Haydock
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My Odds Boost On Betfair Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Haydock Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2021 Distance: 3m1½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.75 Place: £1.50 £1.70 Exacta: £6.90 Trifecta: £34.80
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Towards rear - headway from 4 out - pushed along and led after 2 out - ridden out final 110yds - always doing enough(op 15/8)
10 G AVG Christian Williams 142 lbs 7/4F Won
2nd
Held up in behind leaders - tracked leaders 12th - joined leaders 4 out - hit 3 out - soon pushed along - not fluent 2 out - soon ridden - edged left and went second run-in - stayed on(op 3/1 tchd 9/4)
11 G AVG Sandy Thomson 163 lbs 11/4 1.5
3rd
Held up in behind leaders on outer - tracked leaders 12th - pushed along and outpaced after 4 out - switched left after 3 out - ridden after 2 out - stayed on and went third inside final 110yds(op 11/1 tchd 16/1)
N/A AVG Alan King 163 lbs 14/1 .5
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4th
Led - joined 11th - ridden and headed after 2 out - not fluent last - weakened and lost two places run-in(op 7/2)
N/A Poor David Pipe 167 lbs 4/1 2
5th
Tracked leaders - pushed along and outpaced before 4 out - ridden after 4 out - soon beaten(op 12/1 tchd 18/1)
11 G AVG Dr Richard Newland 161 lbs 16/1 9
99th
Prominent - joined leader 11th - pushed along after 4 out - ridden after 3 out - soon weakened - fell last (an enquiry was held to consider whether Sean Quinlan had continued in the race when the horse appeared to have weakened quickly; Quinlan was interviewed and recordings of the incident were viewed; the vet said that a post-race examination revealed the gelding to be recovering within normal parameters; Quinlan explained that the gelding had been travelling and jumping well throughout the race and that he considered the gelding was losing ground due to being one paced on the step up in trip to 3m1f; he added that having jumped the previous fences in the home straight satisfactorily - he considered that the gelding had sufficient speed and momentum to jump the last - however the gelding stepped at the fence and subsequently fell; his explanation was noted)(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
11 G Poor Sue Smith 157 lbs 9/1 -
99th
Tracked leaders - lost position and mistake 12th - soon dropped to rear and struggling - pulled up before 5 out(op 22/1)
N/A Poor Christian Williams 160 lbs 28/1 -