Marsh Commercial Novices' Handicap Chase
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Safe Destination (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 155 lbs | 100/30F | Won | Prominent - lost ground but in touch with leaders before 3rd - headway before 4 out - not fluent 3 out - led narrowly when jockey dropped whip approaching last - pushed along and kept on run-in - all out(op 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | On The Platform (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Belinda Clarke | 155 lbs | 9/1 | 1.25 | Midfield - headway before 4 out - prominent when hampered by faller 2 out - soon rallied and challenging - ridden and kept on run-in(op 17/2 tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Meechlands Magic (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Debra Hamer | 153 lbs | 18/1 | 5.5 | Disputed lead - led before 3rd - headed after 3 out - left in lead 2 out - headed approaching last - weakened gradually run-in(op 16/1) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Ballyrashane (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Christian Williams | 149 lbs | 20/1 | 11 | Midfield - headway after 12th - no impression from 4 out(op 16/1) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Deadly Missile (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Rosemary Gasson | 144 lbs | 12/1 | 5.5 | In touch with leaders - lost ground after 15th - struggling before 4 out | ||
| 6th | 11 | Milanese Rose (IRE) | 7 M | Poor |
Harry Kimber
(3)lbs
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Neil Mulholland | 139 lbs | 20/1 | 13 | In rear - some headway before 4 out - no impression(op 25/1 tchd 28/1) | |
| 7th | 2 | Gallow Ford (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Katy Price | 167 lbs | 11/2 | 10 | Disputed lead - raced in second before 3rd - not fluent 7th - lost second before 4 out - weakening when bad mistake 3 out(op 9/2 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 8th | 10 | Voice Of Hope (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Harriet Tucker
(7)lbs
|
Max Young | 135 lbs | 125/1 | 5 | Always behind(op 40/1) | |
| 99th | 3 | Justshortofabubble (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Grace Harris | 162 lbs | 9/2 | - | Held up in rear - steady headway after 11th - went second before 4 out - led narrowly after 3 out - fell 2 out(op 4/1) | ||
| 99th | 12 | Earcomesbob (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Peter Pritchard | 142 lbs | 150/1 | - | Raced lazily at times - midfield - towards rear when not fluent 12th - struggling after 14th - tailed off and pulled up after 15th(op 100/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Braganza Bay (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Henry Daly | 168 lbs | 17/2 | - | Raced lazily at times and didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - lost ground after 1st - soon towards rear - struggling before 12th - pulled up after 14th - lost shoe (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 8/1 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 99th | 7 | West Orchard (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Joe Tizzard | 151 lbs | 9/2 | - | In touch with leaders - prominent before 3rd - bad mistake and lost ground 5th - not fluent 13th - weakened after 15th - not fluent 4 out - soon pulled up (trainer's rep said gelding made a bad mistake at the fifth fence after which his jumping became inconsistent)(op 13/2) |
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