Eastwell Manor Novices' Handicap Chase 2m
- (4yo+, 2m, Class 5, 9 runners)
- Winner £1,916 2nd £559 3rd £279
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places; Chase: Good)
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 3m 58.80s
- Off time: 14:11:54
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 Free Speech | Jim Best | 8 | 11-7 bt | A P McCoy | 8/13f | |
| SP 8/13f Agressively ridden, made all, pressed when left clear 2 out, driven out opened 4/6 £500-£600 £800-£1100(x2) £400-£550(x5) £400-£600(x9) £200-£300 | |||||||
| 2nd | 5 | 4 Sawago (FR) | G L Moore | 5 | 11-9 p | N Fehily | 5/1 |
| SP 5/1 Tracked leaders on inside, ridden after 3 out, slightly hampered 2 out, soon went into 2nd, no impression on winner, stayed on same pace opened 8/1 | |||||||
| 3rd | 2 | 8 Knock Boy (IRE) | Mrs L C Jewell | 9 | 10-3 p | Charlie Studd (3) | 7/1 |
| SP 7/1 Tracked leaders, went close 2nd and still not ridden when bad mistake 2 out, soon demoted to 3rd and beaten, stayed on same pace opened 15/2 | |||||||
| 4th | 12 | 2 Zen Factor | J G Portman | 6 | 11-11 | Hadden Frost | 16/1 |
| SP 16/1 Mostly tracked winner, jumped left and not fluent 1st, not fluent next, ridden after 3 out, 4th before 2 out, weakened approaching last opened 20/1 touched 14/1 | |||||||
| 5th | 3½ | 6 Whitcombe Spirit | Jamie Poulton | 6 | 10-13 | Matthew Batchelor | 28/1 |
| SP 28/1 Held up in rear, mistake 4th, not fluent 6th, not on terms and ridden in 6th after 3 out, never dangerous | |||||||
| 6th | 34 | 3 Billion Dollar Kid | Miss J S Davis | 6 | 11-10 t | R Johnson | 20/1 |
| SP 20/1 Held up in rear, not fluent 1st or 6th, headway next, mistake 8th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off | |||||||
| 7th | 3 | 9 My Faithful Annie (IRE) | A Middleton | 10 | 10-1 t | C Poste | 16/1 |
| SP 16/1 Prominent, chased winner 6th until jumped slowly next, soon lost place, tailed off | |||||||
| 8th | 6 | 1 Goat Castle (IRE) | N A Twiston-Davies | 7 | 11-12 t | S Twiston-Davies | 12/1 |
| SP 12/1 Held up, closed after 6th, ridden after next, mistake and weakened 4 out, tailed off opened 14/1 | |||||||
| 9th | 22 | 7 Big Bertie (IRE) | Miss A M Newton-Smith | 7 | 10-11 | A Thornton | 14/1 |
| SP 14/1 Mid-division, hit 1st, bad mistake 4th, behind 6th, tailed off opened 16/1 | |||||||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £1.60 Tote Place £1.10 £1.80 £2.10 Straight Forecast £5.50 Exacta £6.90 Swingers 1&2 £1.90, 2&3 £3.20, 1&3 £2.60
Placepot £5.40, Pool: £63424.4, 8538.9 winning tickets
Quadpot £2.20, Pool: £5424.15, 1766.6 winning tickets