John Ratcliffe Retirement Handicap Chase 2m
- (5yo+, 2m, Class 3, 9 runners)
- Winner £6,498 2nd £1,908 3rd £954 4th £477
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 4m 0.95s
- Off time: 14:20:25
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 Olympian Boy (IRE) | Mrs S Leech | 9 | 10-4 | Paul Moloney | 7/1 | |
| SP 7/1 Held up well in rear, steady headway, travelling well before 3 out, chased leaders on inside before next, went 2nd before last, quickened to lead flat, readily opened 9/1 | |||||||
| 2nd | 1¾ | 5 Sunny Ledgend | Andrew Martin | 8 | 11-7 | Mr J Martin (7) | 7/2j |
| SP 7/2j Chased leader until 4th, chased leaders, went 2nd again next, led 2 out, headed and stayed on same pace flat opened 11/2 | |||||||
| 3rd | 9 | 2 Takeroc (FR) | C Gordon | 10 | 11-11 t | Tom Cannon (3) | 14/1 |
| SP 14/1 Led, pressed from 4 out, ridden and joined next, headed 2 out, no impression when lost 2nd before last, stayed on same pace flat opened 16/1 | |||||||
| 4th | 7 | 4 Nozic (FR) | Miss Z C Davison | 12 | 11-10 bt | Gemma Gracey-davison (5) | 6/1 |
| SP 6/1 Held up in last trio, steady headway 8th, chasing leaders when hit 4 out, went 3rd and pressed leaders 3 out, no extra next opened 11/2 touched 7/1 £2000-£300(x4) | |||||||
| 5th | 8 | 6 Lord Singer (FR) | G L Moore | 8 | 11-4 | J E Moore | 7/2j |
| SP 7/2j Held up in last trio, slow and ridden 3rd, headway to get in behind leaders next, not fluent 6th, ridden before 3 out, weakened before next opened 3/1 £3600-£1200 | |||||||
| 6th | 8 | 8 Christopher Wren (USA) | N J Gifford | 6 | 10-11 | A P McCoy | 7/1 |
| SP 7/1 Headway to chase leaders 2nd, not fluent and slightly hampered by loose horse 3rd, went 2nd 4th until next, chased leaders, ridden before 3 out where mistake, soon beaten, blundered 2 out | |||||||
| PU | 1 Free World (FR) | Tim Vaughan | 9 | 11-12 ht | R J Killoran | 16/1 | |
| SP 16/1 Took keen hold, held up in last trio, blundered 4th, driven before 7th, soon weakened, well behind when pulled up before 3 out | |||||||
| UR | 7 Anay Turge (FR) | N J Hawke | 8 | 10-11 t | M J Quinlan (3) | 25/1 | |
| SP 25/1 Chasing leaders when blundered and unseated rider 7th (water) opened 40/1 | |||||||
| UR | 3 Keki Buku (FR) | P J Hobbs | 10 | 11-10 t | R Johnson | 5/1 | |
| SP 5/1 Held up in last pair, blundered and unseated rider 2nd opened 4/1 | |||||||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £10.50 Tote Place £2.20 £1.30 £4.20 Straight Forecast £33.12 Exacta £43.50 Trifecta £576.30 Swingers 1&2 £7.20, 2&3 £9.30, 1&3 £27.90
Placepot £438.20, Pool: £77830.12, 129.62 winning tickets
Quadpot £35.60, Pool: £6044.34, 125.33 winning tickets