Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Dancing On My Own (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 164 lbs | 15/2 | Won | Prominent - mistake 4 out - ridden and went second 2 out - good jump last - kept on well to lead inside final 110yds (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from the quicker ground - officially described as good to soft - and racing on a left-handed track) | ||
| 2nd | 13 | Douglas Talking (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Lucinda Russell | 154 lbs | 9/2 | 1.5 | Led - mistake 1st - hung left approaching last - mistake last - ridden run-in - no extra and headed inside final 110yds(op 7/2) | ||
| 3rd | 10 | The Last Day (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Evan Williams | 155 lbs | 16/1 | 4.75 | Midfield - headway after 4 out - not fluent last - soon ridden - went third towards finish(op 12/1) | ||
| 4th | 11 | Hasankey (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Lewis Dobb
(7)lbs
|
L J Morgan | 148 lbs | 14/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear - mistake 1st - headway 4 out - ridden after 3 out - briefly went third run-in - no extra towards finish(tchd 16/1) | |
| 5th | 4 | Pay The Piper (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Ann Hamilton | 163 lbs | 6/1 | .5 | Midfield - mistake 6th - not fluent and lost position 5 out - in rear when ridden 3 out - rallied approaching last - kept on well run-in(op 15/2) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Before Midnight (GB) | 12 G | AVG | Sam Thomas | 160 lbs | 16/1 | 3.5 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 3 out - soon ridden - mistake last - weakened run-in(tchd 18/1) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Grey Diamond (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Sam Thomas | 162 lbs | 6/1 | 1.25 | Midfield - headway 4 out - ridden after 3 out - bad mistake and lost third last - soon weakened | ||
| 8th | 8 | Vado Forte (FR) | 10 G | Poor | Ross O'Sullivan | 160 lbs | 80/1 | 12 | Held up in rear - mistake 3 out - soon ridden - made no impression(tchd 100/1) | ||
| 9th | 1 | Third Time Lucki (IRE) | 9 G | Good | Dan Skelton | 168 lbs | 100/30F | 12 | Held up in rear - brief headway after 4 out - ridden after 3 out - weakened 2 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding sustained a wound to his off-fore)(op 4/1) | ||
| 10th | 12 | Defan (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Henry De Bromhead | 154 lbs | 40/1 | 4 | In touch with leaders - midfield when not fluent 4 out - ridden and weakened before 3 out(op 33/1) | ||
| 99th | 14 | Hatcher (IRE) | 10 G | Poor |
Tristan Durrell
(5)lbs
|
Dan Skelton | 145 lbs | 14/1 | - | In touch with leaders - not fluent and dropped to midfield 4th - mistake 4 out - struggling in rear when pulled up after 2 out(op 11/1) | |
| 99th | 7 | Mackenberg (GER) | 9 G | AVG | Donald McCain | 160 lbs | 16/1 | - | Raced wide - always towards rear - ridden and dropped to last after 5 out - mistake 4 out - soon pulled up(op 18/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Dads Lad (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 163 lbs | 14/1 | - | Always towards rear - ridden when mistake 3 out - pulled up after 2 out(op 18/1) |
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