GBCarlisle Races

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Carlisle
13:35
Secret Garden And Gd's Pooley Bridge Handicap Chase
Carlisle Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2023 Distance: 2m5f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £5 Place: £1.60 £1.60 £1.30 Exacta: £26.70 Tricast: £53.37 Trifecta: £86.40
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
3m 2m7f 3m2f 2m3f 2m5½f
1st
Made virtually all - soon pestered - joined halfway - led clearly 12th - ridden and went clear when idled and drifted left run-in - reduced lead inside final 110yds - stayed on(op 7/2)
7 G AVG
George Bewley 148 lbs 4/1 Won
2m7½f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m5½f 2m4f
2m7f 2m4f 3m 2m4f 3m1f
2nd
In touch with leaders - dropped to last 13th - outpaced when not fluent 5 out - still plenty to do 4 out - rallied when not fluent 2 out - went second final 110yds - did well in the circumstances(op 5/1)
10 G AVG
Nicky Richards 162 lbs 9/2 1
3m7½f 3m 3m 3m1½f 3m
3m½f 2m 2m 2m4½f 2m2½f
3rd
Raced wide - prominent - joined winner halfway - lost ground when not fluent 12th - not fluent 13th - outpaced before 2 out - rallied run-in - stayed on(op 3/1)
9 G Poor
Venetia Williams 168 lbs 5/2F 1.75
3m7½f 4m1½f 3m 3m 3m5f
2m4f 2m5f 2m5f 3m 3m
4th
In touch with leaders - steady headway halfway - went second going easily 5 out - pushed along before last - edged right and no extra final 110yds(tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1)
9 G AVG
Donald McCain 158 lbs 15/2 0.3
2m3f 2m7½f 2m 2m4½f 2m5f
2m4f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m4½f 3m1½f
5th
Held up in rear - steady headway halfway - prominent when mistake and outpaced 2 out - weakened run-in(op 5/1 tchd 13/2)
11 G AVG
N W Alexander 159 lbs 6/1 3.75
2m7½f 2m1f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m4f
2m 2m1f 2m1½f 2m3½f 2m7f
99th
Didn't always jump with fluency - always behind - pulled up before 13th - fatally injured (vet said gelding finished lame on his right-fore)(op 66/1)
8 G Poor
Mike Sowersby 153 lbs 100/1 -
-
2m4½f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m4½f
99th
Held up in rear - brief headway 13th - outpaced before 4 out - weakened and pulled up before 2 out (traner's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that mare weakened quickly - which was noted; vet had nothing to report)(op 5/1 tchd 11/2)
8 M Poor
Fergal O'Brien 159 lbs 9/2 -
2m5f 2m5½f 3m 2m5f 2m4½f
4m2f 3m 3m 3m 2m5½f
99th
Pressed leader - lost position halfway - outpaced before 12th - weakened after 5 out - tailed off when pulled up before last(op 20/1)
8 G AVG
Stuart Coltherd 164 lbs 25/1 -
3m2f 3m½f 3m1½f 3m1½f 3m2f