Newbury Races
Newbury
15:35
Coral Get Closer To The Action Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Newbury
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2023
Distance: 2m6½f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £9.50
Place: £3.70 £1.80
Exacta: £35.70
Tricast: £73.29
Trifecta: £121.90
Non-Runners: Moon Hunter (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Henry's Friend (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Ben Pauling | 151 lbs | 17/2 | Won | In touch with leaders - dropped to rear 12th - headway 4 out - led 2 out - faced challenge when ridden and drifted left run-in - stayed on - just did enough(op 15/2) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Walking On Air (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Nicky Henderson | 163 lbs | 5/2F | 0.3 | Took keen hold - prominent - soon dropped to rear - headway 4 out - challenging 2 out - ridden and carried left run-in - soon switched right - ran on well towards finish - just failed(op 10/3 tchd 9/4) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Passing Well (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Jamie Snowden | 150 lbs | 11/4 | .5 | Held up in rear - headway 9th - pushed along when challenging 4 out - ridden and lost position 2 out - rallied run-in - ran on well towards finish(op 5/2) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Ballycamus (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 145 lbs | 4/1 | 26 | Led - not fluent 2nd - headed 7th - led again 4 out - headed when bad mistake 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 7/2) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Neon Moon (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | David Pipe | 153 lbs | 17/2 | 23 | In touch with leaders - slow jump 8th - weakened 4 out(op 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Lubeat Foras (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Rebecca Curtis | 145 lbs | 25/1 | 12 | Prominent - soon dropped to midfield - mistake 11th - in touch with leaders 4 out - weakened 3 out(op 20/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Golden Son (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 164 lbs | 15/2 | - | In touch with leaders - led 7th - headed 4 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 3 out(op 6/1) |