2:20 Bangor-on-Dee 28 Feb 2024
John Hewitt Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase
(Class 5) (2m1f77yds) 2m1½f Heavy 11 fences 1 omitted
1st
£4,285.40 2nd
£2,004.60 3rd
£1,032.60 4th
£547
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 | 101 t1 | 76 | 45 | 86 | – | ||||
| b g Blue Bresil (FR) - Cent Prime (Hernando) | ||||||||||
| In touch with leaders early, jumped right and not fluent 1st, dropped to rear 3rd, hampered by faller 5th, steady headway after 7th, pushed along 3 out, pressed leaders on outer 2 out, ridden to lead approaching last, pecked on landing last, kept on well (op 11/4) | ||||||||||
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9 | 120 t | 100 | 68 | 107 | – | ||||
| b g Milan - Skipping Along (IRE) (Anshan) | ||||||||||
| Chased clear leader, pressed leader 3 out, pushed along and led narrowly 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on run-in, outpaced final 110yds, rallied towards finish (op 11/1 tchd 12/1) | ||||||||||
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7 | 116 p1 | 95 | 55 | 100 | – | ||||
| ch g Spanish Moon (USA) - Perle Du Mesnil (FR) (Villez) | ||||||||||
| Led, 6 lengths ahead 2nd, went further clear 3rd, not fluent and pushed along briefly 4th, pushed along 7th, much reduced lead when mistake and nearly lost jockey 8th, jumped right 3 out, headed 2 out, weakened approaching last (op 15/2 tchd 7/1) | ||||||||||
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7 |
102
3
t
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74 | – | 34 | – | ||||
| b g Westerner - She's All Talk (IRE) (Zagreb) | ||||||||||
| Towards rear, some headway 7th, outpaced after 3 out, lost touch and weakened 2 out, tailed off (op 28/1) | ||||||||||
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6 | 119 | 95 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Ocovango - Sligo Publican (IRE) (Beneficial) | ||||||||||
| Midfield, dropped to last 5th, slow jump 6th, soon eased and pulled up (vet said gelding bled from the nose) (op 66/1) | ||||||||||
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6 |
1012
7
h
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84 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Blue Bresil (FR) - Sainte Fortuna (FR) (Zero Problemo) | ||||||||||
| Held up in last, not fluent 2nd, some headway 5th, hampered by loose horse on turn after 6th, outpaced after 3 out, struggling 2 out, eased and pulled up approaching last (trainer's rep said, regarding the poor form shown, that race may have come too soon for gelding having raced 7 days prior at Ffos Las) (op Evens) | ||||||||||
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10 | 102 p | 77 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Bitooh (Diktat) | ||||||||||
| Midfield, overjumped and unseated 5th (op 11/2) | ||||||||||
- 7 ran Off time: 2:21:20 Winning time: 4m 59.05s (slow by 57.05s) Total SP: 114%
- Non-runners: Robins Field (vet's certificate), Shady B (vet's certificate)
- 1st owner: Thomas Fearn (Yellow Jacket) 1st breeder: Fawley House Stud
- 2nd owner: N Hartley (Malpas)
- 3rd owner: Cottrell, Conway & Cottrell (Happy Du Mesnil)
- Tote win: £4.34 PL: £2 £3.20 Ex: £19.50 CSF: £30.86 Tricast: £220.43 Trifecta: £75.60
