Virgin Bet Novices' Handicap Chase
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Haston Clermont (FR) | N/A | Good | Noel Williams | 164 lbs | 4/1 | Won | Raced in second - pressed leader 17th - led before 3 out - faced challenge 2 out - soon went clear again - idled run-in - always doing enough(op 9/2) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Seymour Promise (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Freddie Gingell
(5)lbs
|
Joe Tizzard | 139 lbs | 7/1 | 1.75 | Prominent - went second after 3 out - pressed winner 2 out - stayed on run-in(op 15/2 tchd 8/1) | |
| 3rd | 5 | Hilltown (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Seamus Mullins | 144 lbs | 7/2 | 22 | Held up in last but in touch with leaders - headway after 4 out - went fourth after 3 out - hampered by faller when left in third 2 out - no match for first two(op 4/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Caeruleum (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Robert Walford | 158 lbs | 5/2F | 13 | Led - pressed leader when headed 11th - struggling 4 out - weakened before 3 out - left in modest fourth 2 out - tailed off | ||
| 99th | 1 | Percy Veering (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Kim Bailey | 168 lbs | 4/1 | - | In touch with leaders - prominent 8th - led 11th - headed before 3 out - soon lost second - weakening when fell 2 out(op 11/4) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Galway Mahler (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Tabitha Worsley
(3)lbs
|
Karen Jewell | 146 lbs | 18/1 | - | Prominent - weakened 16th - tailed off when pulled up after 4 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 14/1) |
Wincanton Races