07 Jan 2018 12:30 Plumpton
Winner: £8,300 (Penalty: £5,393); Distance: 1m 7f 195y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Jaisalmer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 6/62U-44 / 13 | Jump (30) | N de Boinville | M Bradstock Dartbridge Manor… | 3/1 | |
| led until after 1st, chased leaders, led well before 2 out, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 13 |   | 1¼ L | Miss Adventure (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 12) | 32-25 / 6 | Jump (17) | Daniel Sansom | P W Middleton P Middleton, M… | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, good headway chasing leaders before 3 out, 2nd before 2 out, 1 length down last, kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11 |   | 7 L | Paddy's Poem (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 93-83 / 12 | Jump (20) | L P Aspell | N J Gifford Mrs T Brown | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, headway chasing leaders after 5th, pushed along in 3rd after 3 out, ridden and one pace between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | 8 L | Lost History (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 5) | 39 / 10 | Flat (104), Jump (18) | J E Moore | J L Spearing Mr P Ponting | 11/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along before 6th, headway chasing leaders before next, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 12 |   | 6 L | Rebel Collins (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 5) | 4022/77 / 9 | Flat (721), Jump (20) | N D Fehily | N P Mulholland Mr P York | 33/1 | |
| held up and behind, headway into mid-division when dived at 6th, weakening when mistake 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | 4 L | Marley Firth (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 1-14 / 8 | Jump (30) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Surrey Racing &… | 1/1 | |
| chased leader, left in lead after 5th, ridden and headed well before 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 7 L | Age Of Wisdom (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 5) | / 9 | Flat (84) | Joshua Moore | G & J Moore The 1901 Partnership | 20/1 | |
| raced wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 6th, pushed along and weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 4½ L | Hier Encore (FR) (colt, chestnut, 11 5) | / 11 | Flat (271) | R T Dunne | N Dunger Mr N A Dunger | 100/1 | |
| held up and behind, towards rear when hit 6th, never involved | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | SHD | Cassivellaunus (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 4/9-00 / 8 | Jump (12) | Matthew Batchelor | D Steele Vectis Racing | 200/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 2 |   | 10 L | Abbey Street (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | F3-2F00 / 11 | Jump (37) | T J O'Brien | P Henderson Mr And Mrs J Baigent | 200/1 | |
| always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 5 |   | 22 L | Cockney Seagull (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 60 / 7 | Jump (34) | Thomas Garner | Mrs L C Jewell Cs Partnership | 200/1 | |
| mid-division, weakened soon after 5th, tailed off when mistake 3 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 10 |   | 12 L | Mr Magill (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | / 9 | Flat (193) | Nick Scholfield | Nick Mitchell K B Racing | 100/1 | |
| pulled hard, hung badly right and jumped right, led after 1st until hung badly right on stable bend and headed after 5th, soon lost place and eased, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 6 |   | - | Havisham (GB) (colt, bay, 11 5) | 56 / 6 | Flat (568), Jump (20) | G Sheehan | Jamie Snowden Mr David Brownlow | 0/0 | ||
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| UR | 14 |   | - | Miss Tynte (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 12) | 24-74 / 8 | Jump (24) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr Nick Shutts | 7/1 | |
| towards rear when blundered badly and unseated rider 5th | ||||||||||
