Haydock Races
Haydock
14:25
Bob "Few Scoops" Kerslake's 70th Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Haydock
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50
Exacta: £6.20
Trifecta: £22.60
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Richmond Lake (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Donald McCain | 164 lbs | 5/2 | Won | Jumped left - made all - shaken up 3 out - hit 2 out - pushed out run-in(op 2/1 tchd 11/4) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Ned Tanner (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | N W Alexander | 149 lbs | 2/1 | 4 | Chased winner - ridden before 2 out - kept on but always held(op 9/4 tchd 15/8) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Arthur's Quay (IRE) | 11 G | AVG |
Jack Hogan
(5)lbs
|
Ben Haslam | 150 lbs | 9/1 | 3.5 | Took keen hold - jumped left on occasions - in touch with leaders - not fluent and pushed along 3 out - ridden and no impression before last(op 12/1 tchd 15/2) | |
| 4th | 1 | Only The Bold (IRE) | 10 G | AVG |
Fergus Gillard
(3)lbs
|
David Pipe | 163 lbs | 15/8F | 13 | Held up in last - slow jump 3rd - not fluent 9th - pushed along and outpaced 4 out - ridden before 2 out - weakening when mistake last (trainers rep confirmed report given by rider that gelding was never travelling on this occasion - adding thatgelding may have been unsuited by the drop back in trip to 2m 4f on quicker ground conditions than he had been winning on recently; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(tchd 13/8) |