Spectra Group Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Sarasota Star (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Martin Keighley | 164 lbs | 9/4F | Won | Jumped slightly right - made virtually all - briefly headed 2nd - pushed along 2 out - 4 lengths ahead last - ridden and kept on strongly run-in(op 3/1 tchd 2/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Fabrique En France (FR) | 6 G | AVG |
Fergus Gregory
(3)lbs
|
Olly Murphy | 163 lbs | 11/2 | 9.5 | Chased leaders - not fluent 3rd - lost position 6th - headway and went second 5 out - ridden 4 out - 4 lengths down when not fluent 2 out - no extra run-in(op 7/2) | |
| 3rd | 5 | Bannister (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Tom George | 161 lbs | 9/1 | 5.5 | Held up in midfield - lost position 5 out - soon ridden - no impression from 3 out - went third last(op 17/2 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Morgenstern (FR) | 4 G | AVG | David Pipe | 158 lbs | 12/1 | 1.75 | Chased leaders - mistake 2nd - ridden 4 out - no impression from 3 out - lost third last (vet reported gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 18/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Powerstown Park (IRE) | 8 G | Good |
Jordan Nailor
(3)lbs
|
Sam Thomas | 162 lbs | 5/1 | 14 | Tracked winner - not fluent 1st - briefly led 2nd - lost second and not fluent 5 out - soon ridden - weakened before 3 out(op 11/2) | |
| 6th | 3 | Finistere (FR) | 6 G | Poor |
Tristan Durrell
(7)lbs
|
Dan Skelton | 157 lbs | 12/1 | 1 | Held up in rear - not fluent 6th - headway 7th - chased leaders when mistake 5 out - ridden and outpaced 4 out - weakened after 2 out(op 17/2) | |
| 99th | 8 | Richie Valentine (GB) | 7 G | AVG | John O'Shea | 140 lbs | 28/1 | - | Towards rear - not fluent 3rd - pushed along after 7th - dropped to last 5 out - pulled up before 3 out (trainer's rep said the gelding made a respiratory noise)(op 33/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Millbank Flyer (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Lorcan Murtagh
(3)lbs
|
Harry Fry | 155 lbs | 100/30 | - | Always towards rear - pushed along briefly 5th - ridden and no impression 5 out - tailed off when blundered and unseated rider last(op 7/2 tchd 4/1) |
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