Full Result 3.30 Leicester | 28 February 2023

Atherstone Handicap Chase

(Class 5) (0-100, 5yo+) (2m6f151yds) 2m6½f Good 18 fences

1st £3,696.70 2nd £1,701 3rd £850.50 4th £425.60 5th £212.10

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Big Changes 9/2 Lewis Dobb ⁷ L J Morgan	Lewis Dobb ⁷ L J Morgan	6	115 t	98	98	106	–
b g Kayf Tara - Harrys Whim (Sir Harry Lewis)
Towards rear, headway and prominent 4 out, pushed along and went second 3 out, led approaching last, ridden clear final 110yds (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that gelding preferred the quicker ground and that ground at Sedgefield last time rode tacky in her opinion) (op 7/2)

2 6	6. Cloudy Wednesday (IRE) 100/30 Lewis Stones ⁵ Caroline Fryer	Lewis Stones ⁵ Caroline Fryer	7	109 p	86	81	89	–
b g Cloudings (IRE) - Hansel Monday (IRE) (Beneficial)
Raced in second, led 3rd, pushed along 2 out, headed approaching last, no match for winner (tchd 3/1)

3 9 [15]	1. Rostello (FR) 12/1 Charlie Hammond Dr Richard Newland	Charlie Hammond Dr Richard Newland	8	121 tb¹	101	88	97	–
ch g Fuisse (FR) - Rose D'Ete (FR) (Saint Cyrien)
Jumped left throughout, raced wide, in rear, headway and in touch with leaders halfway, slow jump and outpaced 11th, ridden and struggling 4 out, rallied and went third run-in, no match for first two (op 17/2)

4 6 [21]	3. Keplerian 11/2 Connor Brace Fergal O'Brien	Connor Brace Fergal O'Brien	6	119 t¹	95	76	88	–
b g Telescope (IRE) - Countess Camilla (Bob's Return)
Didn't jump with fluency, led, headed and raced in second 3rd, ridden and lost second 3 out, weakening when not fluent last (tchd 5/1 and tchd 13/2)

5 13 [34]	4. C'est Quelqu'un (FR) 5/1 David Bass Sean Curran	David Bass Sean Curran	6	117 p	93	63	71	–
bl g Buck's Boum (FR) - Sangrilla (FR) (Sanglamore)
Prominent, ridden 4 out, weakened after 3 out (tchd 11/2)

PU	7. Guttural (IRE) 20/1 William Kennedy Phillippa Taylor	William Kennedy Phillippa Taylor	9	109 t	81	–	–	–
b g Gold Well - Our Fair Lady (IRE) (King's Theatre)
In rear, struggling from 9th, tailed off when pulled up 4 out (op 28/1 tchd 40/1)

PU	5. Also Known As (IRE) 11/4F Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	5	112 tb¹	94	–	–	–
b g Presenting - Jay Lo (IRE) (Glacial Storm)
Didn't jump with fluency, prominent, lost position 5th, rallied 8th, lost position 9th, mistake and pulled up 11th (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 3/1)

7 ran Off time: 3:31:11 Winning time: 5m 47.10s (slow by 7.10s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Miss Laura Morgan (Big Changes) 1st breeder: J R Wills
2nd owner: Caroline Fryer (Cloudy Wednesday)
3rd owner: Dr R D P Newland (Rostello)
Tote win: £5.50 PL: £2.70 £2.10 Ex: £21 CSF: £19.66 Trifecta: £97.80

3:30 Leicester 28 Feb 2023

Atherstone Handicap Chase