Haydock
13:25
Betfred Last Fling Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Haydock Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2023 Distance: 3m4½f Type: Chase Going: Heavy Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.34 Place: £2 £2.30 Exacta: £16.50 Trifecta: £54
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Robyndzone (IRE) 9 G Good
Ned Fox (5)lbs
Venetia Williams 138 lbs 100/30 Won Travelled strongly - led narrowly or disputed lead - headed but prominent 10th - led again 18th - going best 4 out - went clear 3 out - pushed along 2 out - steadied last - kept on well run-in(op 9/2)
2nd 1 Fortescue (GB) 11 G AVG Henry Daly 165 lbs 9/2 8 Raced lazily at times - in touch with leaders in centre of group - awkward jump and lost ground 18th - soon outpaced - rallied from 3 out - no chance with winner when went second before last - kept on run-in(op 7/2)
3rd 4 Fantastikas (FR) 9 G Poor Nigel Twiston-Davies 147 lbs 7/2 11 Disputed lead - mistake 5th - not fluent and niggled along briefly 6th - led narrowly 10th - hit 13th - headed and lost second 18th - rallied and went second 4 out - no chance with winner from 3 out - weakened and lost second before last(op 10/3 tchd 18/5)
4th 2 Omar Maretti (IRE) 10 G AVG Alex Hales 162 lbs 25/1 1 In touch with leaders on outer - headway and prominent 15th - went second 18th - lost second 4 out - weakened from 3 out - lost third after 2 out - finished tired(op 16/1 tchd 28/1)
99th 3 Collectors Item (IRE) 8 G AVG Jonjo O'Neill 159 lbs 11/4F - Prominent on inner - lost position 16th - struggling from 18th - tailed off when pulled up 4 out (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(op 7/2)
99th 5 East Street (IRE) 8 G AVG Sue Smith 150 lbs 5/1 - Didn't jump with fluency - in touch with leaders on inner - not fluent and pushed along briefly 9th - mistake and lost ground 15th - lost touch and struggling 18th - tailed off when pulled up 4 out (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(op 7/2)