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Leicester
16:45
Cottesmore Open Hunters' Chase
Leicester Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2025 Distance: 2m6½f Type: Chase Going: Heavy Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £6 Place: £1.80 £2.40 Exacta: £24.70 Trifecta: £141.60
Non-Runners: Givega (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m5f 3m 2m4½f 2m4½f 3m
1st
Prominent - disputed lead 4th - led clearly 8th - pushed along 3 out - faced challenge 2 out - 5 lengths ahead last - kept on well(tchd 11/2)
13 G AVG
Dan Skelton 169 lbs 5/1 Won
2m5f
4m 2m7f 3m 3m 3m
2nd
In touch with leaders - went second 11th - challenging when mistake 2 out - soon hung right - weakened run-in (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2)
9 G AVG
Fergal O'Brien 165 lbs 4/1 8.5
2m5f 2m4½f 3m1½f 3m1f 3m
3m 3m1f 2m5½f 2m7f 3m2f
3rd
In rear - headway 12th - went third 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 28/1 tchd 33/1)
10 G Poor
Kelly Morgan 159 lbs 18/1 .75
2m5f
2m5½f 3m2½f 4m½f 3m 3m
4th
In touch with leaders - lost position 4th - dropped to last with one circuit to go - lost touch after 13th(op 40/1)
12 G Poor
Miss V Collins 169 lbs 33/1 40
3m2½f 4m½f
3m 3m 3m1f 3m 3m
99th
Led - joined 4th - lost position 8th - lost second 11th - weakened 13th - tailed off when pulled up 2 out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding hung left-handed)(op 7/1)
12 G Poor
Richard Hobson 166 lbs 5/1 -
-
3m3½f 3m 3m 2m5f 2m5f
99th
Prominent - lost position 5th - towards rear with one circuit to go - headway 13th - pressed leaders 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up 2 out(op 11/2)
11 G Good
David Kemp 169 lbs 11/1 -
2m7½f 2m4½f 2m5f
2m1f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m3½f 2m6f
99th
Towards rear - headway 4th - ridden when mistake 11th - dropped to rear 12th - pulled up 13th (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(tchd 11/10 and tchd 11/8)
9 G AVG
J J O'Shea 167 lbs 5/4F -
2m5f 3m2½f 3m3½f