Doncaster
14:15
Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Doncaster Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50 Place: £1.50 £4.30 £1.80 Exacta: £57.70 Tricast: £278.45 Trifecta: £213.40
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Twinjets (IRE) 7 G Good Paul Nicholls 162 lbs 5/2F Won Took keen hold - jumped left on occasions - in touch with leaders - not fluent 5th - good jump and led 4 out - reminder approaching last - soon went clear - comfortably(op 10/3)
2nd 1 Grozni (FR) 9 G AVG James Owen 157 lbs 25/1 7.5 In rear - steady headway after 5 out - prominent when not fluent 4 out - went second before 2 out - kept on but no match for winner(op 33/1)
3rd 7 Scrum Diddly (IRE) 7 G AVG Harry Derham 154 lbs 9/2 4.25 In touch with leaders - jumped right 3rd - pressed leader briefly after 3 out - outpaced 2 out - no extra run-in(op 11/2)
4th 9 Storminhome (IRE) 7 G Poor Ben Pauling 154 lbs 9/1 1 Led - hit 9th - headed 4 out - rallying when bit short of room 3 out - soon weakened(op 8/1)
5th 8 The Kniphand (FR) 7 G AVG Nigel Twiston-Davies 154 lbs 7/2 7 Ran in snatches - towards rear - some headway after 4 out - soon outpaced
6th 6 Abuffalosoldier (IRE) 7 G AVG Warren Greatrex 155 lbs 17/2 30 In touch with leaders - weakened before 4 out (jockey said gelding weakened quickly in home straight; vet had nothing to report)(op 13/2)
7th 5 Brandy McQueen (IRE) 7 G Poor Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford 157 lbs 12/1 15 Prominent - mistake 9th - lost position 4 out - weakened quickly before 3 out(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
99th 3 Ree Okka (GB) 8 G AVG Harry Fry 160 lbs 16/1 - Towards rear - bit short of room 3rd - slow jump 7th - lost ground 12th - pulled up before 4 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 12/1 tchd 18/1)
99th 4 Egbert (GB) 8 G AVG Alan King 159 lbs 13/2 - Raced lazily - in touch with leaders - hit 2nd - mistake 4th - dropped to rear and ridden after 7th - lost ground 12th - pulled up before 5 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 6/1 tchd 15/2)