Haydock
15:05
Betfair Chase (Registered As The Lancashire Chase) (GBB Race)
Haydock Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 Distance: 3m1½f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.75 Place: £2.20 £1.70 Exacta: £10.30 Tricast: £31.85 Trifecta: £65
Non-Runners: Hewick (unsuitable ground), The Real Whacker (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Royale Pagaille (FR) 11 G AVG Venetia Williams 164 lbs 11/4 Won Prominent - led after 1st - not fluent 2nd - mistake 4 out - ridden and faced challenge from 2 out - headed approaching last - rallied and led again run-in - gamely(op 9/4 tchd 2/1)
2nd 5 Grey Dawning (IRE) 8 G Elite Dan Skelton 164 lbs 15/8F 2 Travelled strongly - prominent - went second going best 4 out - challenging from 2 out - led when mistake last - headed run-in - no extra inside final 110yds(op 3/1)
3rd 2 Bravemansgame (FR) 10 G Good Paul Nicholls 164 lbs 8/1 10 Led - raced in second after 1st - not fluent 6th - lost position and in touch with leaders 7th - outpaced after 5 out - rallied and went third last - no match for first two(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)
4th 4 Gold Tweet (FR) 7 G AVG Gabriel Leenders 164 lbs 10/1 6 Prominent - not fluent 4th - went second 8th - lost two places from 4 out - weakened after 2 out(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
5th 9 Limerick Lace (IRE) 8 M AVG Gavin Cromwell 157 lbs 13/2 58 Held up in rear - not fluent 1st - brief headway after 5 out - weakened 4 out - tailed off(tchd 7/1)
99th 3 Capodanno (FR) 8 G AVG W P Mullins 164 lbs 20/1 - Took keen hold - towards rear - weakened before 4 out - soon pulled up(op 22/1)
99th 1 Ahoy Senor (IRE) 9 G AVG Lucinda Russell 164 lbs 8/1 - Took keen hold - jumped right on occasions - held up in rear - weakened before 4 out - pulled up after 3 out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by running freely on the going - officially described as soft - which in her opinion was particularly testing on this occasion; vet had nothing to report)(op 9/2)