Newbury Races
Newbury
14:45
BetVictor Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Newbury
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2023
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Chase
Going: Good
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £13
Place: £4.10 £2.10
Exacta: £54
Trifecta: £239.90
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | The Big Bite (IRE) | 11 G | Poor | Henry Oliver | 145 lbs | 12/1 | Won | Prominent on outer - went second 11th - good jump and led narrowly 4 out - pushed along run-in - kept on - just did enough(op 11/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Gemirande (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Venetia Williams | 142 lbs | 3/1 | 0.2 | Led - mistake 10th - headed and pressed leader 4 out - shaken up after 2 out - ridden run-in - kept on - just held(op 11/4 tchd 16/5) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Paint The Dream (GB) | 11 G | Poor | Fergal O'Brien | 168 lbs | 9/2 | 12 | In touch with leaders - prominent before 5 out - pushed along 3 out - ridden after 2 out - weakened from last(op 10/3) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Zanza (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Philip Hobbs | 168 lbs | 8/1 | .5 | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - not fluent and pushed along 7th - slow jump 8th - ridden and in rear 4 out - kept on run-in - never on terms(op 17/2) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Espoir De Guye (FR) | N/A | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 154 lbs | 9/1 | 5.5 | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway 5 out - pushed along after 4 out - ridden after 2 out - soon weakened(op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 10/1) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Lord Baddesley (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Chris Gordon | 142 lbs | 5/2F | 12 | Raced in second - lost second 11th - pushed along and outpaced after 5 out - weakened after 3 out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the step up to a class 1 from a class 3 on this occasion)(op 11/4) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Sebastopol (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Tom Lacey | 157 lbs | 13/2 | - | In touch with leaders - fell 10th(op 17/2 tchd 9/1) |