16 Nov 2017 13:55 Ludlow
Winner: £11,000 (Penalty: £7,148); Distance: 1m 7f 212y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Bernard Hart's Finishing Strongly 70th Birthday Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Dark Mahler (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 3/P64- / 14 | Jump (229) | Nick Scholfield | Miss E C Lavelle Mr C Helfferich | 4/1 | |
| left chasing clear leader 1st, mistake 8th, closed next, led after 3 out, clear from next, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 14 L | Legal Ok (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 839-8PP / 10 | Jump (36) | C Gethings | S Edmunds Mr P York | 4/1 | |
| led, soon clear, not fluent 3rd or 6th, reduced lead 9th, mistake 4 out, headed after next, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 28 L | Fingers Crossed (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 76282-4 / 7 | Jump (185) | R P McLernon | P R Webber Cropredy Lawn Racing… | 7/1 | |
| 2nd when hit 1st, slithered and almost fell, chased leaders, mistake 6th, closed 9th, 3rd and well held from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 12 L | Cervin (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 547-5 / 5 | Flat (446), Jump (68) | Alan Johns | Tim Vaughan Mr D W Fox | 10/1 | |
| in rear, struggling 5th, well behind from next, left at the 9th, blundered badly 3 out | ||||||||||
| UR | 2 |   | - | Its A Sting (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 2PP5/3F / 9 | Jump (11) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood Mr Mark Burton | 11/4 | |
| held up in rear, jumped left 1st, headway 8th, going quite well and pressing for 2nd when blundered and unseated rider 9th | ||||||||||
| UR | 6 |   | - | Go On Henry (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 45U-341 / 10 | Jump (21) | Mr Ed Bailey | M Sheppard P J & S E Bailey | 4/1 | |
| stumbled and unseated rider 1st | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Robin Why Not (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 46PP-8P / 8 | Jump (35) | Danny Cook | N J Hawke Mr Kieran Johns | 18/1 | |
| in rear, blundered 1st, mistake next, soon behind, mistake 8th, pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
