Fontwell
13:25
Nationwide Concreting Supporting The Rockbourne Partnership Handicap Chase (Font' Chs Series Qual')
Fontwell Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.75 Place: £1.40 £2.90 £3.40 Exacta: £35.70 Tricast: £393.05 Trifecta: £243.90
Non-Runners: Can't Buy Time (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 West Orchard (IRE) 7 G AVG Joe Tizzard 147 lbs 11/4 Won Disputed lead - good jump and led clearly 3rd - not fluent and headed 12th - ridden and led again 3 out - 4 lengths ahead last - ran on well and went further clear run-in - readily(op 3/1 tchd 16/5)
2nd 7 Jack Doyen (IRE) 8 G Poor Ben Case 146 lbs 12/1 9.5 Midfield - not fluent 4th - headway and disputing third 6th - mistake 8th - slightly hampered 10th - went second 2 out - no extra last - no match for winner(tchd 11/1)
3rd 5 Leading Swoop (IRE) 8 G Poor Robert Walford 153 lbs 14/1 1.25 Disputed lead - lost position and raced in third 3rd - soon niggled along - not fluent and dropped to rear 8th - went third last - no chance with winner but kept on run-in(op 12/1)
4th 1 Call Off The Dogs (IRE) 9 G AVG Gary & Josh Moore 165 lbs 13/2 11 Midfield - lost position after 3rd - dropped to last 6th - ridden and no impression with one circuit to go - went modest fourth run-in - never dangerous(op 6/1 tchd 5/1 and tchd 7/1)
5th 2 Shuil Ceoil (IRE) 6 G Poor Neil Mulholland 164 lbs 10/1 4 Disputed lead - lost position and raced in second 3rd - not fluent 5th - mistake and lost position 10th - outpaced and no chance from 3 out - lost left-front shoe (vet said gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 17/2)
6th 3 Samazul (GB) 6 G Poor Ben Pauling 164 lbs 15/8F 5.5 Held up in rear - headway and disputing third 6th - went second 10th - good jump and led 12th - mistake and headed 3 out - lost second and weakened from 2 out - dropped to last run-in (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 2/1 tchd 85/40)
99th 4 Sir Rock (IRE) 8 G AVG Toby Lawes 164 lbs 14/1 - Never better than midfield - not fluent 7th - switched right 8th - ridden and struggling 10th - dropped to last and lost touch home turn - pulled up 2 out(op 16/1)
99th 8 I Love You Sivola (FR) 7 G Poor Helen Nelmes 142 lbs 9/1 - Didn't jump well - held up in last - pulled up 6th(op 8/1)