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Bertie's Racing Cushions Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Stratford Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £19.60 Place: £5.40 £3.20 Exacta: £91.40 Trifecta: £456.70
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
3m 2m5f 2m6f 2m4f 2m5f
1st
Took keen hold - held up in midfield - chased leaders 3rd - every chance when mistake 2 out - going best and clear with one other home turn - led approaching last - soon clear - kept on(op 18/1)
10 G AVG
Chris Down 155 lbs 25/1 Won
2m5f 2m4f 2m4f 2m5½f 2m3½f
2m 2m 2m 2m½f
2nd
Chased leaders - lost two places and dropped to midfield after 2nd - ridden after 3 out - disputing third and keeping on when left in third last - went second run-in - no match for winner(op 11/2 tchd 9/2)
8 M AVG
David Weston 140 lbs 5/1 4.5
2m1f 2m½f 1m7½f 2m1f 2m3½f
2m½f 2m 2m 2m 2m5f
3rd
Towards rear - mistake 2nd - mistake 5th - headway and chased leaders when jumped right and bumped 10th - every chance 2 out - ridden and no impression home turn - went second just before last - no impression and lost second run-in(op 3/1)
N/A Poor
Fergal O'Brien 165 lbs 7/2 1
2m7f 2m3f
2m4½f 1m7½f 2m1½f 2m 1m2f
4th
Held up in rear - headway and close up 3rd - left in lead 6th - headed and lost two places after 8th - close up when jumped left and bumped 10th - ridden and outpaced home turn - disputing third and held when pecked on landing last - weakened run-in(op 13/2 tchd 8/1)
7 G Poor
Lewis Dobb (10)lbs
L J Morgan 156 lbs 15/2 4.5
2m1f 1m7½f 2m 2m½f 2m
2m 2m 2m3½f 2m4f 2m½f
5th
In rear - not fluent 2nd - ridden before 3 out - switched left and stayed on run-in - never near to challenge(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)
N/A Poor
Henry Daly 148 lbs 13/2 0.3
-
2m3f
6th
Pressed leader - lost second and close up 6th - led narrowly after 8th - good jump 10th - ridden and headed but clear with one other home turn - beaten and lost second when lost ground quickly approaching last - weakened and dropped to last run-in (trainer could offer no explanation for the gelding's performance - other than it had stopped quickly on this occasion; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(tchd 3/1)
N/A Poor
Lawney Hill 158 lbs 11/4F 8.5
2m½f
2m4f
99th
Ridden early - ran in snatches - led - mistake when headed and pressed leader 6th - reminder 7th - blundered and lost position 10th - hard ridden when dropped to last and weakened from 11th - tailed off when pulled up last - never going well (jockey said gelding made several jumping errors)(op 11/2)
10 G Poor
Tony Carroll 160 lbs 9/2 -
2m 2m4f 2m7f