Newbury Races
Newbury
13:55
Coral John Francome Novices' Chase (Formerly Known As The Berkshire) (GBB Race)
Newbury
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Chase
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.25
Place: £1.70 £2.50
Exacta: £15.30
Trifecta: £51.20
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | The Jukebox Man (IRE) | 6 G | Elite | Ben Pauling | 158 lbs | 9/4J | Won | Disputed lead - led clearly 5th - jumped left and pushed along from 3 out - hung left run-in - ridden out(op 11/4 and tchd 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Masaccio (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Alan King | 158 lbs | 6/1 | 2 | Prominent - jumped left and hit 3 out - went second after 2 out - stayed on run-in(op 15/2) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Johnnywho (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Jonjo & A J O'Neill | 158 lbs | 100/30 | 8.5 | Towards rear - headway 5th - 4 lengths down when pecked on landing 3 out - outpaced 2 out - went third approaching last - weakened gradually run-in(op 9/4) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Captain Teague (IRE) | 6 G | Elite | Paul Nicholls | 158 lbs | 9/4J | 8.5 | Disputed lead - lost position and raced in second 5th - not fluent 2 out - soon lost second and weakened (vet said gelding was lame left fore)(tchd 2/1) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Boombawn (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 163 lbs | 25/1 | 2.75 | Held up in last - some headway 4 out - outpaced when slow jump and stumbled 3 out - soon no chance(tchd 22/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Bugise Seagull (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Charlie Longsdon | 158 lbs | 12/1 | - | In touch with leaders - lost position 5th - dropped to last and hit 11th - lost touch 5 out - jumped left 4 out - pulled up 3 out(tchd 10/1) |