01 Apr 2018 14:45 Plumpton
Winner: £8,439 (Penalty: £4,224); Distance: 2m 3f 164y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).
toteexacta Easter Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Finnegan's Garden (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | U2331U / 13 | Jump (11) | N D Fehily | Miss Z C Davison Mr K Corke | 2/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 6th, challenged last, led flat, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 1¾ L | Champion Chase (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 5-48652 / 9 | Jump (35) | J E Moore | M R Bosley Mr M R Bosley | 11/4 | |
| jumped right, prominent, led 3rd, hampered by loose horse before 4 out, driven after 2 out, joined last, headed flat, held towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 19 L | Iona Days (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12) | 4P5-132 / 13 | Jump (115) | M D Grant | J S Smith Mrs J A Benson… | 11/2 | |
| held up, mistake 5th, headway 7th, outpaced 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 2½ L | Heurtevent (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 674U02 / 9 | Flat (776), Jump (59) | Lee Edwards | A W Carroll Mr Layton T Cheshire | 10/1 | |
| prominent, hampered 3rd, lost place before 7th, outpaced 4 out, no impression after, weakened before jumping left 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 14 L | Kostaquarta (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 0) | 667-PPP / 11 | Jump (24) | Tom Cheesman | Mark Gillard Mrs Julie Whatley | 12/1 | |
| led, jumped left 2nd, slow and headed next, lost place 7th, not fluent 9th, mistake when weakening 4 out, mistake 3 out | ||||||||||
| UR | 4 |   | - | Touch Screen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 614U93 / 11 | Jump (27) | James Davies | Mark Gillard Mrs Pippa Gillard | 9/2 | |
| tracked leaders, blundered and unseated rider 6th | ||||||||||
