Warwick Races
Warwick
13:55
Stan Mellor Memorial Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
Warwick
Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2023
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.10
Place: £1.30 £1.80
Exacta: £4.70
Trifecta: £10.50
Non-Runners: Ballydesmond (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Iroko (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero | 156 lbs | 11/10F | Won | Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - went second on turn before 2 out - soon challenging and going best - shaken up briefly to lead run-in - easily(op 6/5 tchd Evens) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Golden Son (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 156 lbs | 100/30 | 3.25 | Jumped right on occasions - disputed lead - led from 7th - not fluent 2 out - soon faced challenge - ridden when headed run-in - no extra towards finish(op 9/4) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Kilbeg King (IRE) | N/A | Good | Anthony Honeyball | 156 lbs | 4/1 | 17 | Disputed lead - lost position before 4th - soon lost ground but in touch with leaders - prominent when not fluent 3 out - soon outpaced - rallied before 2 out - weakened run-in(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Get A Tonic (IRE) | 8 M | AVG | Dan Skelton | 149 lbs | 9/2 | 9 | Held up in last - bad mistake 9th - mistake 11th - lost ground after 13th - some headway before 2 out - kept on but never dangerous(op 9/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Ballymackie (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | L J Morgan | 156 lbs | 28/1 | 15 | Disputed lead - raced in second from 7th - lost second on turn before 2 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 25/1 tchd 20/1) |