Sidney Phillips Novices' Handicap Chase 2m 4f

  • (5yo+, 2m 4f, Class 5, 9 runners)
  • Winner £2,599 2nd £763 3rd £382 4th £191
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
  • Winning time: 5m 10.30s
  • Off time: 13:40:46
Sky Bet

Cross Card - B J Geraghty (Ludlow) and P Hanagan (Wolverhampton) both to ride Doubles - 17/2

Full Result

13:40 Ludlow
Pos Dist Horse Trainer Age Weight Jockey SP
1st 8 Esteem P D Evans 9 10-0 Peter Hatton (7) 9/4j
SP 9/4j Held up, mistake 1st, not fluent next, jumped left and bumped 4th, steady headway from 6th, led 4 out, drew clear from next opened 3/1 touched 85/40
2nd 5 7 Laughing Game Miss L Hurley 8 10-0 Peter Carberry (5) 33/1
SP 33/1 Took keen hold, mistakes, chased leader until after 4th, prominent, ridden 13th, stayed on same pace from 3 out, went 2nd post, no impression on winner opened 25/1
3rd hd 3 Top Benefit (IRE) K C Bailey 10 11-7 J M Maguire 9/2
SP 9/2 Led, mistake 11th, headed next, led again after 13th, headed 4 out, stayed on same pace, lost 2nd post opened 7/2
4th 1¼ 1 Oscar Close (IRE) George Baker 7 12-5 Trevor Whelan (7) 9/4j
SP 9/4j Held up, bumped 4th, headway 11th, ridden after next, went 3rd 2 out, no impression, slightly short of room and demoted to 4th flat opened 11/4
5th 9 2 Civil Servant N A Twiston-Davies 7 11-10 b William Twiston-Davies (7) 8/1
SP 8/1 Prominent, went 2nd after 4th, mistake next, led 12th, headed after next, mistake 3 out, no extra last opened 7/1
6th 74 9 Finnegans Rainbow M C Chapman 10 10-0 Miss Alice Mills (7) 125/1
SP 125/1 Chased leaders until 3rd, behind 10th, tailed off opened 100/1
PU 4 Diamond Twister (USA) Mrs L Williamson 6 11-2 p1 Harry Challoner (7) 80/1
SP 80/1 Chased leaders until 10th, blundered 12th, pulled up before 4 out opened 66/1
PU 5 Salut Honore (FR) A M Hales 6 10-12 S P Jones 8/1
SP 8/1 Held up, hit 5th, not fluent 6th or next, headway 10th, hit 13th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
PU 6 This Way (IRE) B Ryall 10 10-7 t Matt Griffiths (5) 22/1
SP 22/1 Took keen hold in touch on outside, awkward 1st, not fluent 4th, 5th or 7th, bad mistake 9th (water), soon pulled up opened 20/1 touched 25/1

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win £3.90 Tote Place £1.10 £14.10 £1.90 Straight Forecast £62.42 Exacta £64.30 Swingers 1&2 £0.00, 2&3 £17.70, 1&3 £3.10

Placepot £79.20, Pool: £50860.91, 468.52 winning tickets
Quadpot £8.70, Pool: £4191.03, 352.5 winning tickets