Newbury Races
Newbury
16:33
Howden Supporting West Berkshire Mencap Handicap Chase (For The Geoffrey Gilbey Trophy) (GBB Race)
Newbury
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50
Place: £2 £1.30
Exacta: £12.10
Trifecta: £55
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Rath Gaul Hill (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Samuel Drinkwater | 159 lbs | 9/2 | Won | Prominent - going best on inner before 3 out - soon pressed leaders - ridden and challenging run-in - led towards finish(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | The Famous Five (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Venetia Williams | 161 lbs | 5/4F | 0.3 | Prominent - not fluent and dropped to last 5 out - rallied 4 out - challenging when bit short of room and not fluent 3 out - soon switched right - led just after 2 out - soon faced challenge - kept on but headed towards finish | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Ballybreeze (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Samuel Drinkwater | 151 lbs | 10/1 | 8.5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - went second 6th - pressed leader 7th - briefly disputed lead 2 out - weakened last(op 11/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Mount Tempest (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Harry Atkins
(7)lbs
|
Dan Skelton | 161 lbs | 12/1 | 6.5 | Held up in rear - not fluent 7th - headway 5 out - weakened 2 out - went modest fourth run-in(op 9/1) | |
| 5th | 4 | Duhallow Tommy (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Toby Lawes | 156 lbs | 9/4 | 0.3 | Led - not fluent 3rd - faced challenges when mistake 3 out - headed just before 2 out - weakening when mistake last - soon lost fourth(tchd 5/2) |