Hereford
13:25
Blackmores Building Contractors Novices' Handicap Chase
Hereford Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2023 Distance: 2m Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.60 Place: £2.10 £1.60 £2.10 Exacta: £39.80 Tricast: £191.99 Trifecta: £223.10
Non-Runners: Broadoak (self certificate), Gorcombe Moonshine (self certificate), Great Threat (self certificate), King Otis (vet's certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Swerved left start - slowly into stride - in rear - headway 2nd - prominent 3rd - not fluent 6th - went second 2 out - shaken up to lead approaching last - comfortably(op 9/2)
9 G AVG Matt Sheppard 142 lbs 11/2 Won
2nd
Towards rear - not fluent 7th - mistake 8th - not fluent 3 out - headway 2 out - 4 lengths fourth last - ran on well run-in - went second towards finish(op 8/1)
5 G Poor Seamus Durack 165 lbs 6/1 1
3rd
Prominent - went second and 2 lengths down last - kept on but lost second towards finish(op 5/1)
8 G AVG Jamie Snowden 167 lbs 11/2 .5
4th
Led - headed and prominent 3rd - not fluent 8th - led again before 3 out - headed approaching last - weakened run-in(tchd 12/1)
7 G AVG Rob Summers 147 lbs 11/1 4.75
5th
Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 6th - outpaced from 2 out
7 G Poor Sheila Lewis 142 lbs 28/1 2.75
6th
In rear - bad mistake 6th - headway 3 out - 5 lengths down 2 out - soon weakened(op 15/2)
7 G Poor Martin Keighley 155 lbs 8/1 5
7th
Pulled hard - midfield on outer - hit 1st - headway 2nd - led 3rd - headed before 3 out - mistake and lost second 2 out - soon weakened(op 80/1)
7 G Poor Sarah-Jayne Davies 165 lbs 150/1 2.25
8th
In rear - struggling 5th - hit 7th - lost touch 3 out(op 17/2 tchd 16/1)
N/A Poor Billy Aprahamian 160 lbs 14/1 16
99th
Midfield - jumped left 1st - slow jump and mistake 3rd - dropped to rear 6th - brought down 8th
7 G Poor Nick Gifford 142 lbs 7/2F -
99th
In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield 5th - fell 8th - fatally injured(tchd 18/5)
4 G Poor Seamus Mullins 142 lbs 4/1 -
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