22 May 2017 14:30 Towcester
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,249); Distance: 2m 3f 34y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Crucial Role (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 434-P / 13 | Jump (8) | R Johnson | H D Daly Mr D W Fox | 6/1 | |
| jinked left and lost ground start, took keen hold, held up last in main group, headway on wide outside and hung badly left on bend before 3 out, 4th when hit 3 out, 3rd before next, switched right and challenged last, led run-in, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 1¾ L | Barton Knoll (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 692- / 12 | Jump (37) | B S Hughes | J Mackie Mr Simon W Clarke | 11/4 | |
| tracked leading pair, hit 4th and dropped to 4th place, 3rd again next, 2nd at 7th, led well before 2 out, joined 2 out, pressed last, headed and kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | ½ L | Alpha Indi (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 2/43872- / 8 | Jump (58) | W Featherstone | H J Evans Vincent Caldwell… | 5/2 | |
| held up in 5th, steady headway tracking leaders 7th, 3rd when hit 3 out, 2nd before 2 out, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, every chance last, 3rd and one pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 30 L | Somewhere To Be (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 34673-0 / 7 | Jump (16) | Aidan Coleman | M Keighley Paul Armour | 7/2 | |
| chased leader, reminder after 1st, hit 4th, led 6th until pushed along on long run before 2 out, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 49 L | Project Mars (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 532-F / 9 | Jump (18) | L P Aspell | N J Gifford The Fob Racing… | 11/2 | |
| jinked left start, took keen hold, tracked leaders, 3rd after 4th until next, chased leaders, weakened before 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Oologist (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 0) | 627-P / 8 | Jump (13) | Daniel Hiskett | J Gallagher Mr Charles Stone… | 50/1 | |
| led until 6th, chased leader until 7th, soon ridden, weakened before 3 out, soon lost touch, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 7 |   | - | Celestial Chimes (IRE) (mare, chestnut, 10 7) | 86-0 / 7 | Jump (21) | C Poste | R Dickin Mrs C M Dickin | 100/1 | |
| jinked badly left and lost ground start, detached, tailed off when fell 2 out | ||||||||||
