Newbury
14:25
DJB Cleaning Handicap Chase (For The Harwell Trophy)
Newbury Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 Distance: 2m7½f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.75 Place: £1.20 £2.60 £2.40 Exacta: £17.60 Tricast: £119.85 Trifecta: £120.20
Non-Runners: House Of Stories (vet's certificate), Moulins Clermont (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Held up in rear - mistake 11th - hit 12th - headway 13th - went fourth after 14th - pressed leaders 3 out - hung left and ridden after 2 out - led last - soon clear - kept on well(op 13/8)
6 G Good Anthony Honeyball 165 lbs 7/4F Won
2nd
Held up in rear - awkward jump 1st - headway after 14th - disputing third 2 out - stayed on final 110yds - went second towards finish(op 11/1 tchd 9/1)
8 G AVG Neil Mulholland 161 lbs 10/1 4.25
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3rd
Led - raced in second when headed 4th - led again 3 out - headed last - no extra when lost second towards finish(tchd 8/1)
7 G Poor Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls 156 lbs 17/2 0.3
4th
In touch with leaders - not fluent and dropped to last 9th - headway 12th - hit 14th - disputing third 2 out - stayed on (vet reported gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
7 G AVG Toby Lawes 159 lbs 9/1 2.75
5th
Prominent - stayed on from 3 out - not pace to challenge(op 9/2)
8 G Good Ben Pauling 161 lbs 4/1 1.25
6th
Raced in second - led 4th - awkward jump 8th - headed 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 17/2)
7 G AVG Jane Williams 168 lbs 8/1 12
7th
In touch with leaders - weakened after 3 out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by running too free on ground that in his opinion was riding tacky)(op 6/1 tchd 7/1)
6 G AVG Charlie Longsdon 161 lbs 11/2 33
99th
Prominent - weakened after 14th - pulled up 3 out(op 33/1)
7 M AVG
Ned Fox (3)lbs
Venetia Williams 163 lbs 28/1 -