Leicester Races
Leicester
15:55
Leicester Racecourse Ideal Conference Venue Handicap Chase
Leicester
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50
Place: £2 £3.50
Exacta: £27.60
Trifecta: £95
Non-Runners: Another Crick (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Grandads Cottage (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
Dylan Johnston
(7)lbs
|
Olly Murphy | 161 lbs | 7/2 | Won | In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - headway after 4 out - disputed lead approaching last - led after last - soon ridden - kept on well(op 4/1) | |
| 2nd | 7 | Will Sting (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Lucy Wadham | 146 lbs | 8/1 | 5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not fluent 4 out - headway when not fluent 3 out - disputed lead approaching last - lost position after last - weakened run-in(op 6/1) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Sheldon (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Seamus Mullins | 159 lbs | 4/1 | 4.5 | Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 2nd - led before 6th - not fluent 10th - headed just before 3 out - mistake 3 out - lost position approaching last - rallied and stayed on run-in | ||
| 4th | 3 | Nocte Volatus (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Tom Lacey | 164 lbs | 2/1F | 4.25 | Prominent - went second before 8th - led just before 3 out - mistake 3 out - headed approaching last - hit last - weakened run-in(op 5/2) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Jet Plane (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 165 lbs | 25/1 | 15 | Led - headed but prominent before 6th - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened | ||
| 99th | 6 | Oxygen (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Venetia Williams | 156 lbs | 100/30 | - | In touch with leaders - jockey looked down to see if something was amiss after 9th - soon pulled up - lost action (jockey said gelding lost his action at end of back straight; vet reported gelding to be sore behind)(op 3/1) |