Horse Alert

15 Jan 2025 15:35 Newbury

Winner: £35,000 (Penalty: £19,932); Distance: 2m 7f 86y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.

Charlie Nugent Memorial Mares' Chase (Listed) (GBB Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Don't Rightly Know (GB) (mare, chestnut, 11 2)	23222-1 / 10	Jump (27)	H Cobden	P Gundry Mr J P Selby	2/1
		made most, disputed 1st, soon clearly led, went five lengths clear with one other rival 10th, much reduced lead 13th, travelling best when asserted 2 out, gained two lengths with efficient jump last, ridden out
2^nd	2	1¼ L	Apple Away (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 6)	2351-42 / 8	Jump (49)	D R Fox	Miss Lucinda V Russell Old Gold Racing…	11/4
		disputed 1st, soon raced in second, close up when went five lengths clear with leader 10th, bad mistake 11th, chased winner from 2 out, outpaced by winner after last, rallied when pressed for position run-in, kept on
3^rd	1	½ L	Fantastic Lady (FR) (mare, bay, 11 8)	5P61-42 / 10	Jump (17)	N de Boinville	N J Henderson Mr E R Hanbury	9/2
		raced in third throughout, closed on leaders 13th, ridden when challenging for second last, weakened when held by leading pair towards finish
4^th	5	11 L	Smiling Getaway (GB) (mare, chestnut, 11 2)	1130-15 / 8	Jump (34)	Sam Twiston-Davies	N A Twiston-Davies James & Jean Potter…	14/1
		held up last, slow jump and lost ground 8th, not fluent 9th, some headway 13th, pushed along 14th, chased leaders from 3 out, outpaced after 2 out, weakened run-in
5^th	4	33 L	Lady Balko (FR) (filly, bay, 11 2)	22-5111 / 6	Jump (25)	Jack Tudor	D Pipe Micro Managers	11/4
		raced in fourth, not fluent 9th, struggling when dropped to last 3 out, tailed off from 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for mare's performance)