Newbury
15:25
Coral Get Closer To The Action Handicap Chase (For The Jim Joel Memorial Trophy) (GBB Race)
Newbury Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2023 Distance: 2m½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50 Place: £2.10 £1.10 Exacta: £8.70 Trifecta: £25
Non-Runners: Real Stone (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Raced in second - hit 8th - led 4 out - pushed along 2 out - 2 1/2 lengths ahead and good jump last - ridden run-in - kept on(op 5/1)
9 G AVG Joe Tizzard 164 lbs 9/2 Won
2nd
Held up in last - headway 3 out - went second 2 out - 2 1/2 lengths down last - kept on(op 8/11 tchd 4/5)
7 G AVG Nigel Twiston-Davies 155 lbs 4/6F 1.5
3rd
Towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway 4 out - went second before 3 out - lost second 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 7/1)
10 G AVG Pam Sly 156 lbs 6/1 12
4th
In touch with leaders - went third after 3rd - lost position 4 out - weakened from 2 out(op 11/1)
N/A AVG Jeremy Scott 142 lbs 14/1 .75
5th
Prominent - lost position 3rd - towards rear when mistake 8th - lost touch before 4 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling after making a mistake at last fence down the back)(tchd 13/2)
9 G AVG Lucinda Russell 143 lbs 7/1 22
99th
Took keen hold - led - headed and not fluent 4 out - losing position when bad mistake 3 out - pulled up 2 out (jockey said gelding made a jumping error at third-last fence)(op 18/1)
9 G Poor William de Best-Turner 137 lbs 22/1 -