14 Apr 2014 16:30 Hexham
Winner: £2,400 (Penalty: £1,497); Distance: 3m 1f; Class: 6; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Linnels Bridge Open Hunters' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Current Exchange (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 12 8) | P2-4211 / 12 | Jump (16) | Mr P Gerety | Mrs S Crow Miss Carrie Tucker | 5/6 | |
| held up, mistake 4th, headay 6th, challenged 3 out, led before last, ridden and stayed on well to come clear flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 9 L | Douglas Julian (GB) (gelding, brown, 12 0) | P-4P3P0 / 13 | Jump (11) | Mr T Hamilton | K Scott Millhaugh Racing | 18/1 | |
| tracked leader until 3 out, stayed on same pace approaching last, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 1 L | A New Rising (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 261-282 / 13 | Jump (16) | Mr J Lyttle | M E Ellwood Mrs John Lyttle | 50/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed approaching last, no impression on winner flat, lost 2nd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 12 L | Back On The Road (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 12 4) | 34P362 / 12 | Jump (30) | Mr Jamie Alexander | N W Alexander Mr Jamie Alexander | 20/1 | |
| held up, not fluent 1st or 6th, closed 10th, lost place 12th, headway 3 out, no impression after next, one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 10 L | Ocarina (FR) (Gelding, bay, 12 4) | 132132 / 12 | Jump (16) | Mr Kit Alexander | N W Alexander Mr Nicholas Alexander | 4/1 | |
| tracked leaders, lost place before 12th, closed before 3 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 54 L | Radharc Na Mara (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 11) | U54P14 / 10 | Jump (10) | Miss H Harper | Miss H Harper Mr Grant Harper | 7/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, jumped left 5th, not fluent 10th, headway after 11th, challenged 13th, weakened after 2 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Special Portrait (IRE) (gelding, grey, 12 8) | U126P2 / 11 | Jump (10) | Mr G Crow | Mark Hughes Mr Mark Hughes | ||
| FE | 7 |   | - | Page One Two Nine (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | F01451 / 11 | Jump (16) | Mr Nick Orpwood | Miss J Luton C McNeill & J Mcneill | ||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Pen Gwen (FR) (Rig, bay, 12 0) | 75325-P / 11 | Flat (2920), Jump (14) | Phil Dennis | P A Kirby Mrs K Walton | ||
