24 May 2023 16:20 Warwick
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £13,008); Distance: 2m 54y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good In Places).
Wigley Group Carnival Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Light N Strike (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 712F52- / 9 | Jump (30) | Thomas Bellamy | Miss E C Lavelle Salvo & Alex Giannini | 10/3 | |
| chased leaders, not fluent 3 out, closed to lead before 2 out, clear flat, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 6 L | Espion Du Chenet (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 9) | 6572P5- / 10 | Flat (2094), Jump (27) | Phillip Enright | Louise G Lyons Nicholas Teehan | 10/1 | |
| last pair, not fluent 3rd, stayed on from 2 out, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 2¾ L | Hatcher (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | F/PPF3P- / 10 | Flat (1086), Jump (41) | Tristan Durrell | D Skelton Mr P H Betts | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, closed 4th, mistake next, challenged 4 out, led after 3 out, headed before 2 out, no impression on winner last, lost 2nd flat, no extra | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 3¾ L | Only Money (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 2) | 1132P-4 / 10 | Jump (23) | Freddie Gordon | C Gordon Mr D S Dennis | 5/1 | |
| held up in last pair, headway 8th, outpaced after 3 out, no impression in 4th last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 6½ L | Mercian Prince (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 12251-1 / 12 | Jump (23) | J M Quinlan | Miss A Murphy Mr Paul Murphy | 5/1 | |
| jumped right, led, headed after 3 out, beaten before next, weakening when mistake last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | 14 L | Saint Calvados (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 51/24P3- / 12 | Jump (33) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Mr David Maxwell | 7/4 | |
| prominent, reached at 4th, lost place 8th, soon behind | ||||||||||
