26 Apr 2013 18:50 Plumpton
Winner: £3,000 (Penalty: £2,053); Distance: 3m 1f 110y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to soft in places).
RA is 70 Today! Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Princely Hero (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) | 342324 / 21 | Flat (194), Jump (7) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Mr R Cummings | 5/1 | |
| reluctant to jump off, headway to chase leader 2nd, led before 7th, headed 4 out, chased leader, rallied on inside to lead again before 2 out, clear before last, stayed on well, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 9 L | Chosen Dream (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 2-808PP / 12 | Jump (66) | D C Costello | J & A O'Neill Margaret A Simpson | 9/2 | |
| took keen hold, chased leader until 2nd, chased leaders, outpaced in 4th after 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, hung left under pressure and no impression before last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 1¼ L | Royal Kicks (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | P45017 / 12 | Jump (14) | G Sheehan | Miss S Smith Four J's Partnership | 6/1 | |
| in touch, ridden before 3 out, stayed on from next, went modest 3rd flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | NK | Orsm (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 594P-50 / 9 | Jump (91) | Nathan Adams | Mrs L J Mongan Mrs P J Sheen | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, outpaced between last 2, plugged on flat, went 4th close home | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10 |   | NK | Lord Aldervale (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 0) | 646745 / 11 | Jump (25) | M Goldstein | S Woodman Mr David Boxall | 5/1 | |
| led until before 7th, chased leader, led again 4 out, ridden and headed before mistake 2 out, lost 2nd 2 out, chased leading pair, well held when mistake last, weakened to 4th flat, dropped to 5th close home | ||||||||||
| 6th | 12 |   | 6 L | Budsson (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 7P496P / 8 | Jump (7) | N de Boinville | Miss A M Newton-Smith Mrs John Grist | 25/1 | |
| on touch, jumped slowly 6th, no impression when went left 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 4½ L | Bollin Tahini (GB) (mare, bay, 10 10) | 5P5-740 / 7 | Jump (56) | Alex Merriam | N B King Mr A W K Merriam | 5/1 | |
| held up towards rear, some headway when bumped 3 out, soon struggling | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11 |   | ½ L | Achieved (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | U265RU / 10 | Flat (1411), Jump (7) | Mr J Pearce | D C O'Brien Mr D C O'Brien | 40/1 | |
| jumped badly right throughout, never involved, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | 8 L | Life Long (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 24-24P4 / 9 | Jump (53) | T Messenger | Mrs A L M King Mr Roger Outhwaite… | 8/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, pushed along before 8th, weakened next | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Queen Of The West (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 0) | 4PP5P8 / 6 | Jump (22) | Harry Skelton | Jamie Snowden Mareildar Racing… | ||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Paxford Junior (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 8/079P / 7 | Jump (47) | D Bass | A Middleton Mrs Diane Dewbery | ||
| 9 |   | - | Illegale (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 3) | 55-6962 / 9 | Flat (1292), Jump (20) | L P Aspell | P C Dando Hanford's Chemist… | |||
