Two Plus Two Handicap Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Dr Shirocco (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Sandy Forster | 155 lbs | 8/1 | Won | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway 3 out - pushed along and challenging before 2 out - ridden run-in - kept on and led post(op 7/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 17/2) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Hapy La Vie (FR) | 7 G | AVG | James Ewart | 155 lbs | 9/2 | 0.2 | Led - jumped slightly left throughout - ridden and faced challenges before 2 out - kept on but headed post (vet reported gelding was lame on his right fore)(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Return Fire (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Alan Doyle
(5)lbs
|
Lucinda Russell | 163 lbs | 100/30 | 1.5 | Raced in second - challenging before 2 out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 3/1 tchd 7/2) | |
| 4th | 2 | Defence Witness (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Sandy Thomson | 160 lbs | EvensF | 4 | Prominent - pushed along before 4 out - ridden and outpaced 3 out - not fluent last - soon weakened(op 6/5) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Uncle Mac (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Edward Austin
(5)lbs
|
Paul Robson | 145 lbs | 20/1 | 2.5 | Didn't jump with fluency - in rear - outpaced 4 out - stayed on from last - never on terms(op 14/1) | |
| 6th | 6 | Ex S'Elance (FR) | 10 G | Poor |
Charlie Maggs
(7)lbs
|
Victor Thompson | 138 lbs | 25/1 | 10 | In touch with leaders on outer - bad mistake 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 22/1 tchd 33/1) |
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