Connolly's Red Mills Horsecare Novices' Handicap Chase 3m
- (5yo+, 3m, Class 4, 5 runners)
- Winner £3,054 2nd £897 3rd £448 4th £224
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 6m 43.50s
- Off time: 15:40:53
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 Pingaro De La Vire (FR) | G R I Smyly | 9 | 11-12 | Mr D Maxwell (7) | 9/4f | |
| SP 9/4f Jumped well, tracked leading pair, headway to join leaders 11th, 3rd from 13th, led 2 out, joined last, pushed along and always just doing enough flat opened 2/1 | |||||||
| 2nd | 1½ | 4 Musical Wedge | Miss C Dyson | 8 | 11-2 | Nick Scholfield | 3/1 |
| SP 3/1 Narrow lead, not fluent 5th, narrowly headed 9th, pressed leader, hit 3 out, lost 2nd on long run and ridden before 2 out, went 2nd again 2 out, upsides and every chance last, stayed on under pressure but always held flat opened 10/3 | |||||||
| 3rd | 10 | 6 Gemini Jim (IRE) | B G Powell | 7 | 10-4 v1 | A Tinkler | 7/2 |
| SP 7/2 Pressed leader, narrow lead 9th, ridden and headed 2 out, soon no extra in 3rd opened 9/2 | |||||||
| 4th | 47 | 5 Kilcascan | Mrs R Gasson | 8 | 10-8 | Miss Hannah Watson (7) | 5/1 |
| SP 5/1 Took keen hold, tracked leading trio, dropped to last at 11th, went modest 4th again before 3 out, tailed off when blundered next opened 11/2 | |||||||
| PU | 3 Somewhatinevitable (IRE) | P R Webber | 7 | 11-7 | S P Jones | 13/2 | |
| SP 13/2 Held up in rear, good headway 11th, went close 3rd next until before and blundered 13th, struggling before 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before next opened 5/1 | |||||||
| NR | 2 Minella Bliss (IRE) | Mrs N S Evans | 7 | 11-12 | Peter Hatton (7) | ||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £2.50 Tote Place £1.80 £1.70 Straight Forecast £9.10 Exacta £6.20
Placepot £115.40, Pool: £60754.94, 384.1 winning tickets
Quadpot £6.90, Pool: £5021.65, 536.04 winning tickets