Murphy Group Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) 2m 5f
- (5yo+, 2m 5f, Class 1, 10 runners)
- Winner £22,804 2nd £8,556 3rd £4,284 4th £2,136 5th £1,072 6th £536
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 5m 23.90s
- Off time: 14:00:24
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 Wishfull Thinking | P J Hobbs | 8 | 11-3 t1 | R Johnson | 5/1f | |
| SP 5/1f Jumped well, chased leaders, went 2nd 10th, led 13th, in command from 2 out, stayed on strongly from last, driven out £2000-£360 £10000-£2000 £2500-£500(x2) £2000-£400 £1500-£300 | |||||||
| 2nd | 3½ | 5 Calgary Bay (IRE) | Miss H C Knight | 8 | 10-12 | H Frost | 11/2 |
| SP 11/2 Held up in touch, headway to 3rd at 11th, chased winner before 4 out, mistake and pecked next, driven before 2 out, soon held, kept on gamely for clear 2nd opened 7/1 | |||||||
| 3rd | 11 | 6 Bakbenscher | A King | 8 | 10-9 | R Thornton | 10/1 |
| SP 10/1 Held up last, blundered 3rd, steady headway 8th, 4th when blundered 3 out, went 3rd and no chance with leading duo when blundered badly last and great recovery from rider to stay in saddle | |||||||
| 4th | 16 | 7 The Sawyer (BEL) | R H Buckler | 11 | 10-8 | W Kennedy | 16/1 |
| SP 16/1 Chased leading pair until 6th, weakened 12th, tailed off £10000-£600 | |||||||
| 5th | 7 | 2 Little Josh (IRE) | N A Twiston-Davies | 9 | 11-10 | P J Brennan | 13/2 |
| SP 13/2 Led, headed 13th, chased leader until before next, stayed in 3rd until mistake and weakened 3 out, tailed off £6500-£1000 | |||||||
| 6th | 13 | 9 Buffalo Bob (IRE) | K C Bailey | 8 | 10-3 | S Quinlan | 5/1 |
| SP 5/1 Chased leader until 10th, weakening when mistake 4 out, tailed off opened 7/1 £2800-£400 | |||||||
| 7th | 16 | 3 Chapoturgeon (FR) | P F Nicholls | 7 | 11-5 | T J Murphy | 10/1 |
| SP 10/1 Held up in rear, raced awkwardly and got well behind from 6th, mistake next, headway 11th, modest 5th when blundered 3 out, weakened, tailed off £3000-£300 | |||||||
| 8th | 23 | 11 Drever Route (IRE) | J Howard Johnson | 8 | 10-0 | B Hughes | 10/1 |
| SP 10/1 Towards rear, no chance when blundered 3 out, pulled up soon after opened 9/1 £20000-£1600 | |||||||
| PU | 1 Noland | P F Nicholls | 10 | 11-12 | A P McCoy | 13/2 | |
| SP 13/2 Not fluent and never really travelled, in touch, lost place 6th, driven and mistake 10th, soon in rear, tailed off and pulled up opened 11/2 £6000-£1000 £5000-£800 | |||||||
| UR | 8 Atouchbetweenacara (IRE) | Miss V Williams | 10 | 10-6 | A Coleman | 14/1 | |
| SP 14/1 Towards rear when blundered badly and unseated rider 8th £5000-£300 £5000-£350 | |||||||
| NR | 10 Fine Parchment (IRE) | C J Mann | 8 | 10-0 | Peter Toole (3) | 20/1 | |
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £4.70 Tote Place £2.40 £2.30 £3.00 Straight Forecast £30.16 Exacta £35.70 Trifecta £294.00 Swingers 1&2 £6.00, 2&3 £14.10, 1&3 £5.30
Jackpot £48,362.50, Pool: £68116.26, 1.0 winning tickets
Placepot £268.60, Pool: £222021.02, 603.2 winning tickets
Quadpot £29.40, Pool: £16978.21, 426.47 winning tickets