Clifford Martin & Sarah Firth Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Similar Story (IRE) | 7 M | Poor | Stuart Coltherd | 163 lbs | 2/1F | Won | In touch with leaders - awkward jump 12th - pressed leader 2 out - pushed along to lead last - ridden and edged left run-in - kept on final 110yds - gamely(op 7/4) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Meetmeinthemorning (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Sandy Thomson | 168 lbs | 11/2 | .5 | Prominent - led 3 out - faced challenge 2 out - headed last - bit short of room and switched right run-in - rallied final 110yds - just held(op 15/2 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Raceview Road (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | George Bewley | 168 lbs | 15/2 | 8 | Towards rear - not fluent 3rd - lost ground quickly 4 out - rallied from 2 out - went modest third last(op 9/2) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Cardamon Hill (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Dianne Sayer | 166 lbs | 17/2 | 12 | Led at steady pace - headed 3 out - lost second before 2 out - weakened quickly before last - finished tired(op 15/2 tchd 7/1) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Blow The Budget (GB) | 6 M | Poor |
Jack Power
(7)lbs
|
Lucinda Russell | 146 lbs | 22/1 | 4 | Towards rear - some headway 4 out - weakened from 2 out - mistake last(op 25/1 tchd 20/1) | |
| 6th | 7 | Edgewell (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Rebecca Menzies | 151 lbs | 11/4 | 5.5 | Didn't jump with fluency - raced in last - mistake 1st - niggled along briefly after 4th - hit 10th - struggling from 13th - never on terms (jockey said gelding did not jump fluently)(op 3/1 tchd 5/2 and tchd 10/3) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Bannside (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Alan Doyle
(5)lbs
|
Ian Duncan | 137 lbs | 80/1 | - | In touch with leaders - lost ground quickly 4 out - weakened quickly 3 out - tailed off when pulled up after 2 out(op 66/1 tchd 50/1 and tchd 100/1) | |
| 99th | 5 | Domandlouis (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Lucinda Russell | 159 lbs | 10/1 | - | In touch with leaders - towards rear 3rd - struggling from 13th - lost touch 3 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (vet said gelding suffered an overreach on left fore)(op 12/1) |
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