23 Apr 2017 14:50 Wincanton
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,996); Distance: 2m 4f 35y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places, Watered).
Fortress Home Insurance Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Meldrum Lad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
F00511 / 11 |
Flat (599), Jump (12) |
C O'Farrell | S Durack Mrs Pauline Southerington |
13/8 | |
| raced keenly, held up in 4th place until good jump tracking clear leader 4th until mistake 12th, closing 2nd again 4 out, led before next, clear from 2 out, easily | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| 10 L |
Innocent Girl (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 9) |
1U2112 / 9 |
Jump (18) | Kieron Edgar | H Fry Coral Champions… |
7/2 | |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, hit 4th, went 2nd 12th until pecked 4 out, 2nd again 3 out, held when hit next, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 4½ L |
Orbasa (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
2-P8232 / 7 |
Flat (970), Jump (8) |
Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Ditcheat Thoroughbreds… |
5/4 | |
| tended to jump left, led and soon clear until jumped slowly and reminder 5th, clear again before 10th, slowed badly and mistake 4 out, headed before next, lost 2nd 3 out, ridden and weakened before next | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 41 L |
Ashcott Boy (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) |
12F886 / 9 |
Flat (1229), Jump (162) |
David Noonan | N P Mulholland Mr John Hobbs |
12/1 | |
| tracked clear leader until dropped to rear 4th, outpaced 7th, not fluent next and reminder, struggling when reminder again before 12th, tailed off, jumped left final 3 | ||||||||||