Newbury
15:45
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Newbury Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2024 Distance: 2m½f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.10 Place: £1.20 £1.90 Exacta: £5.60 Trifecta: £28.40
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Issar d'Airy (FR) 7 G AVG Gary Moore 160 lbs 11/10F Won Held up in rear - steady headway halfway - went second 4 out - soon clear with one other - ridden last - led narrowly and edged left final 110yds - just did enough(op 10/11 tchd 6/5)
2nd 6 I'd Like To Know (IRE) 7 G Good Chris Gordon 156 lbs 7/2 0.1 Pressed leader - led narrowly 5th - led clearly before 5 out - went clear with winner after 4 out - faced challenge before last - rallied when headed final 110yds - just held(tchd 10/3 and tchd 18/5)
3rd 3 Not Available (IRE) 7 G AVG Matt Sheppard 163 lbs 12/1 23 In rear on outer - headway and in touch with leaders 3rd - pushed along halfway - went third after 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 14/1)
4th 2 Give Me A Moment (IRE) 9 G AVG Richard J Bandey 165 lbs 12/1 14 Raced wide - led but pestered - headed and pressed leader 5th - lost second 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 14/1)
99th 4 Witness Protection (IRE) 10 G AVG Martin Keighley 163 lbs 22/1 - Jumped right on occasions - in touch with leaders - weakened before 5 out - pulled up after 4 out(op 20/1)
99th 1 Hystery Bere (FR) 7 G AVG Tom Symonds 165 lbs 3/1 - In touch with leaders - dropped to last 4th - soon detached - lost touch and pulled up after 4 out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the ground - officially described as soft - good to soft in place on this occasion - and would prefer a quicker surface; vet had nothing to report)(op 4/1)