Talasey Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | The Kniphand (FR) | 7 G | AVG |
Finn Lambert
(3)lbs
|
Nigel Twiston-Davies | 159 lbs | EvensF | Won | Took keen hold - pressed leader - briefly led 2nd - lost ground after 11th - rallied and led narrowly 13th - clear when stumbled 2 out - pushed out run-in(tchd 11/10) | |
| 2nd | 4 | A Definite Getaway (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Peter & Michael Bowen | 152 lbs | 100/30 | 18 | In touch with leaders - headway and pressed leaders 8th - left in lead before 12th - pressed winner 13th - lost ground before 2 out - weakened run-in(op 7/2 tchd 3/1) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Imperial Merlin (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | John & Sean Quinn | 164 lbs | 9/1 | 23 | Didn't always jump with fluency - raced in last - outpaced 9th - left in third and brief headway before 12th - weakened before 4 out(op 10/1 tchd 17/2 and 12/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Lilting Verse (IRE) | 7 M | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 158 lbs | 11/4 | - | Took keen hold - didn't jump with fluency - led - briefly headed 2nd - hung badly right and pulled up before 12th (jockey said mare hung badly right-handed rendering him unable to steer mare between the wings resulting in him pulling up)(op 5/2) |
Doncaster Races