Virgin Bet Handicap Chase
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Domaine De L'Isle (FR) | 10 G | Poor |
Kevin Brogan
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Sean Curran | 159 lbs | 14/1 | Won | In rear - headway and pushed along 12th - went fourth and chased leaders when ridden home turn - went third and challenging 2 out - led approaching last - went clear and blundered last - ran on well(tchd 12/1) | |
| 2nd | 6 | Manofthemountain (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Emma Lavelle | 162 lbs | 10/1 | 5 | Chased leaders - went third 5th - went second 13th - lost second but close up when ridden home turn - every chance 3 out - left in lead 2 out - headed approaching last - outpaced and held last(op 12/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Smarty Wild (GB) | 11 G | AVG | Philip Hobbs | 163 lbs | 7/2 | 5 | Didn't jump with fluency - in rear - ridden and some headway when not fluent 13th - went third 2 out - kept on and went third last - no match for first two | ||
| 4th | 1 | Falco Blitz (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 168 lbs | 3/1F | 7.5 | Chased leaders - lost third and dropped to midfield 5th - switched left 6th - headway and pressed leaders 13th - went second home turn - led 3 out - jumped left when headed and lost two places 2 out - weakening when lost third last (jockey said gelding hung and jumped left-handed throughout) | ||
| 5th | 5 | My Way (FR) | N/A | Poor | Paul Nicholls | 162 lbs | 4/1 | 2.25 | Led - jumped left on occasions - ridden and hard pressed home turn - headed 3 out - soon beaten - weakened from 2 out | ||
| 6th | 7 | Mellow Ben (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Chris Gordon | 161 lbs | 5/1 | 19 | Midfield on outer - ridden 9th - dropped to last and well behind home turn - tailed off(op 9/2) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Princeton Royale (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Neil King | 157 lbs | 66/1 | - | Towards rear of midfield - lost position and dropped to last after 9th - ridden and no impression 10th - well behind when pulled up 12th(tchd 80/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Whatswrongwithyou (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Nicky Henderson | 164 lbs | 20/1 | - | Never better than mid-division - mistake 9th - struggling when hit 13th - well behind when pulled up 3 out(op 28/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Vinnie The Hoddie (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Oliver Sherwood | 154 lbs | 10/1 | - | Mounted in chute and taken down early - chased leader - mistake and lost two places 13th - weakened home turn - behind when pulled up 2 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet said gelding had been struck into on its left fore)(op 8/1 tchd 11/1) |
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