18 May 2015 16:40 Towcester
Winner: £5,800 (Penalty: £3,769); Distance: 2m 6f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Haygain Hay Steamers Clean Healthy Forage Novices' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Vieux Lion Rouge (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 103/390- / 12 | Jump (66) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Prof Caroline Tisdall… | 4/6 | |
| tracked leading pair, went 2nd 6th, led well before 2 out, joied 2 out, headed briefly between last 2, in command last, came clear run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 3 L | Simply The West (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 251822- / 9 | Jump (24) | Aidan Coleman | C E Longsdon Biddestone Racing… | 6/1 | |
| tracking leading trio, stumbled 3rd, rider dropped whip, tracked leading pair 8th, going well 3 out, 2nd before 2 out, upsides 2 out, led briefly between last 2, no extra last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 7 L | Themanfrom Minella (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 1P/7242- / 9 | Jump (53) | Max Kendrick | B I Case Mrs Carolyn Kendrick | 11/2 | |
| chased leader until 6th, chased leading pair until 8th, reminders and struggling after 10th, went modest 3rd again between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 8 L | Rosa Fleet (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 5) | P34325- / 8 | Jump (56) | L Treadwell | Miss V Williams Mezzone Family | 25/1 | |
| badly bumped 1st, took keen hold in last pair, pushed along and struggling 4 out, went modest 4th at the last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 11 L | Greybougg (GB) (gelding, grey, 10 12) | B61127- / 10 | Jump (33) | C O'Farrell | N J Hawke Capps, Smith &… | 6/1 | |
| led until well before 2 out, lost 2nd before 2 out, chased leading pair but no chance, weakened into 4th between last 2, mistake and dropped to 5th last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 23 L | Amazing D'azy (IRE) (filly, brown, 10 5) | 3/11523- / 7 | Jump (228) | David Bass | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mrs E A Ellis | 16/1 | |
| went left and bumped 1st, last pair, weakened 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 2 |   | - | Silver Man (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 5) | U3272-1 / 13 | Jump (1) | Sam Twiston-Davies | J Hughes Steven Astaire… | |||
| 4 |   | - | Take A Bow (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 14/215P- / 7 | Jump (149) | Nick Scholfield | Mrs L Hill Take A Bow Partnership | |||
