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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
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m7f 3m2f 2m7½f 3m 3m1f
1st
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)
6 G AVG
Evan Williams 152 lbs 17/2 Won
3m 3m 2m7½f 3m2f 3m
2m7½f 2m5f 2m7f 3m 3m
2nd
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)
7 G AVG
David Pipe 158 lbs 12/1 1.5
3m1f 2m7½f 3m2f
2m4f 2m4f 2m7½f 3m 3m
3rd
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)
7 G Poor
Venetia Williams 168 lbs 10/11F 5
-
2m4f 2m 3m½f 2m5f 2m7½f
4th
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)
7 G Poor
Robbie Llewellyn 155 lbs 11/1 1
3m1½f 2m3½f
2m2½f 2m7f 2m7½f 3m6½f 2m3f
5th
Towards rear - jumped right 2nd - headway 11th - soon prominent - weakening when hit last (usual 2 out)(op 20/1)
6 G Poor
Sue Gardner 158 lbs 25/1 5
2m7f 2m3½f 2m5f 2m3½f 2m5½f
2m3½f 2m3½f 2m4½f 2m4½f
6th
Midfield - in touch with leaders 12th - weakened before 2 out (usual 3 out)(op 8/1 tchd 7/1)
8 G Poor
Warren Greatrex 159 lbs 15/2 33
-
2m3f 3m 3m 2m5½f 3m
7th
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)
6 G Poor
Joe Tizzard 150 lbs 20/1 15
3m2f
3m½f 3m½f 2m4f 2m4½f 3m1½f
99th
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)
9 G Poor
Martin Keighley 146 lbs 25/1 -
-
2m7½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f 2m7f
99th
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)
7 G Poor
Nigel Hawke 144 lbs 12/1 -
2m7½f
1m7½f 1m7½f 3m2f 2m5½f
99th
In rear - mistake and unseated 2nd(op 22/1)
9 G Poor
Richard J Bandey 142 lbs 14/1 -
2m5½f 2m5½f