Cartmel

Molson Coors Veterans' Handicap Chase

Distance: 3m5f80y
Going: Good
Prize: £7,737
Runners: 7
Winning time: 7m 37.61s (slow by 19.61s)
Age: 10yo+
Class: Class 3
1
J:Richie McLernon T:Ben Haslam
Age:11 Weight:12st 0lbs
OR:129 SP:7/4F
Prominent - not fluent 14th - going best home turn - no extra inside final furlong - finished 2nd - placed 1st(op 5/2)
2 10
J:Sean Bowen T:Mickey Bowen
Age:11 Weight:11st 4lbs
OR:119 SP:7/1
In touch with leaders - not fluent 14th - soon lost ground - headway before omitted 4 out - weakened home turn - finished 3rd - placed 2nd(op 10/3)
3 hd 12¾
J:Connor Brace T:John & Rhys Flint
Age:12 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:117 SP:13/2
Led narrowly - headed then prominent after 2nd - led again 5th - not fluent 6th - headed 2 out - weakened home turn - finished 4th - placed 3rd(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)
4 ½ 13¼
J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams
Age:10 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:117 SP:9/1
Held up in rear - dropped to last after 4th - not fluent 10th - hampered before 11th - detached after 12th - some headway after last - never dangerous - finished 5th - placed 4th(op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 10/1)
5 63 76¼
J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King
Age:11 Weight:11st 0lbs
OR:115 SP:9/1
In touch with leaders - not fluent 9th - lost ground before 15th - weakened approaching last - tailed off - finished 6th - placed 5th(op 12/1)
DSQ
J:James Best T:Seamus Mullins
Age:11 Weight:12st 0lbs
OR:129 SP:9/1
Pressed leader - led after 2nd - prominent from 5th - outpaced before omitted 4 out - rallied and led again 2 out - ridden and kept on well inside final furlong - disqualified - lost weight cloth on final circuit(tchd 17/2 and tchd 10/1)
PU
J:Shane Fenelon(5) T:Mickey Bowen
Age:10 Weight:10st 3lbs
OR:104 SP:100/30
Held up in rear - looked to go wrong and pulled up quickly before 11th(op 3/1 tchd 11/4)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £2.75
Tote place: £1.60 £3
Exacta: £15.40
Trifecta: £143
CSF: £14.74