22 May 2017 15:00 Towcester
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,549); Distance: 3m 102y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO 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 | 4 |   | - | Vice Et Vertu (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 5155P8- / 12 | Jump (37) | P J Brennan | H D Daly Neville Statham… | 3/1 | |
| held up in touch, mistake 7th, headway chasing leaders 12th, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and lost 3rd before 2 out, rallied and went right last, hung left run-in, stayed on to lead final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 1¾ L | Bertie Lugg (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 15P05-1 / 10 | Jump (18) | Mr Robert Hawker | Henry Oliver M G Racing | 15/2 | |
| always prominent, 2nd 11th, not fluent next, went right 13th, hit 3 out, led before next, slight lead when went right last, hung left under pressure run-in, headed and no extra final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 2 L | Riddlestown (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 7) | 6311-11 / 13 | Jump (7) | Jack Andrews | C Fryer Caroline Fryer | 3/1 | |
| chased leaders, 2nd before 2 out, ridden and starting to weaken when hampered and switched right run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 18 L | Snowball (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 0) | 57551P- / 12 | Jump (74) | L Treadwell | D W P Arbuthnot The Daring Partnership | 10/1 | |
| last pair, struggling in 5th place 12th, plugged on into modest 4th between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 32 L | Basford Ben (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 13P783- / 10 | Jump (37) | Sean Quinlan | J Candlish Mr Alan Baxter | 6/1 | |
| led, clear after 8th until after next, headed and weakened 11th, soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Clubs Are Trumps (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 1) | 36U515- / 9 | Jump (25) | Mr J C Canavan | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 7/1 | |
| never travelled or jumped with any fluency, soon well behind, tailed off when blundered 9th, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| 5 |   | - | Get Involved (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 6352U6- / 8 | Jump (25) | J M Quinlan | R Dickin The Point Of Attack… | 0/0 | ||
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| PU | 7 |   | - | Financial Climate (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 7063P3- / 12 | Jump (72) | Thomas Garner | O Sherwood The Ordnance Hill… | 15/2 | |
| tracked leader 2nd, led 11th until ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened quickly, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
