Full Result 3.30 Huntingdon | 13 January 2023

Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Chase

(Class 5) (0-105, 5yo+) (2m7f129yds) 2m7½f Good To Soft 19 fences

1st £4,436.04 2nd £2,041.20 3rd £1,020.60 4th £510.72 5th £254.52

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Smoking Pigeon 4/1 Connor Brace Fergal O'Brien	Connor Brace Fergal O'Brien	9	1110 t	101	101	111	–
b g Midnight Legend - Velvet Dove (Rakaposhi King)
Jumped right on occasions, led narrowly or disputed lead, slow jump 4th, not fluent 7th, reminder after 4 out, ridden when faced challenge before 2 out, jumped right 2 out, jumped badly right last, went clear run-in (op 18/5 tchd 9/2)

2 5	2. Dan's Chosen (IRE) 9/2 Sean Houlihan Philip Hobbs	Sean Houlihan Philip Hobbs	8	1113	104	100	107	–
b g Well Chosen - Miss Audacious (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Midfield, in touch with leaders 10th, left in second 3 out, ridden before 2 out, no extra run-in (tchd 5/1)

3 6 [11]	7. Leskinfere (IRE) 33/1 Ben Poste John Cornwall	Ben Poste John Cornwall	10	102 4 p	79	70	78	–
b g Darsi (FR) - Taipans Girl (IRE) (Taipan)
Towards rear, not fluent 6th, ridden when slightly hampered 3 out, stayed on from 2 out (op 25/1)

4 2¼ [13¼]	5. T'Araison (FR) 11/4F Jamie Brace ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	Jamie Brace ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	6	103	87	76	83	–
b g Buck's Boum (FR) - Al Gane (FR) (Dom Alco)
Ran in snatches, in rear, pushed along 10th, ridden 4 out, soon minor headway, never dangerous (op 18/5 tchd 5/2)

5 3½ [16¾]	6. Alright Chief (IRE) 10/1 Charlie Todd Sam Allwood	Charlie Todd Sam Allwood	11	1010 t	87	72	80	–
bb g Daylami (IRE) - Lee Valley Native (IRE) (Be My Native)
Towards rear, brief headway when not fluent 12th, not fluent 5 out, ridden when slightly hampered and left in third 3 out, weakened from 2 out (op 15/2 tchd 11/1)

F	1. Manintheshadows (IRE) 7/2 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	8	120 p	105	–	–	–
ch g Well Chosen - Grannys Kitchen (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Prominent, briefly disputed lead 4th, not fluent 9th, not fluent 11th, mistake and fell 3 out (op 10/3 tchd 18/5)

PU	8. Chain Smoker 28/1 Tabitha Worsley ³ Georgie Howell	Tabitha Worsley ³ Georgie Howell	10	913 10 b	79	–	–	–
ch g Shantou (USA) - Handmemy Moneydown (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Towards rear, not fluent 1st, midfield 2nd, jumped left when mistake 9th, dropped to rear 10th, pulled up before 13th (op 33/1)

PU	9. Godiva's Bay (IRE) 150/1 James Turner ⁷ Tracey Leeson	James Turner ⁷ Tracey Leeson	9	99 34	79	–	–	–
b g Tobougg (IRE) - Ivy Lane (IRE) (Be My Native)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, dropped to rear 7th, pulled up before 8th (jockey said gelding lost his action, so felt it prudent to pull up; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (tchd 125/1)

PU	4. Jigginstown King (IRE) 7/1 Ben Jones Oliver Signy	Ben Jones Oliver Signy	6	118 t	99	–	–	–
b g Lucky Speed (IRE) - Miss Baden (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Prominent, led narrowly or disputed lead from 4th, slow jump and lost position 12th, not fluent 13th, soon pulled up (op 15/2 tchd 8/1)

9 ran Off time: 3:30:19 Winning time: 6m 9.32s (slow by 20.32s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Kilkenny Racing Partnership (Smoking Pigeon) 1st breeder: Pauline Harkin
2nd owner: The Philip Hobbs Racing Partnership II (Dan's Chosen)
3rd owner: J R Cornwall (Leskinfere)
Tote win: £5.10 PL: £1.70 £1.70 £5.50 Ex: £24.30 CSF: £22.63 Tricast: £517.20 Trifecta: £331.80

3:30 Huntingdon 13 Jan 2023

Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Chase