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Leicester
12:45
My True Love Gave To Me Novices' Handicap Chase
Leicester Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 Distance: 2m4f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.20 Place: £1.90 £1.50 £3.70 Exacta: £30.10 Tricast: £377.27 Trifecta: £387.30
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Henry Box Brown (IRE) 7 G AVG
Evan Williams 153 lbs 5/1 Won Visibility reduced by fog - midfield - steady headway before 4 out - went third before 2 out - ridden to lead run-in - kept on well(op 13/2 tchd 15/2)
2nd 4 Northern Reel (IRE) 6 M Poor
Olly Murphy 159 lbs 100/30 - Visibility reduced by fog - midfield - headway before 8th - went second before 3 out - lost position run-in - soon rallied and went second again - kept on(op 5/2)
3rd 7 Thirsty Farmer (GB) 11 G Poor
Richard Hawker 150 lbs 25/1 - Visibility reduced by fog - towards rear - steady headway after 11th - stayed on and went third run-in(op 16/1)
4th 1 Knocknagappagh (IRE) 9 M Poor
Stuart Edmunds 168 lbs 20/1 - Visibility reduced by fog - prominent - mistake 4th - led just before 6th - 2 lengths ahead and ridden when bad mistake and almost unseated last - weakened and headed run-in - soon lost position(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
5th 6 Jumbo Veste Verte (FR) 6 G Poor
Tom Gretton 151 lbs 100/30 - Visibility reduced by fog - took keen hold - didn't always jump with fluency - soon towards rear - detached when mistake 10th - never dangerous (jockey said gelding made a couple of jumping errors)(tchd 3/1 and tchd 7/2)
6th 2 Jikala (FR) 5 M AVG
Ned Fox (3)lbs
Venetia Williams 163 lbs 3/1F - Visibility reduced by fog - in rear - struggling before 4 out - never dangerous(op 9/2)
7th 8 Staar (IRE) 10 G Poor
Emma-Jane Bishop 148 lbs 20/1 - Visibility reduced by fog - in touch with leaders - weakened after 3 out - jumped slightly left and mistake 2 out (jockey said gelding jumped left-handed throughout)(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
PU 5 Outback Frontiers (IRE) 8 G Poor
John O'Shea 153 lbs 18/1 - Visibility reduced by fog - in touch with leaders - not fluent 8th - weakened after 4 out - pulled up approaching last(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
PU 9 Can't Buy Time (IRE) 6 G Poor
Cynthia Woods 143 lbs 11/1 - Visibility reduced by fog - led - headed but prominent just before 6th - not fluent 8th - weakened quickly after 11th - pulled up after 4 out(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)