Hereford
14:18
Star Sports Novices' Handicap Chase
Hereford Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 Distance: 3m1f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £9.50 Place: £2.10 £2.90 £1.10 Exacta: £85.50 Tricast: £179.58 Trifecta: £271.70
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Puddlesinthepark (IRE) 6 G AVG Evan Williams 152 lbs 17/2 Won In rear - niggled along briefly 10th - headway from 12th - pushed along after 2 out (usual 3 out) - went second last (usual 2 out) - ridden home turn - kept on to lead inside final furlong(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
2nd 5 Lock Out (IRE) 7 G AVG David Pipe 158 lbs 12/1 1.5 Led - headed but prominent 3rd - led again last (usual 2 out) - headed inside final furlong - no extra towards finish - bad mistake last (usual 2 out)(op 14/1 and tchd 16/1)
3rd 1 Simple Getaway (IRE) 7 G Poor Venetia Williams 168 lbs 10/11F 5 Prominent - led 3rd - hit 13th - faced challenge 2 out (usual 3 out) - soon hung left - lost two places last (usual 2 out) - weakened gradually home straight(tchd 5/6 and tchd Evens)
4th 3 Get Cracking (GB) 7 G Poor Robbie Llewellyn 155 lbs 11/1 1 In touch with leaders - headway and prominent 3rd - hit 10th - bad mistake last (usual 2 out) - weakened gradually run-in - tailed off from 3 out (usual 4 out) (vet said gelding lost his left-hind shoe)(op 17/2)
5th 4 Daring Plan (IRE) 6 G Poor Sue Gardner 158 lbs 25/1 5 Towards rear - jumped right 2nd - headway 11th - soon prominent - weakening when hit last (usual 2 out)(op 20/1)
6th 2 Scotch On Da Rocks (IRE) 8 G Poor Warren Greatrex 159 lbs 15/2 33 Midfield - in touch with leaders 12th - weakened before 2 out (usual 3 out)(op 8/1 tchd 7/1)
7th 7 Nordic Storm (GB) 6 G Poor Joe Tizzard 150 lbs 20/1 15 Prominent - lost position 4th - slow jump 5th - dropped to last 7th - reminders 10th - tailed off from 3 out (usual 4 out) (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe; vet further added that gelding bled from nose)(tchd 18/1 and tchd 22/1)
99th 8 Release The Kraken (IRE) 9 G Poor Martin Keighley 146 lbs 25/1 - Jumped left on occasions - prominent - pecked on landing 5th - lost position and reminder 10th - dropped to rear 11th - tailed off when pulled up 2 out (usual 3 out)(tchd 28/1)
99th 9 Totowolfe (GB) 7 G Poor Nigel Hawke 144 lbs 12/1 - In rear - headway into midfield 8th - not fluent 11th - weakened before 2 out (usual 3 out) - pulled up last (usual 2 out)(op 11/1 tchd 9/1)
99th 10 No Drama (IRE) 9 G Poor Richard J Bandey 142 lbs 14/1 - In rear - mistake and unseated 2nd(op 22/1)