Aintree Races
Aintree
13:30
Boylesports Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Aintree
Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2023
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Chase
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £5
Place: £1.40 £2.10 £1.60
Exacta: £31.40
Tricast: £83.74
Trifecta: £127.80
Non-Runners: Cracking Destiny (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Richmond Lake (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Donald McCain | 165 lbs | 4/1 | Won | Prominent - led 3 out - went clear after 2 out - mistake last - comfortably(op 11/2) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Gustavian (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Anthony Honeyball | 158 lbs | 7/1 | 14 | Set good pace - headed 3 out - soon lost second - mistake 2 out - went second again approaching last - no match for winner(tchd 13/2) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Heltenham (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 157 lbs | 5/2F | 33 | Midfield - hit 4th - hit 9th - headway 10th - went second 3 out - no chance with winner after 2 out - weakening when awkward jump last - eased run-in | ||
| 99th | 8 | Daly Tiger (FR) | 9 G | AVG | L J Morgan | 145 lbs | 20/1 | - | Prominent - weakened after 12th - pulled up after 4 out(op 18/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Brave Seasca (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Venetia Williams | 168 lbs | 9/1 | - | Midfield - prominent after 8th - weakened after 3 out - pulled up approaching last(op 7/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | War Lord (GER) | 10 G | AVG | Joe Tizzard | 167 lbs | 11/2 | - | Held up in rear - weakened after 12th - pulled up after 4 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | A Wave Of The Sea (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Ben Haslam | 167 lbs | 16/1 | - | Held up in rear - lost touch from 9th - pulled up after 11th(op 12/1) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Nothin To Ask (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 153 lbs | 22/1 | - | Held up in rear - struggling from 10th - pulled up after 4 out - lost shoe (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(tchd 25/1) | ||
| 99th | 10 | Donna's Double (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Sandy Thomson | 143 lbs | 11/2 | - | Jumped left on occasions - raced in second - bad mistake 7th - hit 12th - weakened 13th - pulled up after 4 out - lost shoe (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 8/1 tchd 6/1) |