Wetherby
12:27
William Hill Play Responsibly Novices' Handicap Chase
Wetherby Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2022 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £11.40 Place: £3.20 £4 £3.30 Exacta: £127.10 Tricast: £1040.54 Trifecta: £1012.90
Non-Runners: Fever Roque (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Court At Slip (IRE) 8 G AVG Tim Easterby 157 lbs 10/1 Won Midfield - headway after 5 out - went third just after 4 out - pushed along after 3 out - went second just after 2 out - 2 lengths down last - ridden run-in - stayed on and led towards finish(op 9/1 tchd 12/1)
2nd 12 Beat The Edge (IRE) 8 G Poor Tim Easterby 144 lbs 11/1 1.75 Towards rear of midfield - headway 11th - soon prominent - went second before 4 out - led 3 out - soon shaken up and went clear - 5 lengths ahead when sprawled on landing 2 out - 2 lengths ahead last - soon ridden - no extra and headed towards finish(op 10/1)
3rd 4 Get Prepared (GB) N/A AVG Ben Pauling 164 lbs 9/1 5.5 Pressed leader - led narrowly before 2nd - pushed along and headed 3 out - ridden and lost second just after 2 out - soon no extra(op 15/2 tchd 10/1)
4th 8 Roccowithlove (GB) N/A AVG Joanne Foster 153 lbs 40/1 1.25 In touch with leaders - lost position when not fluent 14th - soon towards rear - hit 4 out - rallied after 2 out - stayed on and went fourth run-in(op 33/1)
5th 9 Onestepatatime (IRE) N/A AVG John Wainwright 150 lbs 17/2 4.75 Towards rear - headway and midfield when hit 11th - pushed along 4 out - jumped left 2 out - soon ridden and no impression(op 11/1)
6th 11 Sir Apollo (IRE) 6 G AVG Sam England 150 lbs 5/1 4 Led narrowly - headed and raced in second before 2nd - reminder after 5 out - lost second before 4 out - soon pushed along - ridden and weakened after 2 out(op 9/2 tchd 11/2)
7th 1 Concrete King (IRE) 10 G Poor Neil Mulholland 168 lbs 16/1 8.5 Didn't jump with fluency - midfield on inner - headway and in touch with leaders 11th - disputing third when mistake 4 out - soon ridden - hit 3 out - soon weakened
8th 13 Black Opium (GB) N/A Poor Tina Jackson 142 lbs 25/1 0.3 Always towards rear(op 22/1)
9th 10 Gibberwell (IRE) 9 G Poor Jake Thomas Coulson 150 lbs 28/1 .5 Prominent on outer - slow jump 2nd - slow jump 3rd - ridden and weakened before 4 out(tchd 25/1)
10th 6 Aire Valley Lad (GB) 9 G AVG Sue Smith 162 lbs 9/2F 37 Tracked leaders - pushed along after 7th - lost position after 9th - soon struggling towards rear (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the good to soft - soft in places going which in their opinion was riding tacky)(tchd 4/1)
99th 2 Trevelyn's Corn (IRE) N/A Poor Micky Hammond 168 lbs 8/1 - Towards rear - mistake 14th - pulled up before 5 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 13/2)
99th 14 Espoir Moriviere (FR) N/A Poor Rose Dobbin 132 lbs 15/2 - Midfield - pushed along 11th - ridden and weakened after 5 out - pulled up before 4 out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the good to soft - soft in places going which in their opinion was riding tacky)(op 7/1)
99th 3 Jean Genie (FR) 6 G Poor Tim Vaughan 164 lbs 9/1 - Midfield - some headway on outer when hit 13th - ridden after 5 out - weakened 4 out - unseated rider last(op 12/1)