Wetherby
16:20
racingtv.com Handicap Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier)
Wetherby Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2023 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.90 Place: £2.60 £4.50 Exacta: £65.70 Trifecta: £285.10
Non-Runners: Hold The Note (travel problems)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
In touch with leaders - headway and went second before 14th - not fluent 15th - pressed leader 16th - going best when led narrowly 3 out - pushed along and went clear approaching last - pushed out and won going away(op 9/2)
10 G AVG Stuart Edmunds 162 lbs 11/2 Won
2nd
Prominent - led 2nd - clear with one circuit to go - much reduced lead before 11th - went clear again before 13th - reduced lead 15th - headed 3 out - soon ridden - lost ground approaching last - weakened run-in(op 11/1)
8 G AVG Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 152 lbs 12/1 9
3rd
Led - headed and prominent after 1st - in touch with leaders from 14th - pushed along when not fluent 16th - soon lost ground - rallied before 2 out - kept on but no match for first two(op 11/2)
9 G AVG Mark Walford 166 lbs 9/2 8
4th
Held up in rear - shaken up and reminder after 9th - pushed along and got behind after 15th - no chance but kept on from 16th (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)
8 G AVG Sue Smith 163 lbs 15/8F 6
99th
Pressed leader - led after 1st - headed and raced in second from 2nd - lost position before 14th - shaken up before 16th - lost ground before 3 out - weakened and pulled up before 2 out(op 10/3)
9 M AVG Harry Whittington 163 lbs 3/1 -
99th
In touch with leaders - prominent from 5th - not fluent 12th - pushed along before 16th - soon lost ground and pulled up (jockey said gelding weakened quickly in home straight; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 7/1 tchd 17/2)
N/A AVG Charlie Longsdon 168 lbs 8/1 -