Southwell
15:00
Racing Welfare Supporting Racing's Workforce Handicap Chase
Southwell Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 Distance: 3m½f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.50 Place: £2 £2.40 £2.10 Exacta: £47.60 Tricast: £321.31 Trifecta: £286.90
Non-Runners: Almazhar Garde (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 12 Jessie Lightfoot (IRE) 10 M AVG Henry Oliver 153 lbs 13/2 Won Travelled strongly - midfield - headway before 12th - joined leader 3 out - soon led and pushed along - kept on well and went clear run-in(op 8/1 tchd 17/2)
2nd 1 James Jet (IRE) 8 G AVG Warren Greatrex 170 lbs 6/1 3.75 On outer throughout - didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - awkward jump and jockey lost iron briefly 14th - led before 3 out - soon joined - headed after 3 out - kept on run-in(op 7/1 tchd 17/2)
3rd 2 Bbold (IRE) 10 G AVG Daisy Hitchins 163 lbs 8/1 3.25 Travelled strongly - towards rear - headway after 9th - not fluent 13th - in touch with leaders 4 out - bit short of room before 3 out - went third before 2 out - no extra run-in(op 7/1 tchd 17/2)
4th 13 Est Illic (IRE) 10 G Poor Sarah-Jayne Davies 142 lbs 11/1 2 Raced lazily at times - midfield - headway before 10th - prominent 13th - outpaced after 4 out - rallying when not fluent 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon no extra
5th 8 Noche Negra (SPA) 7 G AVG L J Morgan 161 lbs 16/1 42 Led - headed before 3 out - soon weakened(op 18/1 tchd 14/1)
99th 6 Shanty Alley (GB) 6 G Poor Ben Case 165 lbs 33/1 - Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - lost ground 8th - not fluent 9th - struggling before 11th - pulled up with one circuit to go (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 22/1)
99th 5 Rostello (FR) 9 G AVG Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole 160 lbs 10/1 - Didn't always jump with fluency - always behind - pulled up after 8th (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey said gelding never travelled and jumped poorly)(op 9/1)
99th 10 Love Actually (IRE) 8 M AVG Keiran Burke 158 lbs 11/1 - In touch with leaders - lost ground 8th - soon pushed along - pulled up before 4 out(op 17/2)
99th 7 Glengeever (IRE) 6 G Poor Ben Lund 164 lbs 50/1 - Travelled strongly - midfield - headway before 10th - prominent 13th - bumped 14th - challenging before 3 out - pulled up quickly before 2 out (trainer's rep said gelding made a respiratory noise)(op 33/1)
99th 3 Atakan (FR) N/A Poor Jim Boyle 167 lbs 50/1 - Prominent - lost ground after 8th - struggling before 10th - pulled up with one circuit to go(op 33/1)
99th 9 Coniston Clouds (IRE) 9 G AVG Nicky Richards 159 lbs 5/1 - Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - pulled up after 9th (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding jumped poorly)(op 9/2 tchd 11/2)
99th 11 Jeteye (IRE) 7 G Poor Sam England 155 lbs 11/4F - Didn't always jump with fluency - always behind - niggled along early - pulled up before 10th (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding did not appreciate the going - officially described as good - good to soft in places - and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 3/1 tchd 5/2)