Groby Novices' Handicap Chase 2m
- (5yo+, 2m, Class 4, 9 runners)
- Winner £2,602 2nd £764 3rd £382 4th £191
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 4m 4.40s
- Off time: 14:30:28
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 Anquetta (IRE) | N J Henderson | 7 | 11-12 | D Bass (5) | 5/1 | |
| SP 5/1 Tracked leaders, blundered 6th, challenging when not fluent 4 out, soon led, ridden after 2 out, swished tail and edged left flat, stayed on | |||||||
| 2nd | 2¾ | 11 Bedarra Boy | D W P Arbuthnot | 5 | 10-7 | D A Jacob | 11/2 |
| SP 11/2 Held up in rear, headway 6th, went 2nd after 4 out, challenged next, ridden, switched right and unable to quicken flat opened 5/1 touched 6/1 | |||||||
| 3rd | 8 | 3 Red Rouble (IRE) | N A Twiston-Davies | 6 | 11-9 | P J Brennan | 2/1f |
| SP 2/1f Mid-division, bumped 1st, headway 6th, ridden after 8th, went 4th 3 out, no impression on front pair opened 9/4 £2500-£1000 £1000-£400(x10) £500-£200 £900-£400(x5) £800-£400 | |||||||
| 4th | 16 | 7 Iona Days (IRE) | Miss H C Knight | 6 | 11-2 | Hadden Frost | 6/1 |
| SP 6/1 Prominent, every chance 4 out, soon ridden, weakened after 2 out opened 15/2 | |||||||
| 5th | ¾ | 10 Yes Man (IRE) | P Bowen | 6 | 10-8 v1 | Donal Devereux (3) | 16/1 |
| SP 16/1 Pulled hard, jumped left 1st, soon prominent, led 4th, pecked 5th, headed after 4 out, hit 3 out, soon weakened opened 14/1 | |||||||
| 6th | 2 | 5 Marc Aurele (IRE) | M F Harris | 6 | 11-5 t | Jimmy Derham (3) | 10/1 |
| SP 10/1 Held up towards rear on outside, behind 7th, headway approaching 4 out, no impression, soon weakened opened 11/1 touched 9/1 | |||||||
| 7th | 18 | 1 Llama Farmer | P R Webber | 6 | 11-12 p1 | D Elsworth | 8/1 |
| SP 8/1 Prominent, lost place 5th, weakened approaching 8th, tailed off opened 10/1 | |||||||
| 8th | 23 | 4 Another Trump (NZ) | Jonjo O'Neill | 7 | 11-6 | A P McCoy | 12/1 |
| SP 12/1 Held up in rear, jumped slowly and behind from 4th, tailed off | |||||||
| 9th | 7 | 6 Shalamiyr (FR) | P J Hobbs | 6 | 11-5 | R P Flint | 33/1 |
| SP 33/1 Led until 4th, reminders after 7th, weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off opened 25/1 | |||||||
| NR | 8 Colonel Arthur (IRE) | Mrs S Leech | 10 | 11-1 | J W Farrelly | ||
| NR | 9 The Darling Boy | T R George | 6 | 10-13 | Peter Toole (3) | ||
| NR | 12 Roc De Guye (FR) | H J Evans | 6 | 10-3 | Robert Kirk (7) | ||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £3.90 Tote Place £1.20 £1.40 £1.70 Straight Forecast £33.36 Exacta £25.80 Swingers 1&2 £7.60, 2&3 £3.90, 1&3 £1.90
Placepot £135.60, Pool: £68761.52, 370.01 winning tickets
Quadpot £13.00, Pool: £6161.77, 348.14 winning tickets