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Amazing Sri Lanka Elmbridge Handicap Chase
Sandown Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2023 Distance: 1m7½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50 Place: £2.10 £1.70 Exacta: £18.40 Trifecta: £100
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Xcitations (GB) 10 G AVG
Pam Sly 166 lbs 9/2 Won Towards rear - headway after 3 out - led 2 out - edged right approaching last - wandered around run-in - kept on well - always doing enough (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding has come on from his first run of the season - which was noted)(op 4/1)
2nd 3 Western Zephyr (IRE) 8 G AVG
Charlie Longsdon 154 lbs 5/2 .75 Took keen hold - prominent - bit short of room after 3 out - pecked on landing 2 out - soon went second - rallied run-in(tchd 11/4)
3rd 4 Fast Buck (FR) 11 G Poor
Jane Williams 159 lbs 20/1 13 In rear - pecked on landing 1st - some headway after 3 out - outpaced 2 out - went third after last - no match for first two(op 22/1 tchd 18/1)
4th 2 Give Me A Moment (IRE) 9 G AVG
Richard J Bandey 160 lbs 33/1 5.5 Prominent - challenging 3 out - edged right 2 out - soon weakened(op 25/1 tchd 40/1)
5th 5 Jetronic (FR) 6 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 157 lbs 9/4F 32 Took keen hold - led - headed 8th - headed 2 out - soon weakened quickly - tailed off (jockey said - regarding the poor form shown -that gelding ran too free and hung left-handed throughout)(tchd 85/40 and tchd 5/2)
99th 6 In The Air (FR) 7 G AVG
Gary Moore 156 lbs 11/4 - In touch with leaders - not fluent 4th - prominent after 5th - lost position 5 out - dropped to last after 4 out - mistake 3 out - soon detached - pulled up after 2 out (trainer said pace was too strong for gelding and that the he would benefit from a step up in trip)(op 3/1)