09 Mar 2015 14:00 Plumpton
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,249); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Aspen Insurance 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Blue Bear (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 3048-34 / 7 | Jump (288) | M Goldstein | Mrs D Grissell Mr C Parker | 5/1 | |
| always prominent, led 9th, ridden 2 out, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 9 L | Simply The West (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | P-12518 / 9 | Jump (67) | N D Fehily | C E Longsdon Biddestone Racing… | 5/6 | |
| held up, headway 9th, went 3rd next, ridden to chase winner 2 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 7 L | Golan Dancer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 2224-03 / 9 | Jump (56) | T Scudamore | D G Bridgwater Frost Racing Club | 15/8 | |
| in touch, headway when not fluent 9th, ridden to chase winner soon after 3 out, jumped left last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 2 L | Ginny's Tonic (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 5) | 4 / 7 | Jump (122) | Brendan Powell | Miss S Smith Mrs H Norman | 10/1 | |
| keen early prominent until slightly outpaced 9th, ridden and headway next, kept on same pace from next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 29 L | Lady Overmoon (GB) (mare, bay, 10 5) | 0 / 7 | Jump (124) | N de Boinville | M Bradstock The Lady Overmoon… | 25/1 | |
| in rear, ridden and headway 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 12 L | Toohighforme (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 4-39 / 7 | Jump (39) | Tom Cannon | N J Gifford Nick Gifford Racing… | 25/1 | |
| prominent, ridden to press winner briefly 3 out, weakened next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 3½ L | Fairy Princess (GB) (mare, bay, 10 5) | 709 / 6 | Jump (86) | Mr Daniel Burchell | M R Hoad Mr Mark Waters | 100/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed 9th, weakened next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 2¼ L | Storm On By (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 88 / 5 | Jump (28) | J M Quinlan | Mrs S J Humphrey Yen Hall Farm Racing | 100/1 | |
| held up, ridden when weakened 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Born To Be Free (GB) (mare, bay, 10 5) | 9 / 6 | Jump (28) | Tom Cheesman | Mrs L C Jewell Mr C Cheesman | ||
