2024-12-28 Leicester 12:45
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

3 Henry Box Brown

J:Ellis Collier(7) T:Evan Williams

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 2¼

4 Northern Reel

J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy

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 3¼

7 Thirsty Farmer

J:Harry Reed T:Richard Hawker

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 5¼

1 Knocknagappagh

J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds

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

6 Jumbo Veste Verte

J:Derek Fox T:Tom Gretton

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 1½ 18¾

2 Jikala

J:Ned Fox(3) T:Venetia Williams

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

8 Staar

J:James Best T:Emma-Jane Bishop

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)

5 Outback Frontiers

J:Adam Wedge T:John O'Shea

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)

9 Can't Buy Time

J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Cynthia Woods

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