Download The Racing App Now Novices' Handicap Chase
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
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| 1st | 3 | Trapista (FR) | 7 M | AVG | Jonjo O'Neill | 163 lbs | 15/2 | Won | Towards rear - in touch with leaders 6th - reminders after 4 out - going easily 3 out - pressed leader 2 out - shaken up home turn - led and good jump last - ran on well run-in - readily (trainer's rep had no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(op 11/2 tchd 5/1 and tchd 8/1) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Pep Talking (GB) | 7 G | Good | Paul Webber | 153 lbs | 9/4F | 7 | Jumped right on occasions - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - jumped right 5th - pressed leaders when not fluent 2 out - outpaced home turn - jumped right last - kept on run-in - went second final strides - no match for winner | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Famoso (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Matt Sheppard | 165 lbs | 11/4 | .75 | Prominent - not fluent 5th - led after 4 out - pushed along and went clear with winner home turn - headed when not fluent last - weakened run-in - lost second final strides(tchd 5/2) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Out Of Focus (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Evan Williams | 168 lbs | 4/1 | 1.25 | Held up in rear - outpaced and detached 7th - rallied but still plenty to do 3 out - stayed on approaching last - went fourth run-in - kept on - never on terms(op 9/2) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Hooky Street (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Harriet Dickin | 158 lbs | 12/1 | 1.25 | Prominent - not fluent 6th - pressed leader after 4 out - lost position and hung left 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 16/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Ensel Du Perche (FR) | 11 G | AVG | Stella Barclay | 148 lbs | 15/2 | 23 | Led - headed after 4 out - soon outpaced and lost position - weakened quickly 3 out - tailed off(op 7/1) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Lonimoss Bareliere (FR) | 8 G | Poor |
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Rob Summers | 139 lbs | 40/1 | - | Took keen hold - towards rear - some headway 6th - raced wide but briefly went third 4 out - weakened quickly 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (vet said gelding had bled from the nose)(op 28/1) | |
| 99th | 7 | Book Of Verse (USA) | 6 G | Poor | Sarah-Jayne Davies | 142 lbs | 125/1 | - | Never going well - in touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - mistake and pushed along briefly 3rd - dropped to rear 4th - slow jump and lost touch 6th - pulled up before 8th(op 80/1) |
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