Ascot
13:30
Ascot Underwriting Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Ascot Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2022 Distance: 2m3f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50 Exacta: £15.30 Trifecta: £24.40
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Gowel Road (IRE) 9 G AVG Nigel Twiston-Davies 153 lbs 9/2 Won Towards rear but in touch with leaders - mistake 5th - headway to lead 9th - disputed lead before 5 out - raced in second and pushed along 3 out - ridden and joined leader when left clear 2 out - kept on(op 6/1)
2nd 4 Cobblers Dream (IRE) 5 G AVG Ben Case 153 lbs 7/2 18 Prominent - not fluent 3rd - towards rear but in touch with leaders after 4th - pushed along and outpaced 3 out - left in modest second 2 out - kept on(op 3/1 tchd 4/1)
3rd 1 Goshen (FR) 9 G AVG Gary Moore 164 lbs 11/8F 47 Sweating - led - not fluent 5th - headed and prominent 8th - dropped to last and niggled along before 10th - lost touch 5 out - left in poor third 2 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling; trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going and would benefit from a slower surface - which was noted; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)
99th 2 Samarrive (FR) 7 G AVG Paul Nicholls 153 lbs 3/1 - Prominent - not fluent 5th - led 8th - headed and prominent 9th - disputed lead before 5 out - led clearly going best 3 out - shaken up and joined when fell 2 out