Newbury
13:15
Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Newbury Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2023 Distance: 2m7½f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.50 Exacta: £10.90 Trifecta: £14.70
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Coeur Serein (IRE) 9 G AVG Jonjo O'Neill 151 lbs 13/2 Won In touch with leaders - not fluent and pushed along briefly 6th - went second after 9th - not fluent 5 out - soon pushed along - not fluent and ridden 4 out - joined leader approaching last - led last - kept on and went clear final 110yds
2nd 3 Unanswered Prayers (IRE) 8 G AVG Chris Gordon 145 lbs 85/40 9 Led - ridden after 3 out - joined approaching last - headed last - weakened final 110yds - burst blood vessel (vet said gelding had bled from the nose)
99th 1 McFabulous (IRE) N/A AVG Paul Nicholls 164 lbs 4/6F - Raced in second - lost second and pushed along after 9th - reminder after 10th - outpaced and mistake 12th - eased and pulled up before 13th (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown other than gelding was never travelling; vet said a post-race examination revealed gelding to have an irregular heartbeat)