Betfred Becher Handicap Chase (Listed) (National Course) 3m 2f
- (5yo+, 3m 2f, Class 1, 14 runners)
- Winner £56,270 2nd £21,200 3rd £10,610 4th £5,300 5th £2,660 6th £1,330 7th £660 8th £340
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 7m 15.40s
- Off time: 14:10:19
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 West End Rocker (IRE) | A King | 9 | 10-10 | W Hutchinson | 10/1 | |
| SP 10/1 Held up towards rear, headway 10th, went 2nd 17th, led 3 out, clear last, stayed on well £5000-£500 | |||||||
| 2nd | 22 | 3 Niche Market (IRE) | P F Nicholls | 10 | 11-5 | Harry Skelton | 9/1 |
| SP 9/1 Mid-division on outside, mistake 1st, left 5th 13th (bechers brook), chased winner 3 out, no impression last, weakened flat | |||||||
| 3rd | 32 | 15 Ballyvesey (IRE) | P Bowen | 6 | 10-0 v | B Hughes | 20/1 |
| SP 20/1 Prominent early, chased leaders, lost place 10th, well held after, plugged on to take remote 3rd close home opened 16/1 | |||||||
| 4th | 1¼ | 5 Always Waining (IRE) | P Bowen | 10 | 10-13 p | T J O'Brien | 12/1 |
| SP 12/1 Tracked leaders, mistake and lost place 8th, not fluent next, hit 10th, stayed on after 3 out, went 3rd approaching last, no impression and soon weakened, demoted to 4th close home opened 9/1 | |||||||
| 5th | 3¾ | 2 Rare Bob (IRE) | D T Hughes | 9 | 11-10 p | P J Brennan | 17/2 |
| SP 17/2 Tracked leaders, not fluent 11th, left 2nd 15th (canal turn) until 17th, weakened 2 out, lost 3rd approaching last opened 8/1 | |||||||
| 6th | 1½ | 13 Another Palm (IRE) | N Meade | 6 | 10-0 b | P Carberry | 5/1f |
| SP 5/1f Chased leaders, not much room when mistake 1st, lost place 3rd, behind 8th opened 7/1 | |||||||
| PU | 11 Max Bygraves | K C Bailey | 8 | 10-6 | J M Maguire | 16/1 | |
| SP 16/1 In rear, behind 6th (the chair), pulled up before next opened 25/1 touched 18/1 | |||||||
| PU | 9 Nicto De Beauchene (FR) | V R A Dartnall | 10 | 10-7 b | A Glassonbury | 8/1 | |
| SP 8/1 Prominent, hit 10th, left in lead 15th (canal turn), headed when hit 3 out, weakened before next where mistake, pulled up before last opened 9/1 touched 17/2 | |||||||
| PU | 14 Pak Jack (FR) | R T Phillips | 11 | 10-0 p1 | Matthew Batchelor | 33/1 | |
| SP 33/1 Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out opened 28/1 | |||||||
| PU | 4 Swing Bill (FR) | D Pipe | 10 | 11-0 | T J Murphy | 15/2 | |
| SP 15/2 Held up in rear, not fluent 10th, hampered 11th, mistake 13th (bechers brook), 7th and ridden 4 out, no impression, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out opened 9/1 | |||||||
| F | 10 Abbeybraney (IRE) | N G Richards | 10 | 10-7 | Aidan Coleman | 12/1 | |
| SP 12/1 Tracked leaders, mistakes 1st and mistake 7th (water), hit 9th, 6th when fell 13th (bechers brook) opened 14/1 | |||||||
| F | 7 Merchent Paddy (IRE) | C Byrnes | 10 | 10-9 | P T Enright | 33/1 | |
| SP 33/1 Mid-division, 6th when fell 11th opened 28/1 | |||||||
| F | 12 Shalimar Fromentro (FR) | Nick Williams | 5 | 10-3 | J Reveley | 8/1 | |
| SP 8/1 Tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, 4th when fell 13th (bechers brook) opened 10/1 | |||||||
| UR | 8 Hello Bud (IRE) | N A Twiston-Davies | 13 | 10-9 t | S Twiston-Davies | 9/1 | |
| SP 9/1 Made most until hit 15th (canat turn) and unseated rider opened 8/1 | |||||||
| NR | 1 Mad Max (IRE) | N P Mulholland | 9 | 11-12 | R McGrath | ||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £11.80 Tote Place £3.80 £3.20 £7.40 Straight Forecast £97.10 Exacta £114.90 Trifecta £3,282.90 Swingers 1&2 £24.60, 2&3 £73.00, 1&3 £105.40
Placepot £343.00, Pool: £91403.4, 194.5 winning tickets
Quadpot £135.60, Pool: £5904.39, 32.2 winning tickets