Taunton Races
15:15
Elizabeth Chatfield 40th Birthday Handicap Chase
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Ballywood (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Alan King | 153 lbs | 5/1 | Won | Tracked leaders - led 3 out - soon ridden - stayed on - driven out(op 10/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Capeland (FR) | N/A | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 165 lbs | 7/4F | .5 | Tracked leaders - nudged along approaching 8th - lost place and snatched up after 4 out - switched wide to challenge 3 out - 2 lengths down last - kept on towards finish(op 15/8 tchd 13/8) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Amoola Gold (GER) | N/A | AVG | Dan Skelton | 155 lbs | 11/2 | 7 | Tracked leaders - led after 4 out - headed next - soon ridden - stayed on same pace (vet said gelding was lame left fore)(op 9/2) | ||
| 4th | 9 | Railroad Junkie (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Evan Williams | 143 lbs | 20/1 | 7 | Held up - headway 4 out - close 4th next - soon ridden - stayed on same pace(op 25/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 28/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Western Miller (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Paul O'Brien
(3)lbs
|
Charlie Longsdon | 162 lbs | 12/1 | 8 | Led until 3rd - tracked leader - ridden after 4 out - weakened 2 out(op 10/1 tchd 9/1) | |
| 6th | 1 | Beau Bay (FR) | N/A | Poor | Dr Richard Newland | 166 lbs | 16/1 | 1 | Led 3rd - headed 4 out - soon ridden - weakened 2 out(op 11/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Valseur Du Granval (FR) | N/A | Poor | Tom George | 156 lbs | 20/1 | 22 | Always in rear - not that fluent - tailed off 4 out(op 18/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 8th | 4 | Lillington (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Angus Cheleda
(10)lbs
|
Colin Tizzard | 146 lbs | 7/1 | 13 | Soon in last pair - struggling 8th - tailed off after 10th(op 11/2) | |
| 99th | 7 | Otter Moon (GB) | N/A | Poor | Tom George | 154 lbs | 8/1 | - | Held up - struggling in last pair 10th - losing touch when pulled up 4 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 11/1) |