Taunton

Sandals Resorts Handicap Chase

Distance: 2m2f40y
Going: Good
Prize: £5,968
Runners: 9
Winning time: 4m 48.04s (slow by 15.04s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 5
1
Age: 5
Weight: 11st 2lbs
OR: 85
SP: 11/8F
Held up in rear - not fluent 1st - bad mistake 9th - headway 4 out - challenging when left in lead 2 out - ran on well(tchd 5/4)
2 5
Age: 9
Weight: 11st 1lbs
OR: 84
SP: 11/1
Midfield - went fourth after 4 out - left in third 2 out - went second approaching last - kept on(op 12/1 tchd 9/1)
3
Age: 10
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 97
SP: 16/1
Midfield - headway when mistake 3 out - left in fourth 2 out - went third last - kept on(op 18/1)
4 14
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 9lbs
OR: 92
SP: 13/2
Led - headed when bad mistake 4th - led again 10th - headed 3 out - weakened approaching last - finished lame (vet reported gelding was lame on his left fore)(op 11/2 tchd 5/1 and tchd 7/1)
5 21½
Age: 6
Weight: 10st 9lbs
OR: 78
SP: 7/2
Held up in rear - headway 8th - outpaced after 4 out - no impression when not fluent 2 out(op 9/2)
6 ¾ 22¼
Age: 9
Weight: 11st 13lbs
OR: 96
SP: 50/1
Prominent - hit 3rd - hit 8th - weakened after 3 out(op 33/1 tchd 66/1)
7 13 35¼
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 2lbs
OR: 85
SP: 9/2
Didn't always jump with fluency - always behind (jockey said gelding made repeated jumping errors)(op 11/2 tchd 4/1)
UR
Age: 9
Weight: 10st 10lbs
OR: 79
SP: 22/1
Took keen hold - prominent - pressed leader 4 out - led 3 out - going best when mistake and unseated 2 out(op 14/1)
PU
Age: 7
Weight: 10st 10lbs
OR: 79
SP: 40/1
Raced in second - led after 4th - headed 10th - weakened after 4 out - pulled up before 3 out
NR
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 8lbs
OR: 91
SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £2.38
Tote place: £1.20 £2.40 £2.30
Exacta: £17
Trifecta: £100.60
Tricast: £179.90
CSF: £17.32