Kempton
15:15
Virgin Bet Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Kempton Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50 Place: £2 £3.40 £1.90 Exacta: £74.90 Tricast: £264.71 Trifecta: £461.30
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Towards rear - nudged along 9th - steady headway from 10th - outpaced and pushed along 4 out - went fourth but ridden home turn - stayed on before 2 out - made challenge 2 out - led and went clear approaching last - comfortably (trainer's rep said - regards the apparent improvement in form - the gelding had benefitted from being ridden with more restraint and in her opinion it was a stronger pace on this occasion)(tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1)
9 G AVG Emma Lavelle 157 lbs 11/2 Won
2nd
Led - set good pace - 4 lengths ahead 4th - much reduced lead 11th - hard pressed 4 out - headed and nudged along home turn - led again 3 out - faced challenge 2 out - headed approaching last - soon outpaced - kept on run-in - no match for winner (vet said the gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 11/1)
N/A AVG Nicky Henderson 169 lbs 12/1 8
3rd
Held up in rear - outpaced 8th - ridden 11th - still plenty to do and no impression 3 out - kept on well approaching last - went fourth last - stayed on and went third run-in - never dangerous(op 4/1 tchd 10/3)
11 G Poor Richard Rowe 145 lbs 7/2F 6.5
4th
Chased leader - pushed along and made challenge 4 out - led narrowly home turn - ridden and headed 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out - lost third run-in(op 20/1)
N/A Poor Jeremy Scott 144 lbs 22/1 4
5th
Midfield - smooth headway 11th - went third home turn - ridden before 2 out - soon held - weakened approaching last(op 6/1)
9 G AVG Paul Nicholls 163 lbs 8/1 1
6th
Chased leader - lost position with one circuit to go - dropped to rear and pushed along 8th - lost touch 11th - well behind before 3 out - kept on from 2 out - never going well(op 5/1)
N/A Poor Venetia Williams 166 lbs 11/2 9.5
7th
Midfield - headway on inner 10th - ridden and outpaced home turn - lost touch 3 out - soon weakened(op 22/1)
12 G Poor Nick Gifford 145 lbs 25/1 1.25
8th
Raced wide - held up in midfield - headway 8th - bad mistake 12th - soon ridden - weakened before 3 out(op 5/1)
N/A Poor Emma Lavelle 160 lbs 4/1 23
99th
Held up in behind leaders - mistake 9th - lost ground and pushed along 10th - ridden and outpaced 11th - well held before 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 17/2)
N/A Poor Dan Skelton 149 lbs 7/1 -
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99th
Towards rear of midfield - dropped to rear and niggled along 4th - pushed along 9th - not fluent 10th - struggling 11th - behind when pulled up before 3 out(tchd 20/1)
10 G Poor Philip Hobbs 158 lbs 22/1 -