02 Mar 2017 17:05 Ludlow
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,496); Distance: 2m 4f 11y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.
George Jones Memorial Open Hunters' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Persian Snow (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 2) | 07963/1 / 13 | Jump (22) | Mr D Maxwell | P Hobbs & J White Mr David Maxwell | 1/2 | |
| tracked leader, not fluent 5th, led 3 out, strongly challenged from before last, all out, just held on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | NK | Colbert Station (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 637643 / 13 | Flat (306), Jump (20) | Mr J J O'Neill | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 11/4 | |
| chased leaders, every chance from after 2 out, hung right under pressure closing stages, just failed | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 15 L | Free World (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 43-P23P / 14 | Jump (19) | Miss L Brooke | Lady S Brooke Lady Susan Brooke | 50/1 | |
| led and soon well clear, headed 3 out, faded next | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 16 L | Sam Cavallaro (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 6) | 1PF-135 / 15 | Jump (22) | Mr Joe Hill | Miss H Brookshaw Miss H Brookshaw | 11/1 | |
| held up, headway 6 out, chased leaders next, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 15 L | Invisible Man (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | U2P-334 / 13 | Jump (22) | Miss Josephine Banks | Mrs D Ralph Mrs P Tollit | 8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, under pressure 5 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | 3 L | Nickname Exit (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 6) | P-P3P0P / 10 | Jump (29) | Mr Tommie M O'Brien | J Ridley Mr N T Griffith… | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, under pressure 10th, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 3½ L | Mr Moss (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 2) | 412PPP / 12 | Jump (32) | Jordan Nailor | S Rea Mr Peter Symonds… | 40/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened 6 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | 2½ L | Mr Syntax (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 5/P4-52P / 14 | Jump (249) | Mr Alex Ferguson | Miss M Bentham The Learning Curve… | 25/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden 6th, detached next, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 3 |   | - | Moscow Chancer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 2) | 55251/7 / 11 | Jump (22) | Non Runner | A Campbell Mrs Alice Campbell | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
