Fontwell
15:45
Smith And Western Chase Series Final (A Handicap Chase) (GBB Race)
Fontwell Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £9.30 Place: £2.40 £1.90 £3.30 Exacta: £51.10 Tricast: £337.61 Trifecta: £518.70
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Joe Cotton (IRE) 6 G AVG Jeremy Scott 150 lbs 15/2 Won In touch with leaders - good headway 3 out - went second going best after 2 out - led run-in - pushed out run-in - idled towards finish
2nd 1 Good Friday Fairy (IRE) 7 G Good Ben Clarke 168 lbs 4/1F 1 Led - raced in second 3rd - disputed lead from 7th - led clearly just before 3 out - faced challenge when not fluent last - soon headed - kept on(op 9/2)
3rd 2 Next Left (IRE) 8 G AVG Dan Skelton 168 lbs 11/1 9 Jumped right throughout - prominent - led 3rd - disputed lead from 7th - lost position when mistake 3 out - rallied and went third run-in - no match for first two(op 10/1)
4th 6 Koenigsstern (IRE) 8 G Poor Nick Gifford 160 lbs 28/1 4.75 Prominent - not fluent 1st - in touch with leaders when not fluent 4th - mistake 10th - outpaced 3 out - mistake 2 out - went fourth run-in(op 25/1)
5th 12 Valirann Gold (IRE) 8 G Poor
Ned Fox (3)lbs
Harriet Brown 139 lbs 14/1 1.25 Prominent - not fluent 1st - lost position after 5 out - soon in rear - rallied from 2 out - kept on well run-in(op 16/1)
6th 11 Hatos (FR) 7 G AVG Joe Tizzard 145 lbs 11/1 2.25 Held up in rear - good headway before 4 out - outpaced 3 out - not pace to challenge(op 9/1)
7th 3 Royal Mer (FR) 7 G AVG David Pipe 166 lbs 13/2 .75 Held up in rear - slow jump 6th - headway before 4 out - outpaced 3 out - not pace to challenge(op 15/2)
8th 4 Diplomatic Ash (IRE) 5 G AVG Gary & Josh Moore 166 lbs 9/2 0.3 Prominent - not fluent 2nd - disputing second 3 out - weakened quickly last(op 5/1)
9th 8 Call Off The Dogs (IRE) 9 G AVG Gary & Josh Moore 154 lbs 20/1 .75 Always behind(tchd 22/1)
10th 5 Zestful Hope (FR) 7 G AVG Charlie Longsdon 161 lbs 14/1 16 Midfield on outer - struggling in rear 10th(op 12/1)
99th 7 Fame And Fun (IRE) 7 G Poor Peter & Michael Bowen 155 lbs 16/1 - Prominent - pecked on landing 1st - lost position 8th - struggling in rear when mistake 5 out - soon pulled up(op 11/1)
99th 10 Doc McCoy (IRE) 6 G AVG Jamie Snowden 149 lbs 7/1 - Never going well - didn't always jump with fluency - always behind - pulled up 4 out(op 13/2 tchd 15/2)