightly hampered 7th - weakened home turn - pulled up after 4 out(op 12/1)
99th 10 Luckofthedraw (FR) N/A Poor Toby Bulgin 154 lbs 28/1 - Pressed leaders early - prominent from 4th - struggling and dropped to rear 11th - weakened 3 out - pulled up 2 out(op 22/1)
99th 5 Maypole Class (IRE) N/A Poor Jonjo O'Neill 165 lbs 33/1 - Jumped left on occasions - midfield - headway 9th - slow jump 11th - weakened home turn - pulled up after 4 out(op 25/1)
99th 9 Sirwilliamwallace (IRE) 9 G AVG Sandy Thomson 160 lbs 10/1 - Held up in rear - badly hampered 1st - soon detached - pulled up before 4th (jockey said he felt gelding had lost his action after being jumped into at the first fence and therefore pulled him up)(op 9/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 11/1)
99th 3 Chinwag (GB) 8 G AVG Neil Mulholland 166 lbs 11/1 - Held up in rear - hampered 1st - some headway when ridden home turn - weakened after 3 out - soon pulled up(op 10/1 tchd 17/2)