Fakenham

Axe The Racing Tax Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Distance: 2m5f44y
Going: Good
Prize: £4,489
Runners: 5
Winning time: 5m 37.00s (slow by 23.00s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 4
1
Age: 11
Weight: 11st 3lbs
OR: 105
SP: 15/2
Made all - pushed along 4 out - not fluent 3 out - good jump 2 out - ridden and kept on well run-in - unchallenged(op 9/1 tchd 7/1)
2 10
Age: 9
Weight: 11st 8lbs
OR: 110
SP: 9/4F
Held up in rear - slow jump 7th - headway 12th - chased clear leader after 2 out - weakened run-in
3 13 23
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 2lbs
OR: 104
SP: 9/2
Pressed leader - prominent 3rd - mistake 4th - lost position 10th - dropped to last and not fluent 12th - left in remote third last (vet reported gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 4/1 tchd 5/1)
4 8 31
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 5lbs
OR: 107
SP: 5/2
Prominent - went second 10th - weakened quickly after 2 out(op 3/1)
REF
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 2lbs
OR: 104
SP: 9/2
Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 1st - outpaced when overjumped 3 out - kept on from 2 out - raced in third and no impression when refused last(op 3/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £8.50
Tote place: £2.20 £1.60
Exacta: £25
Trifecta: £63.80
CSF: £23.78