Fakenham

Aldiss Handicap Chase

Distance: 3m38y
Going: Good
Prize: £4,489
Runners: 6
Winning time: 6m 28.54s (slow by 24.54s)
Age: 5yo+
Class: Class 5
1
Age: 9
Weight: 11st 4lbs
OR: 85
SP: 9/4F
Travelled strongly - made all - shaken up after 2 out - good jump last - ridden and kept on run-in(tchd 85/40)
2
Age: 10
Weight: 11st 11lbs
OR: 92
SP: 5/1
Prominent - not fluent 12th - pressed leader 14th - hit 4 out - mistake last - no extra run-in(op 11/2 tchd 9/2)
3 28 30¾
Age: 6
Weight: 10st 9lbs
OR: 76
SP: 7/1
Held up in rear - stumbled on landing 3 out - soon some headway - went modest third on turn before last - no impression(op 11/2)
4 40¼
Age: 9
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 95
SP: 5/2
Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - hampered 2nd - headway before 14th - raced in third when outpaced after 3 out - weakened and lost third on turn before last(op 7/2)
5 15 55¼
Age: 12
Weight: 10st 2lbs
OR: 69
SP: 22/1
Jumped slightly right throughout - in touch with leaders - not fluent 13th - mistake 4 out - outpaced after 3 out - soon weakened(op 20/1 tchd 16/1)
PU
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 6lbs
OR: 87
SP: 9/2
In touch with leaders - mistake 14th - not fluent 4 out - dropped to last after 3 out - soon weakened then pulled up (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the tight nature of the track; vet had nothing to report)(op 3/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £3.25
Tote place: £1.60 £2.40
Exacta: £11.90
Trifecta: £78.20
CSF: £13.47