Fakenham
15:13
Sky Bet Request A Bet Female Jockeys' Handicap Chase (For Female Professional Jockeys And Amateurs)
Fakenham Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 Distance: 2m5f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £9 Place: £3.70 £3 Exacta: £56.20 Trifecta: £219.90
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Frere d'Armes (FR) 8 G AVG Dan Skelton 161 lbs 8/1 Won Made all - not fluent 11th - faced challenge from 4 out - went clear after 2 out - not fluent last - reduced lead but ran on well run-in (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding may have appreciated the drop in grade on this occasion)(op 9/1 and tchd 11/1)
2nd 6 Scene One (IRE) 9 G AVG Lucy Wadham 150 lbs 13/2 7 In touch with leaders - mistake 2nd - bumped 8th - outpaced 3 out - rallied and went modest second after 2 out - kept on(op 9/2)
3rd 2 Bashers Reflection (GB) 7 G AVG Ben Case 166 lbs 5/2F 42 In touch with leaders - pressed leader when mistake 4 out - lost second and weakened after 2 out - tired jump last - tailed off(op 3/1 tchd 9/4)
99th 4 Captain Speaking (FR) 9 G AVG Nick Littmoden 157 lbs 12/1 - Prominent - not fluent 8th - weakened from 3 out - pulled up approaching last(op 14/1 and tchd 18/1)
99th 3 Don Alvaro (GB) 9 G AVG Paul Nicholls 155 lbs 20/1 - In touch with leaders - dropped to rear when jumped right and bumped rival 8th - soon reminder - detached 5 out - pulled up after 3 out(op 16/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 25/1)
99th 5 Planned Paradise (IRE) 8 G AVG Christian Williams 146 lbs 9/2 - Detached in rear - pulled up before 5 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 5/1)
99th 7 Lunar Contact (IRE) 7 G AVG T Ellis 152 lbs 11/4 - Prominent - lost position and struggling from 11th - pulled up before 4 out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was never travelling on this occasion and may have been unsuited by the step up in grade)(op 9/4)