13 Feb 2017 15:30 Plumpton
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,899); Distance: 2m 3f 164y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.
Your Cheltenham Guide At attheraces.com/cheltenham Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5 |
| - |
Clonusker (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5) |
757-53F / 11 |
Flat (2095), Jump (14) |
Thomas Garner | Mrs L C Jewell Mrs Linda Jewell |
14/1 | |
| chased leading pair, led after 3 out, joined next, clear between last two, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 7 L |
Brice Canyon (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
31-1234 / 6 |
Jump (74) | Mr D Maxwell | G R I Smyly Mr David Maxwell |
5/1 | |
| led, hit 4 out, headed after 3 out and soon lost 2nd, kept on to regain 2nd at the last, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| 4½ L |
Miss Oscarose (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 0) |
P44-7P1 / 10 |
Jump (63) | P J Brennan | P Henderson Sarah Habib & Ed… |
9/4 | |
| chased leader, ridden along after 9th, chased winner after 3 out, driven and every chance 2 out, no impression beaten last two, weakened into 3rd at the last | ||||||||||
4th |
1 |
| 5 L |
Gardiners Hill (IRE) (gelding, brown, 12 4) |
335111 / 9 |
Jump (6) | C Gethings | D A Rees Mr D Rees |
5/4 | |
| held up in 6th, closer in 5th place 7th, 4th 4 out, ridden and no impression when mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
5th |
4 |
| 10 L |
Ma'ire Rua (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 13) |
4/55U3R- / 10 |
Jump (298) | Nick Scholfield | A E Jones Mr Alan Jones |
25/1 | |
| took keen hold, soon settled in touch on inside, mistake 2nd, awkward and lost place 7th, tailed off 10th, plugged on | ||||||||||
6th |
9 |
| 8 L |
Finnegan's Garden (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) |
7/3764-P / 13 |
Jump (56) | Frankie Penford | Miss Z C Davison Mr K Corke |
33/1 | |
| not fluent 1st, held up, headway on outside chasing leaders 3rd, lost 3rd and weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
7th |
8 |
| 24 L |
Bonnie Major (GB) (filly, chestnut, 10 0) |
7P/P-70U / 7 |
Jump (14) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss A M Newton-Smith Mr A O Ashford |
100/1 | |
| last pair, dropped to last 6th, tailed off 9th | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
| - |
La Paimpolaise (FR) (filly, bay, 11 11) |
139-66P / 6 |
Flat (442), Jump (49) |
J E Moore | G & J Moore Mark Albon & Chris… |
10/1 | |
| in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 9th | ||||||||||
PU |
6 |
| - |
Citadel (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 0) |
87/95PP / 6 |
Jump (63) | M Goldstein | Mrs D Grissell Laura Morgan Racing… |
33/1 | |
| chasing leaders when pulled up quickly before 2nd | ||||||||||