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Leicester
16:30
Dick Saunders Novices' Hunters' Chase
Leicester Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 Distance: 2m6½f Type: Chase Going: Heavy Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.30 Place: £1.50 £2.20 £2 Exacta: £37.40 Trifecta: £186.20
Non-Runners: Five Gold Bars (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Risk And Roll (FR) 10 G AVG
Mrs N Sheppard 161 lbs 9/2 Won Didn't jump with fluency - held up in rear - mistake and jockey lost iron briefly 2nd - headway 3 out (usual 5 out) - hampered 2 out (usual 4 out) - made strong challenge going easily before last (usual 2 out) - ridden and led omitted last - kept on(op 11/2 tchd 7/1)
2nd 9 Waterloo Warrior (IRE) N/A Poor
J Slatter 168 lbs 8/1 1.75 Chased leaders - jumped right and bumped rival 9th - soon pushed along - ridden before 2 out (usual 4 out) - hampered by loose horse before last (usual 2 out) - 10 lengths down over 1f out - kept on strongly and went second final 110yds(tchd 9/1)
3rd 6 Kashmir Peak (IRE) N/A Poor
Alan Hill 165 lbs 9/2 3.25 Chased leaders on outer - bit short of room 10th - going okay when left in second 2 out (usual 4 out) - ridden and every chance last (usual 2 out) - no chance with winner from over 1f out - lost second final 110yds(op 10/3 tchd 3/1)
4th 5 Irish Anthem (IRE) N/A Poor
J J O'Shea 161 lbs 17/2 41 Tracked leader - headway and joined leader before 9th - bumped 9th - left in lead 2 out (usual 4 out) - soon ridden - headed after last (usual 2 out) - got tired and weakened quickly omitted last(op 10/1 tchd 8/1)
5th 3 Asylo (IRE) N/A Good
Miss C R Crane 168 lbs 17/2 66 Towards rear - headway 9th - not fluent 3 out (usual 5 out) - ridden and weakened 2 out (usual 4 out) - tired jump last - tailed off(op 9/1 tchd 8/1)
99th 2 Alfstar (GB) N/A Poor
Joanne Priest 161 lbs 6/1 - Always towards rear - not fluent and ridden 7th - struggling when pulled up after 3 out (usual 5 out)(op 7/1 tchd 8/1)
99th 10 Berboru (IRE) N/A Poor
M Palmer 154 lbs 40/1 - Chased leaders - jumped right 3rd - not fluent and ridden 7th - struggling and dropped to last when tired jump 3 out (usual 5 out) - soon pulled up
99th 1 Magna Sam (GB) 11 G AVG
G Slade-Jones 172 lbs 6/1 - Always towards rear - ridden and dropped to last with one circuit to go - tailed off when pulled up 9th (trainer said gelding was not suited by the heavy going on this occasion and would appreciate a return to quicker surface)(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
99th 7 O Ceallaigh (IRE) N/A Poor
Gary Hanmer 168 lbs 4/1F - Led - 6 lengths ahead after 4th - reduced lead with one circuit to go - joined before 9th - blundered and unseated rider 2 out (usual 4 out)