Doncaster
15:13
Virgin Bet Handicap Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
Doncaster Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £31.70 Place: £6.40 £2.90 £2.60 Exacta: £280.60 Tricast: £1417.72 Trifecta: £1469.30
Non-Runners: Ladronne (withdrawn), Whosmydaddy (travel problems)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Harjo (IRE) 8 G Poor Charlie Longsdon 162 lbs 25/1 Won Made virtually all - jinked right 1st - faced challenge and briefly headed omitted 2 out - led again omitted last - ridden out final 110yds - gamely (trainer could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(op 22/1 tchd 28/1)
2nd 13 Prince Cleni (FR) 7 G Poor Christian Williams 142 lbs 7/1 0.3 Towards rear - not fluent 2 out (usual 6 out) - pushed along and still plenty to do omitted 2 out - rallying omitted last - went fourth final 110yds - kept on well and went second towards finish - did well in the circumstances(tchd 13/2)
3rd 6 Exmoor Forest (IRE) 8 G Poor Nigel Hawke 164 lbs 17/2 .5 Prominent - went second omitted 4 out - briefly led omitted 2 out - headed omitted last - weakened final 110yds - lost second towards finish(op 8/1)
4th 12 Illogical Logic (FR) 6 G Poor Christian Williams 145 lbs 13/2 .5 Midfield on outer - headway and going okay omitted 3 out - went third omitted 2 out - no impression final 110yds - lost third towards finish(op 7/1)
5th 11 Mixedwave (IRE) 8 G AVG Pam Sly 156 lbs 20/1 2.25 Midfield - some headway omitted 4 out - keeping on omitted 2 out - weakened omitted last(op 28/1)
6th 4 Scene One (IRE) 9 G AVG Lucy Wadham 165 lbs 7/1 1.25 Towards rear - struggling last (usual 5 out) - rallied and some headway omitted 3 out - no impression omitted 2 out - weakened omitted last(tchd 15/2)
7th 2 Ballydisco (IRE) 7 G Poor Lucinda Russell 167 lbs 22/1 1.25 In rear - not fluent 3 out (usual 7 out) - outpaced omitted 4 out - no chance omitted 2 out(op 18/1)
8th 8 Kit's Coty (IRE) 6 M AVG Emma Lavelle 159 lbs 11/1 2.75 Prominent - going okay omitted 4 out - soon pushed along and lost position - weakened quickly omitted 2 out(op 8/1)
9th 3 Okavango Delta (IRE) 9 G AVG Paul Robson 165 lbs 17/2 3 In touch with leaders - went second 3 out (usual 7 out) - lost second omitted 4 out - lost third omitted 2 out - weakened quickly omitted last - eased final 110yds(op 9/1)
10th 5 Swapped (FR) 8 G AVG Nick Kent 160 lbs 40/1 15 Towards rear - pushed along after 4th - struggling from 5th - lost touch from 7th - tailed off last (usual 5 out)(op 66/1)
99th 1 Finn Lough (IRE) 6 G AVG Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 169 lbs 2/1F - Slowly away - in rear - bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 2nd - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding never travelled before making a bad mistake at 2nd fence)(op 85/40 tchd 15/8 and tchd 9/4)