Carlisle
15:40
Ability FM Handicap Chase
Carlisle Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2023 Distance: 2m Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £10.90 Place: £2.70 £1.80 £1.60 Exacta: £53.10 Tricast: £155.48 Trifecta: £211.20
Non-Runners: Netywell (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Return Ticket (IRE) 10 G AVG Rebecca Menzies 165 lbs 9/1 Won Soon went second - led 2 out - went clear approaching last - easily(tchd 8/1 and tchd 11/1)
2nd 6 Grand Voyage (FR) 8 G AVG Stuart Coltherd 158 lbs 4/1 8.5 Prominent - shaken up after 3 out - ridden and went second approaching last - kept on but no match for winner(tchd 9/2)
3rd 4 Galop De Chasse (FR) 9 G AVG Venetia Williams 158 lbs 18/5F 9.5 Midfield - ridden before 4 out - headway after 3 out - not reach leaders(op 9/2 tchd 7/2)
4th 1 Cornerstone Lad (GB) 11 G AVG Micky Hammond 170 lbs 7/1 1 Held up in rear - shaken up before 4 out - never on terms(op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 15/2)
5th 9 You Say Nothing (IRE) 9 G AVG Christian Williams 146 lbs 7/1 7 Led - ridden and headed when mistake 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 17/2)
6th 5 Champ De Gane (FR) 8 G Poor S R B Crawford 159 lbs 11/2 4.5 Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway 8th - disputing third when bad mistake 4 out - eased (jockey said gelding made a mistake 4 out and weakened quickly)(op 5/1 tchd 4/1)
7th 7 The King Of May (FR) 11 G Poor Brian Ellison 157 lbs 9/2 4.25 Midfield - dropped to rear 6th - soon behind (jockey said gelding ran flat having raced 10 days previously)(tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1)
99th 3 Saint Arvans (FR) 11 G AVG Maurice Barnes 161 lbs 18/1 - Held up in rear - bad mistake and jockey lost iron briefly 4th - soon behind - pulled up before 7th (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake 8 out and he felt it prudent to pull up)(op 22/1 tchd 25/1)