Bangor-on-Dee
12:20
Corbettsports Handicap Chase
Bangor-on-Dee Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 Distance: 2m1½f Type: Chase Going: Heavy Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.80 Place: £1.60 £1.50 £1.60 Exacta: £21.60 Tricast: £49.80 Trifecta: £86.90
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Force De Frap (FR) 10 G AVG Emma-Jane Bishop 164 lbs 7/2J Won Travelled strongly - held up in rear - headway and led 8th - 3 lengths ahead and going best before 2 out - went well clear from 2 out - eased towards finish(op 4/1)
2nd 7 Yellow Jacket (GB) 8 G Poor Donald McCain 144 lbs 7/2J 15 Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway and prominent 3 out - went second and ridden when 3 lengths down after 3 out - soon outpaced - no match for winner(op 6/1 tchd 10/3)
3rd 1 Ballybeg Boss (IRE) 7 G Poor Donald McCain 168 lbs 4/1 7.5 In touch with leaders on inner - short of room and switched right 8th - briefly went second 3 out - soon lost position and outpaced(op 5/2)
4th 4 Hector Master (FR) 6 G Poor Lucinda Russell 158 lbs 6/1 4 Didn't jump with fluency - disputed lead - raced in second 3rd - led again 7th - headed and bumped 8th - not fluent and lost two places 3 out - soon outpaced(op 7/2)
5th 5 Valirann Gold (IRE) 8 G Poor Harriet Brown 149 lbs 6/1 7 Didn't always jump with fluency - disputed lead - awkward jump and prominent 1st - weakened 3 out(op 13/2 tchd 11/2)
6th 6 Higgs (IRE) 12 G Poor Sarah-Jayne Davies 149 lbs 12/1 3.75 Jumped right on occasions - in rear but in touch with leaders - struggling and dropped to rear 8th - no chance from 3 out(op 16/1)
7th 8 Royal Act (GB) N/A Poor Sarah-Jayne Davies 139 lbs 33/1 16 Disputed lead - mistake 2nd - led clearly 3rd - headed 7th - hit rail and lost position before 8th - dropped to rear and lost touch from 3 out - tailed off(op 40/1 tchd 50/1)
99th 3 Abaya Du Mathan (FR) 13 G Poor Gary Hanmer 161 lbs 17/2 - Prominent - pressed leaders when jumped left and bumped 6th - weakened quickly 3 out - pulled up 2 out (jockey said gelding hung badly left-handed)(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)