Leicester

My True Love Gave To Me Novices' Handicap Chase

Distance: 2m4f25y
Going: Soft
Prize: £4,753
Runners: 9
Winning time: 5m 40.27s (slow by 42.27s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 5
1
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 6lbs
OR: 86
SP: 5/1
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)
2
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 5lbs
OR: 85
SP: 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)
3 1
Age: 10
Weight: 10st 10lbs
OR: 76
SP: 25/1
Visibility reduced by fog - towards rear - steady headway after 11th - stayed on and went third run-in(op 16/1)
4 2
Age: 8
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 94
SP: 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)
5 12 17¼
Age: 5
Weight: 10st 11lbs
OR: 77
SP: 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)
6 18¾
Age: 5
Weight: 11st 12lbs
OR: 92
SP: 3/1F
Visibility reduced by fog - in rear - struggling before 4 out - never dangerous(op 9/2)
7 25 43¾
Age: 10
Weight: 10st 8lbs
OR: 74
SP: 20/1
Visibility reduced by fog - in touch with leaders - weakened after 3 out - jumped slightly left and mistake 2 out (jumped left-handed throughout)(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
PU
Age: 8
Weight: 10st 13lbs
OR: 79
SP: 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
Age: 5
Weight: 10st 6lbs
OR: 72
SP: 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)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £6.20
Tote place: £1.90 £1.50 £3.70
Exacta: £30.10
Trifecta: £387.30
Tricast: £377.27
CSF: £21.93