Hereford
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DragonBet Better Odds Than Nessa's Slots Mares' Handicap Chase
Hereford Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 Distance: 3m1f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50 Place: £1.50 £4.80 £4.40 Exacta: £51.40 Tricast: £697.02 Trifecta: £900.40
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Lady Balko (FR) 6 M Good David Pipe 160 lbs 5/2F Won Prominent - went second 12th - led 5 out - mistake 4 out - ridden after 2 out - ran on well run-in(tchd 9/4)
2nd 12 Lagonda (GB) 9 M Poor Venetia Williams 141 lbs 16/1 3 Prominent - ridden and ran on after 2 out - no match for winner(op 12/1)
3rd 3 My Silver Lining (IRE) 8 M AVG Emma Lavelle 165 lbs 20/1 5.5 Midfield - prominent 10th - pushed along 14th - disputing second before 3 out - no extra after 2 out(op 16/1)
4th 5 Regatta De Blanc (GB) 7 M AVG Paul Nicholls 160 lbs 11/4 11 Midfield - pushed along briefly 8th - reminder after 12th - in touch with leaders 5 out - no impression from 3 out(op 7/2 tchd 3/1)
5th 13 Jessie Lightfoot (IRE) 10 M AVG Henry Oliver 142 lbs 20/1 10 Midfield - lost position 11th - rallied into midfield 5 out - no impression after 3 out(tchd 18/1)
99th 1 Sacre Coeur (FR) 8 M AVG Dan Skelton 167 lbs 25/1 - Led - headed 5 out - soon weakened gradually - pulled up after 2 out(op 28/1)
99th 9 Tune The Chello (IRE) 9 M Poor Kerry Lee 148 lbs 100/1 - Towards rear - detached 7th - mistake and jockey lost iron briefly 8th - pulled up before 10th(op 80/1)
99th 6 Glimpse Of Gala (GB) 9 M AVG Charlie Longsdon 159 lbs 50/1 - Prominent - lost position 10th - detached 13th - soon pulled up (vet said mare lost her left-hind shoe)(op 40/1)
99th 4 La Domaniale (FR) 8 M AVG Jonjo & A J O'Neill 164 lbs 66/1 - In touch with leaders - not fluent 3rd - dropped to midfield 11th - detached after 13th - pulled up before 3 out(op 50/1)
99th 7 Lilting Verse (IRE) 7 M AVG Fergal O'Brien 155 lbs 22/1 - Jumped left throughout - in rear - some headway 3 out - weakened after 2 out - pulled up approaching last(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
99th 8 Moonlit Potter (GB) 6 M AVG Henry Daly 150 lbs 7/2 - Towards rear - mistake 4th - soon eased - pulled up before 5th (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey said mare was never travelling)(op 10/3)
99th 11 Ah Whisht (IRE) 7 M Poor Tom Symonds 145 lbs 22/1 - Midfield - bad mistake 3rd - weakened quickly then pulled up after 13th(op 33/1)
99th 10 Harrys Hope (IRE) 7 M AVG Ben Pauling 145 lbs 11/2 - Held up in rear - headway and in touch with leaders 4 out - weakened after 3 out - pulled up after 2 out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that mare was unsuited by the going - which was officially described as good to soft - soft in places - and would appreciate a sounder surface and would benefit from a break which is scheduled for after this run)(op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 13/2)