Vickers Bet Handicap Chase
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Cudgel (GB) | 12 G | AVG | James Walton | 142 lbs | 9/2 | Won | Prominent - not fluent 1st - went second 2nd - mistake and lost second 2 out - soon recovered - rallied and led before last - hard pressed last - ridden out final 110yds - gamely | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Moonacura (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Stuart Coltherd | 144 lbs | 11/10F | .5 | In touch with leaders on inner - steady headway halfway - went second 2 out - ridden and every chance last - kept on final 110yds(op 11/8 tchd Evens) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Bandit D'Ainay (FR) | N/A | AVG | Micky Hammond | 144 lbs | 25/1 | 9 | Prominent - lost position before 3 out - rallied and went third before last - ridden and weakened run-in(op 40/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Choix Des Armes (FR) | N/A | AVG | Alison Hamilton | 143 lbs | 13/2 | 46 | Raced wide - didn't jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - steady headway after 4 out - not fluent and lost position 3 out - weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 9/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Ashjan (GB) | 11 G | Poor |
Patrick Wadge
(5)lbs
|
Sandy Forster | 148 lbs | 13/2 | - | Hampered start - slowly away - didn't jump well - raced in last throughout - lost touch and pulled up after 4 out (jockey said gelding suffered interference at the start resulting in gelding losing ground and never travelling thereafter)(op 4/1) | |
| 99th | 1 | Hell On Earth (IRE) | 10 G | Poor |
Bruce Lynn
(3)lbs
|
Catch Bissett | 167 lbs | 40/1 | - | Raced wide early - raced in second - prominent 2nd - mistake and dropped to rear 6th - detached 4 out - tailed off when pulled up after 2 out(op 16/1) | |
| 99th | 7 | Court Justice (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Philip Kirby | 142 lbs | 13/2 | - | Led - ridden and headed before last - soon weakened quickly and pulled up(op 11/2 tchd 9/2) |
Hexham Races