Full Result 2.50 Wetherby | 29 February 2024

racingtv.com Handicap Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier)

(Class 4) (0-110, 5yo+) (3m45yds) 3m Soft 17 fences 2 omitted

1st £5,281 2nd £2,430 3rd £1,215 4th £608 5th £303

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Ali Star Bert 7/2 Jack Quinlan Shaun Harris	Jack Quinlan Shaun Harris	8	1112	102	93	108	–
b g Phoenix Reach (IRE) - Clumber Pursuits (Pastoral Pursuits)
In touch with leaders, pushed along and outpaced 2 out, rallied run-in, led towards finish (tchd 10/3 and tchd 18/5)

2 ¾	5. Le Grand Vert (FR) 7/2 Conor O'Farrell Micky Hammond	Conor O'Farrell Micky Hammond	8	108 tv¹	84	74	90	–
b g Great Pretender (IRE) - Eliga (FR) (Turgeon)
Didn't always jump with fluency, prominent, pushed along to lead last, headed towards finish (op 5/1)

3 5 [5¾]	7. Sigurd (GER) 9/1 Brian Hughes Joanne Foster	Brian Hughes Joanne Foster	12	104 tb	80	66	81	–
ch g Sholokhov (IRE) - Sky News (GER) (Highest Honor)
Led narrowly or disputed lead, headed 4 out, soon outpaced, rallied and went third towards finish (op 10/1 tchd 11/1)

4 shd [5¾]	6. Coolmoyne 3/1F John Kington Simon Waugh	John Kington Simon Waugh	8	105	81	67	81	–
ch g Ocovango - High Life (Kayf Tara)
Disputed lead, led 4 out, headed last, weakened inside final 110yds, lost third final strides (tchd 16/5)

5 19 [24¾]	4. Eveque (FR) 100/30 Ross Chapman Jane Walton	Ross Chapman Jane Walton	10	109	85	53	66	–
ch g Kotky Bleu (FR) - Gloria IV (FR) (Video Rock)
Raced in last, lost ground 11th, weakened before 4 out (trained said gelding was unsuited by the soft, heavy in places ground on this occasion, which in her opinion was riding tacky) (op 3/1)

RR	3. Da Vinci Hand (IRE) 9/1 Sean Quinlan Joanne Foster	Sean Quinlan Joanne Foster	9	1011 htp¹	87	–	–	–
b g Champs Elysees - Thousandkissesdeep (IRE) (Night Shift)
Refused to race (op 6/1)

6 ran Off time: 2:52:17 Winning time: 6m 53.98s (slow by 49.98s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Dragonfruit (self certificate)
1st owner: S A Harris (Ali Star Bert) 1st breeder: Wilf Hobson
2nd owner: Richard Howard & Ben Howard (Le Grand Vert)
3rd owner: Mrs E A Verity (Sigurd)
Tote win: £4.50 PL: £2 £2.10 Ex: £18.40 CSF: £16.36 Trifecta: £92.70

The last steeplechase fence in the back straight were omitted in the two chases.

2:50 Wetherby 29 Feb 2024

racingtv.com Handicap Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier)