30 Jan 2017 15:20 Plumpton
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,498); Distance: 3m 217y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).
Patrick Bolton 60th Birthday Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Eminent Poet (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 1672-34 / 12 | Jump (74) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams Mr B C Dice | 4/1 | |
| held up in touch, steady headway tracking leaders 8th, led 3 out, clear from next, ridden approaching last, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 5 L | City Supreme (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 12-7334 / 8 | Jump (16) | H Cobden | A J Honeyball San Siro Six | 3/1 | |
| headway chasing leaders 2nd, went 2nd 5th, every chance 3 out, went 2nd again after 3 out, pushed along before next, ridden and held 2 out, plugged on, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 4½ L | Stay Out Of Court (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 2-2322 / 12 | Jump (19) | David Noonan | D Pipe Exors Of The Late… | 11/4 | |
| raced keenly, led until 2nd, chased leader, led again 5th until ridden and headed 3 out, soon lost 2nd, chased leading pair, one pace and no impression before next | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 15 L | Ballyheigue Bay (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 38P0-2F / 12 | Jump (78) | Thomas Bellamy | C Gordon Mr E J Farrant | 7/1 | |
| jumped right, chased leaders, led 2nd until 5th, chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, plugged on same pace in 4th from 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Margot Fontane (GB) (mare, bay, 11 4) | 1F1-643 / 7 | Jump (28) | Jack Sherwood | Miss A M Newton-Smith Mr P A Bull | 11/2 | |
| chased leaders, slightly hampered 8th, pushed along in 5th place after 10th, weakened 3 out, poor 5th when pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Daliance (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 0) | 5-91934 / 8 | Flat (124), Jump (12) | W Featherstone | Noel Williams Epds Racing Partnership… | 8/1 | |
| soon in last pair, mistake and dropped to rear 4th, never going after, tailed off 10th, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
