Worcester
14:35
FBC Manby Bowdler Handicap Chase
Worcester Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2023 Distance: 2m7f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.13 Place: £1.60 £1.60 Exacta: £8.80 Trifecta: £26.70
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Lermoos Legend (GB) 9 G AVG Peter Bowen 152 lbs 85/40F Won Jumped badly right throughout - prominent - lost position after 4th - headway after 9th - shaken up when switched left before 2 out - soon went second - led last - ridden and kept on well run-in(op 5/2)
2nd 1 Topofthecotswolds (IRE) 10 G Poor Nigel Twiston-Davies 168 lbs 3/1 2 Jumped right on occasions and didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - headway after 4th - led after 8th - not fluent 9th - disputed lead from 10th - led again 4 out - shaken up when headed last - ridden and no extra run-in(op 7/2)
3rd 4 Kauto The King (FR) 10 G Poor Joe Tizzard 156 lbs 11/2 22 Jumped right on occasions - raced in second - led narrowly from 2nd - mistake 3rd - headed and raced in second after 8th - disputed lead from 10th - lost position 4 out - pushed along and keeping on when bad mistake 2 out - soon lost second and weakened(op 9/2 tchd 5/1)
4th 3 Pottlerath (IRE) 10 G AVG Matt Sheppard 158 lbs 4/1 1.75 Jumped right on occasions and didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - detached before 2nd - reminder after 9th - pushed along and joined main group after 12th - shaken up and kept on from 4 out - no telling impression(op 3/1)
5th 2 Bothwell Bridge (IRE) 10 G Poor Nicky Henderson 162 lbs 9/2 9 Jumped right on occasions and didn't jump with fluency - led narrowly - headed 2nd - soon pressed leader - lost position 7th - reminder after 10th - dropped to last before 4 out - struggling before 3 out - lost shoe (vet reported that gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 5/1 tchd 6/1)