Worcester
15:00
Alan Edwards 70th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase
Worcester Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 Distance: 2m4f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50 Place: £2.20 £2 £1.90 Exacta: £44 Tricast: £115.46 Trifecta: £194.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 11 Blazing Court (IRE) 6 G Poor Martin Keighley 153 lbs 9/2 Won Led narrowly or disputed lead - ridden when headed after 3 out - rallied run-in - led again final 110yds - kept on well(op 5/1)
2nd 5 Police Academy (IRE) 8 M AVG Fergal O'Brien 157 lbs 13/2 1.5 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - lost position 9th - headway 4 out - left in fourth 3 out - kept on final 110yds - went second towards finish(op 11/2)
3rd 2 Crypto Currency (IRE) 7 G Poor Emma Lavelle 166 lbs 7/2F 0.2 Midfield - headway after 8th - disputing fourth 4 out - soon outpaced - left in third 3 out - kept on final 110yds(op 3/1)
4th 6 Jac Jumper (FR) 5 G Poor Deborah Cole 158 lbs 9/2 1 Midfield - headway 6th - disputing third 4 out - left in third 3 out - soon led - headed final 110yds - weakened and lost two places towards finish(op 5/1)
5th 4 Fat Sam (GB) 10 G Poor Chris Down 165 lbs 16/1 21 Prominent - led narrowly or disputed lead from 5th - headed before 4 out - weakening when badly hampered by faller 3 out (jockey said gelding was badly hampered by the faller 3 fences out)(op 10/1)
6th 7 Almost Gotaway (IRE) 7 G AVG Nicky Martin 161 lbs 15/2 3.75 Jumped right on occasions - led narrowly or disputed lead - prominent when headed 4th - lost position 9th - weakened before 4 out(tchd 7/1)
7th 1 Rathmacknee (IRE) 9 G Poor Danni O'Neill 165 lbs 33/1 3.5 Took keen hold - always behind
99th 8 Thank You Blue (GB) 8 G AVG Jennie Candlish 156 lbs 25/1 - Jumped slightly right throughout - in touch with leaders throughout - prominent 5th - pressed winner 4 out - going okay when fell 3 out(tchd 28/1)
99th 3 Mix Of Clover (GB) 10 G AVG Alastair Ralph 165 lbs 40/1 - Midfield - struggling 7th - soon in rear - pulled up 9th (jockey said gelding never travelled)
99th 9 Up For Appeal (IRE) 6 G Poor Christian Williams 159 lbs 13/2 - Always behind - jumped left on occasions - weakened 9th - pulled up before 4 out(op 15/2)
99th 10 Walkingoneggshells (IRE) 4 G Poor Archie Watson 159 lbs 14/1 - Didn't jump with fluency - always behind - weakened 9th - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)