Virgin Bet Handicap Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Cowboy Cooper (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Donald Whillans | 155 lbs | 9/1 | Won | Disputed lead early - led before 2nd - not fluent 12th - faced challenge from 4 out - briefly headed 3 out - rallied and led again 2 out - ridden before last - kept on well run-in - gamely(op 10/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 2nd | 12 | Wotsmyname (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Leonard Kerr | 145 lbs | 12/1 | 1.75 | Fractious at the post - disputed lead early - prominent before 2nd - pressed winner and challenging 4 out - briefly led 3 out - headed 2 out - keeping on before last - no extra final 110yds(op 11/1 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Le Grand Vert (FR) | 9 G | Poor |
Mr O McGill
(5)lbs
|
Noel C Kelly | 162 lbs | 7/2J | 0.3 | Prominent early - in touch with leaders before 2nd - went third before 4 out - edged right and mistake 2 out - rallied run-in - no match for first two(op 11/4 tchd 9/2) | |
| 4th | 6 | Scalloway Bay (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | N W Alexander | 156 lbs | 13/2 | 0.3 | Travelled strongly - midfield - headway and in touch with leaders when not fluent 5 out - went fourth 4 out - pecked on landing 3 out - no extra from 2 out(op 15/2 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Euchan Falls (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | R Mike Smith | 152 lbs | 14/1 | 11 | In rear - pecked on landing 1st - hampered by faller 7th - headway into midfield 12th - pushed along but in touch with leaders 5 out - no impression from 3 out - jumped right 2 out - soon weakened(op 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Hold The Note (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Ewan Whillans | 166 lbs | 14/1 | 2.5 | Prominent early - in touch with leaders before 2nd - lost position 5 out - rallying 3 out - no impression when bumped 2 out - soon weakened(op 16/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 18/1) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Tory Hill (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | George Bewley | 162 lbs | 22/1 | .75 | Midfield - weakened from 4 out(op 20/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 8th | 11 | Eveque (FR) | 10 G | Poor |
Peter Kavanagh
(3)lbs
|
Jane Walton | 147 lbs | 50/1 | 22 | Prominent - not fluent 2nd - lost ground before 4 out - weakened quickly from 3 out - tailed off(op 66/1) | |
| 9th | 14 | Ideal De Romay (FR) | 6 G | Poor |
Charlie Maggs
(5)lbs
|
Leonard Kerr | 137 lbs | 12/1 | 6 | Didn't jump with fluency - towards rear - niggled along briefly after 6th - hampered by faller 7th - struggling 5 out - tailed off from 3 out(tchd 14/1) | |
| 99th | 13 | Bowler Jack (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Lewis Dobb
(7)lbs
|
Sandy Thomson | 136 lbs | 18/1 | - | Midfield - fell 7th(op 16/1) | |
| 99th | 5 | The Jad Factor (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Sandy Thomson | 158 lbs | 8/1 | - | Midfield - lost ground quickly and struggling 11th - tailed off when slow jump 12th - soon pulled up(op 11/1) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Toucan Sam (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
Alan Doyle
(5)lbs
|
Andrew Hamilton | 148 lbs | 18/1 | - | Raced wide - in rear - struggling when jumped right 14th - tailed off when pulled up after 5 out(op 22/1 tchd 16/1) | |
| 99th | 1 | Montys Soldier (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Stuart Coltherd | 168 lbs | 7/2J | - | Held up in last - hampered by faller 7th - soon lost ground and detached - tailed off 13th - pulled up after 5 out(op 3/1) |
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