Hereford
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Hereford Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2024 Distance: 3m1f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £6 Place: £1.50 £1.40 £1.10 Exacta: £22.70 Tricast: £37.66 Trifecta: £63.50
Non-Runners: Invincible Nao (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Prominent - led 13th - pushed along 2 out - 4 lengths ahead last - ridden out (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from change of headgear from cheekpieces to a visor)(op 6/1)
8 G AVG David Pipe 158 lbs 5/1 Won
2nd
Towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders 3rd - lost ground 8th - headway 12th - went third 13th - switched right approaching last - soon went second - stayed on(tchd 11/4)
6 G Poor Tom George 164 lbs 5/2J 1.75
3rd
Prominent - hit 13th - soon went second - not fluent 14th - 4 lengths down last - soon lost second and weakened(op 3/1)
7 G Poor Ben Pauling 170 lbs 5/2J 8
4th
Towards rear - not fluent 6th - headway 14th - not fluent 4 out - weakened 3 out (vet said gelding lost right-hind shoe)(op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
7 G Poor Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 163 lbs 5/1 16
5th
Led - headed 7th - hit 8th - lost second 9th - pecked on landing 12th - lost position 13th - lost touch after 4 out - tailed off(op 66/1)
N/A Poor Sarah-Jayne Davies 139 lbs 125/1 57
99th
Raced in last - mistake 1st - slow jump 2nd - headway 6th - led 7th - headed 13th - weakened 15th - tailed off when pulled up 2 out(op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
7 G AVG Venetia Williams 147 lbs 5/1 -
99th
Towards rear - struggling 13th - lost touch after 4 out - tailed off when pulled up last(op 33/1)
N/A Poor Anthony Charlton 163 lbs 40/1 -
99th
Prominent - lost position 3rd - slow jump 5th - dropped to last 6th - tailed off 4 out - pulled up 3 out (jockey said mare was never travelling)(op 18/1)
8 M Poor Evan Williams 158 lbs 33/1 -