Hereford
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Hereford Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2024 Distance: 2m5f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £3 Place: £1.10 £1.30 £2.90 Exacta: £7.70 Tricast: £42.03 Trifecta: £51.40
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Towards rear - headway 5 out - switched right before 4 out - led just after 2 out - good jump last - ridden clear run-in - readily(op 9/4)
6 G AVG Deborah Cole 153 lbs 2/1F Won
2nd
Jumped left throughout - led - headed just after 2 out - kept on but no match for winner
8 G Poor Sam Thomas 149 lbs 5/2 4.75
3rd
Towards rear - not fluent 1st - headway when jumped left and pecked on landing 5 out - pressed leader after 3 out - outpaced after 2 out - no match for first two(op 14/1)
9 G AVG Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole 166 lbs 11/1 9
4th
In rear - mistake 4th - mistake 6th - mistake 9th - some headway 2 out - went modest fourth run-in (vet reported gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 12/1)
7 G AVG Richard Hobson 160 lbs 14/1 3.75
5th
Took keen hold - prominent - mistake 9th - weakened after 2 out - lost fourth run-in(op 11/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 18/1)
12 G Poor Kerry Lee 167 lbs 16/1 .5
6th
Took keen hold - prominent - carried left 1st - short of room after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(tchd 7/2)
8 G AVG Fergal O'Brien 165 lbs 4/1 5.5
7th
Towards rear - weakened 2 out(op 66/1)
9 G AVG Julian Smith 161 lbs 50/1 0.3
99th
In touch with leaders - mistake 7th - mistake 8th - dropped to rear 5 out - weakening when slow jump 3 out - soon pulled up (vet reported gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 20/1)
N/A AVG Nick Gifford 157 lbs 25/1 -
99th
In touch with leaders - pulled up quickly before 9th - fatally injured(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
N/A Good Evan Williams 160 lbs 12/1 -
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