Warwick
13:30
Virgin Bet Warwick Castle Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Warwick Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2023 Distance: 2m4f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £9 Exacta: £21 Trifecta: £46.60
Non-Runners: Galahad Quest (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Taken down early - took keen hold - prominent - went second 12th - soon clear with one other - ridden and outpaced 2 out - rallied run-in - kept on strongly to lead final strides (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from his reappearance run which followed a 385-day break and also a 4lb drop in the handicap - which was noted)(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
11 G Good Alan King 150 lbs 8/1 Won
2nd
Led - went clear with winner after 12th - ridden before 2 out - kept on run-in - headed final strides(op 3/1 tchd 9/4)
N/A AVG Dan Skelton 144 lbs 5/2 0.3
3rd
Didn't jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - mistake 3rd - hit and outpaced 12th - went modest third 4 out - ridden and weakened after 3 out(op 3/1 tchd 11/4)
9 G AVG Donald McCain 154 lbs 4/1 19
99th
Raced in second - not fluent 6th - not fluent 10th - lost second and outpaced 12th - pushed along and weakened 4 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown other than confirming jockey's report that gelding was never travelling; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 5/4)
10 G AVG Sam Thomas 168 lbs 11/10F -