Huntingdon
14:00
Pertemps Novices' Handicap Chase
Huntingdon Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 Distance: 2m7½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £17 Place: £3.60 £1.90 £2.30 Exacta: £109.10 Tricast: £933.98 Trifecta: £592.70
Non-Runners: Malinas Island (vet's certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Galway Mahler (IRE) 7 G AVG Karen Jewell 145 lbs 16/1 Won Disputed lead - not fluent 4th - soon prominent - led after 7th - clear on turn after 3 out - soon shaken up - pushed out run-in - eased towards finish(tchd 20/1)
2nd 6 Furkash (FR) 9 G Poor Joe Tizzard 157 lbs 11/2 6 In touch with leaders - not fluent 6th - headway and pressed leader after 8th - went second before 3 out - outpaced and lost ground before 2 out - kept on approaching last(op 13/2)
3rd 7 Barrakhov (IRE) 8 G Poor David Killahena & Graeme McPherson 150 lbs 10/1 15 In touch with leaders - mistake 11th - mistake 3 out - soon outpaced and lost ground - rallied from 2 out - went third run-in - no match for first two(op 12/1)
4th 8 Moon Eagle (IRE) 7 M Poor Tom Gretton 152 lbs 50/1 1.5 Disputed lead - led clearly from 4th - headed and prominent after 7th - weakened on turn before 2 out(op 40/1)
5th 3 Safe Destination (GB) 6 G AVG Nigel Twiston-Davies 161 lbs 5/1 2 Didn't always jump with fluency - disputed lead - lost position but in touch with leaders after 3rd - lost ground before 6th - towards rear with one circuit to go - not fluent 13th - struggling after 3 out(op 9/2)
6th 10 Voice Of Hope (IRE) 7 G Poor Max Young 139 lbs 11/1 2.5 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not fluent 8th - headway and pressed leader before 9th - weakened after 3 out(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
7th 4 Hard Frost (FR) 7 G Poor Harry Derham 160 lbs 9/4F 6 Jumped left on occasions - in touch with leaders - midfield after 4th - not fluent 12th - struggling from 3 out - no telling impression (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding may have been unsuited by the good to soft ground on this occasion - which in his opinion was riding tacky and holding)(tchd 2/1)
99th 1 Rebel Intentions (IRE) 7 G AVG Emma Lavelle 163 lbs 9/2 - In rear - soon detached - mistake 15th - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)
99th 2 Rajaran (FR) 7 G Poor Emma Lavelle 163 lbs 12/1 - In touch with leaders - slightly hampered 6th - bad mistake 11th - soon towards rear - pulled up before 13th (vet said gelding bled from nose)(op 10/1)