19 Feb 2023 14:00 Newbury
Winner: £23,000 (Penalty: £12,526); Distance: 2m 92y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Stewart Wright Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Mortlach (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 9) |
222332 / 9 |
Jump (48) | P J Brennan | F O'Brien Richard D A Hames… |
11/10 | |
| led until hit 1st and headed, led again after 3rd until 5th, not fluent 7th, challenged 5 out, led narrowly next, going best from 2 out, stayed on and well on top at the elbow | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 4¾ L |
Fast Buck (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 8) |
3-54912 / 10 |
Flat (1964), Jump (15) |
David Noonan | Mrs J Williams Knightriders Iii |
6/5 | |
| led 1st until after 3rd, led again 5th, joined 5 out, narrowly headed next, held when ridden between last two, no extra from the elbow | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| 3¼ L |
Tap Tap Boom (GB) (colt, roan, 11 2) |
75-11U6 / 10 |
Flat (1703), Jump (6) |
Jay Tidball | A Ralph Mr J A Swinbank |
11/2 | |
| off the pace in rear, never on terms | ||||||||||