Fakenham
13:40
Sky Bet Stayers' Handicap Chase
Fakenham Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 Distance: 3m5f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £11.10 Place: £2.70 £2 £2.80 Exacta: £58.70 Tricast: £412.40 Trifecta: £413.60
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Gold Clermont (FR) 8 M AVG Andy Irvine 164 lbs 17/2 Won Towards rear - headway before 9th - pressed leader from 18th - going easily when led after 3 out - clear before 2 out - shaken up approaching last - pushed out and went further clear run-in(op 8/1)
2nd 1 Eceparti (FR) 10 G AVG Venetia Williams 170 lbs 4/1 14 Midfield - headway after 3rd - led after 6th - headed after 3 out - lost ground before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 10/3)
3rd 6 Bretney (IRE) 9 G AVG Henry Daly 158 lbs 12/1 3 Disputed lead - prominent after 6th - pressed leader from 18th - lost ground before 2 out - weakened on turn after 2 out(op 11/1)
4th 8 Invictus Allen (FR) 7 G Poor Christian Williams 144 lbs 9/4F 1 In rear - headway after 12th - in touch with leaders 18th - mistake 3 out - lost ground before 2 out - soon weakened(op 11/4 tchd 15/8)
99th 2 Wake Up Early (IRE) 9 G Poor Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole 165 lbs 16/1 - Raced lazily at times - in touch with leaders - lost ground after 6th - dropped to last after 8th - soon struggling - pulled up after 14th (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 18/1)
99th 3 Lord Sparky (GB) 6 G Poor Stuart Edmunds 165 lbs 16/1 - Disputed lead - prominent after 6th - not fluent 11th - lost ground after 17th - soon towards rear - struggling when pulled up after 4 out(op 12/1 tchd 18/1)
99th 7 Le Tueur (IRE) N/A Poor Sarah Humphrey 151 lbs 9/2 - In touch with leaders - mistake 2nd - lost ground after 6th - mistake 15th - not fluent 18th - soon struggling - pulled up before 3 out(op 11/2 tchd 4/1 and tchd 6/1)
99th 4 Kadex (FR) 7 G Poor Lucy Wadham 164 lbs 5/1 - Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear - reminder after 13th - struggling from 14th - soon pulled up (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going on this occasion - officially described as heavy - and would benefit from less testing conditions; vet had nothing to report)(op 11/2 tchd 15/2)