22 Feb 2017 16:45 Ludlow
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,496); Distance: 2m 7f 171y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 6YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Chase Meredith Memorial Trophy (Open Hunters' Chase)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Mr Mercurial (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 4) | 1410P-4 / 12 | Jump (278) | Mr William Biddick | Mrs S Crow Capt Will Ramsay | 9/2 | |
| led 1st, headed before 7th, led 11th, headed after 15th, switched left before 4 out, led again 3 out, clear last, pushed out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 4 L | Mendip Express (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 4) | 0/1183-3 / 13 | Jump (299) | Mr D Maxwell | P Hobbs & J White David Maxwell Racing… | 2/9 | |
| tracked leaders, took keen hold, led before 7th, headed 11th, led again after 15th, headed 3 out, no impression last, one pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 99 L | The Ould Lad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 0P/P7-FP / 9 | Jump (39) | Mr Ed Bailey | G Slade-Jones Mr R A Preece | 40/1 | |
| jumped left at times, in touch in last, not fluent 1st, lost touch from 12th, remote 3rd 4 out | ||||||||||
| 3 |   | - | Gauvain (GER) (Gelding, bay, 12 0) | 4U22-21 / 15 | Flat (3812), Jump (286) | Miss Leanda Tickle | Miss V Collins Miss Sarah A Dawson | 0/0 | ||
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| PU | 4 |   | - | Daring Article (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 10) | F/P7P-P6 / 11 | Jump (14) | Mr Ed Glassonbury | O Greenall & J Guerriero Mr N T Gallagher | 20/1 | |
| led until 1st, prominent, led 9th, headed when not fluent 11th (water), pushed along after next, struggling 14th, weakened after next, mistake 4 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
