Full Result 2.05 Leicester | 13 December 2023

William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap Chase

(Class 5) (0-105, 4yo+) (2m6f151yds) 2m6½f Heavy 18 fences

1st £3,749.72 2nd £1,754.02 3rd £903.53 4th £478.63

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Val Dancer (IRE) 2/1F Charlie Deutsch Mel Rowley	Charlie Deutsch Mel Rowley	6	120 p¹	104	99	119	–
b g Valirann (FR) - Katies Dancer (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
Pressed leader, prominent 8th, joined leaders 13th, led 4 out, faced challenge 3 out, soon clear with one other, pushed along and went clear before last, stayed on (op 5/2)

2 16	2. Royal Mer (FR) 3/1 Jack Tudor David Pipe	Jack Tudor David Pipe	5	118 t	98	78	93	–
gr g Montmartre (FR) - Princesse Pauline (FR) (Mansonnien)
Held up in rear, steady headway and in touch with leaders before 5th, pressed winner 3 out, soon went clear with winner, lost ground before last, weakened run-in (tchd 10/3)

3 3¾ [19¾]	4. Justshortofabubble 7/2 Ben Jones Grace Harris	Ben Jones Grace Harris	6	114 tp	94	70	86	–
b g Midnight Legend - Auld Fyffee (IRE) (Haatef)
Raced in last, steady headway before 4 out, went third 2 out, weakening when not fluent last (op 3/1 tchd 11/4)

4 ½ [20¼]	6. Bignorm (IRE) 8/1 James Best Rosemary Gasson	James Best Rosemary Gasson	11	102 6 p	78	53	70	–
b g Mahler - Merry Heart (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
Didn't always jump with fluency, prominent, joined leader 8th, weakened before 2 out (op 9/1 tchd 15/2)

PU	3. File Illico (FR) 5/1 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	8	115 p	95	–	–	–
b g Cokoriko (FR) - Noryane (FR) (Dom Alco)
Led, joined 8th, headed 4 out, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before last (op 11/2 tchd 6/1)

PU	5. Moon Eagle (IRE) 40/1 Lee Edwards Tom Gretton	Lee Edwards Tom Gretton	6	1012 tp	88	–	–	–
b m Free Eagle (IRE) - Behrama (IRE) (Desert Style)
Didn't always jump with fluency, towards rear, mistake and lost ground 12th, weakened before 14th, tailed off when pulled up after 2 out (op 16/1 tchd 14/1)

6 ran Off time: 2:06:23 Winning time: 6m 21.34s (slow by 41.34s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: The Val Dancers (Val Dancer) 1st breeder: Charles Persse
2nd owner: Samuel Sutton (Royal Mer)
3rd owner: Michelle Harris & Deberah Lawton (Justshortofabubble)
Tote win: £3 PL: £1.60 £1.80 Ex: £8.90 CSF: £8.48 Trifecta: £23.50

2:05 Leicester 13 Dec 2023

William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap Chase