GBWincanton Races

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Wincanton
14:55
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Wincanton Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 Distance: 3m1f Type: Chase Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.40 Place: £2.40 £2.70 Exacta: £25.90 Trifecta: £111.30
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Mr Mafia (IRE) N/A Good
Martin Keighley 161 lbs 9/2 Won Jumped well - led - headed 8th - smooth headway and led again 18th - good jump and went clear 3 out - ridden before 2 out - another good jump and went further clear 2 out - pushed out - easily(op 6/1 tchd 4/1)
2nd 6 N/A Poor
Evan Williams 144 lbs 5/1 16 Chased leader - led 8th - headed before 10th - led again 17th - headed and dropped to third 18th - soon outpaced and beaten - jumped left 2 out - stayed on run-in - went remote second towards finish - no match for winner(op 7/2)
3rd 4 Flying Verse (GB) 10 G AVG
David Dennis 156 lbs 9/1 1.25 Tracked leaders - led before 10th - hit 16th - headed 17th - ridden 18th - outpaced 3 out - no impression and well held when slow jump last - weakened run-in - lost second towards finish (vet said gelding lost right-fore shoe)(op 6/1)
4th 2 N/A Poor
Tom George 163 lbs 10/1 13 Towards rear - dropped to last 4th - ridden 14th - some headway into midfield but ridden 17th - well held before 3 out - no impression from 2 out(op 9/1)
5th 1 Young Wolf (IRE) 10 G Poor
Jonjo O'Neill 166 lbs 3/1 35 Held up in behind leaders - mistake and dropped to rear 3rd - ridden 11th - some headway on inner 13th - cajoled along 14th - outpaced and beaten 17th - got well behind from 2 out - tailed off(op 10/3)
99th 5 Friends Don't Ask (GB) 9 G AVG
Martin Smith 156 lbs 9/4F - Towards rear - mistake and reminders 7th - brief headway 9th - ridden and lost position 11th - dropped to rear 15th - slow jump and lost touch 17th - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the gelding's apparent poor performance other than the jockey reported that the gelding was never travelling on this occasion; vet reported that a post-race examination of the gelding - during routine testing - failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 5/2)