Emily Mellett 21st Birthday Handicap Chase
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Toothless (FR) | 5 G | Good |
Freddie Gingell
(3)lbs
|
Paul Nicholls | 165 lbs | 4/1 | Won | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - raced in second from 3rd - going best when led before 2 out - shaken up and went well clear approaching last - readily(op 7/2) | |
| 2nd | 4 | Small Bad Bob (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Chris Gordon | 164 lbs | 3/1F | 22 | Midfield - headway and went third before 9th - went second before 2 out - outpaced and no chance with winner when mistake last(op 10/3 tchd 7/2) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Magistrato (FR) | 6 G | AVG |
Chris Ward
(3)lbs
|
Deborah Cole | 162 lbs | 7/1 | 5.5 | Took keen hold - led - hit 5th - headed before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 11/2 tchd 9/2) | |
| 4th | 6 | Eyed (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Paul Webber | 160 lbs | 5/1 | 10 | In rear - jumped left and not fluent 2nd - some headway after 10th - no impression after 3 out(op 11/2 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Fairway Freddy (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Nick Gifford | 159 lbs | 28/1 | 9.5 | In touch with leaders - midfield before 7th - mistake 9th - weakened after 10th(op 18/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Aviles (FR) | 5 G | Poor |
Caoilin Quinn
(3)lbs
|
Gary & Josh Moore | 159 lbs | 7/2 | 29 | Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - lost ground after 9th - weakened before 3 out (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 9/2) | |
| 99th | 8 | Beaufort West (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
Philip Armson
(3)lbs
|
Andy Irvine | 139 lbs | 33/1 | - | Always behind - pulled up before 10th (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(tchd 25/1) | |
| 99th | 2 | Just One Surf (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Warren Greatrex | 167 lbs | 17/2 | - | Held up in rear - bumped 2nd - slow jump 6th - soon detached - joined main group after 8th - weakened after 10th - soon pulled up (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the undulations in the track)(op 13/2) |
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