24 May 2016 15:30 Hexham
Winner: £4,500 (Penalty: £2,924); Distance: 2m 4f 15y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
John Smiths Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Whatsthestoryman (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 9793-34 / 17 | Jump (13) | Sean Quinlan | K Scott Miss E Dunkley | 3/1 | |
| held up in touch, headway 11th, went 3rd before 3 out, led run-in, kept on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9 |   | 1½ L | Reverse The Charge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 43436-3 / 13 | Jump (14) | Amie Waugh | Mrs J Walton Mrs J M Walton | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd before 3 out, kept on from last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | ½ L | West Ship Master (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 5735-25 / 12 | Jump (18) | Sam Coltherd | P Stafford Mr M Keegan | 11/2 | |
| with leader, led 2nd, ridden before last, headed run-in, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 1½ L | Nosey Box (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 12) | 236P4-5 / 10 | Jump (24) | D R Fox | N C Kelly Halffore Syndicate | 13/2 | |
| in rear, pushed along before 6 out, soon outpaced, headway before last, kept on run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 3½ L | Seventeen Black (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 85345-1 / 8 | Jump (24) | Grant Cockburn | W Coltherd Whyte Jeffrey Hall | 11/4 | |
| held up towards rear, blundered 11th, headway before 3 out, ridden after last, no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 16 L | The Ice Factor (GB) (colt, bay, 11 9) | P8345-8 / 9 | Flat (1511), Jump (19) | Jamie Hamilton | Mrs A C Hamilton Mr J P G Hamilton | 25/1 | |
| in touch in 5th, went 4th before 3 out, pushed along 2 out, weakening when blundered last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 27 L | Mr Shahady (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | P4P2-P6 / 12 | Jump (13) | Mr Gary Beaumont | V Thompson Mr V Thompson | 50/1 | |
| led to 2nd, tracked leaders, outpaced 12th, pushed along after 4 out, weakened before 2 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 3 |   | - | Candelita (GB) (filly, bay, 11 2) | 9P700-0 / 9 | Flat (180), Jump (7) | David England | C Ellam Mr Matt Watkinson | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, mistake 1st, fell 3rd | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Garde Ville (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 1) | 006/36-9 / 11 | Jump (19) | Henry Brooke | L Williamson Mrs P A Rigby | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, badly hampered 3rd, tailed off pulled before last | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Dundee Blue (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 0) | PP8545- / 8 | Jump (70) | Miss E Todd | H Hogarth Hogarth Racing | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, lost place from 4th, soon in rear and struggling, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
