09 Dec 2018 12:30 Kelso
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £8,577); Distance: 2m 7f 96y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Mrs Ivan Straker Paris Pike Novices' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Donna's Diamond (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 1) | 4/1102-2 / 12 | Jump (18) | Sean Quinlan | C Grant D&d Armstrong Ltd | 10/11 | |
| led or disputed lead to after 9th, tracked leader, hit 11th, pushed along after 5 out, ridden after next, 4 lengths down 2 out, rallied last, stayed on to lead closing stages, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 2¼ L | Castletown (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 1) | 3221-57 / 12 | Jump (35) | Henry Brooke | Miss P Robson Mr Raymond Anderson… | 10/1 | |
| led or disputed lead until went on after 9th, 4 lengths clear 2 out, reduced advantage last, driven and no extra flat, headed closing stages | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 18 L | Claud And Goldie (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 1) | 172/45 / 12 | Jump (27) | R P McLernon | Miss S E Forster The Border Racers | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, hit 6th, modest 4th when not fluent 5 out, left remote 3rd 2 out, no chance with leaders, mistake last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 3¼ L | Catchamat (GB) (mare, bay, 10 8) | 1/50666- / 10 | Jump (228) | Jamie Hamilton | J Walton Messrs F T Walton | 28/1 | |
| never better than mid-division, behind and struggling 12th, left remote 4th 3 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 57 L | Lovely Schtuff (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 1/533-74 / 9 | Jump (168) | Callum Bewley | Mrs J Stephen High Country Racing | 50/1 | |
| chased leaders, dropped to mid-division 7th, struggling 12th, tailed off 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Rocket Man Rodney (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 6-67 / 6 | Jump (16) | S Mulqueen | Mrs H O Graham H G Racing | 150/1 | |
| always behind, not fluent 3rd, lost touch and pulled up after 7th | ||||||||||
| FE | 6 |   | - | Senor Lombardy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 1/2112-4 / 12 | Jump (18) | B S Hughes | K Dalgleish K&B Harding & A&K… | 12/5 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake 11th, headway and close up in 3rd when fell 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Slanemore Hill (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 1) | P341-3 / 10 | Jump (37) | Danny Cook | C Grant The Hon Mrs M Faulkner | 16/1 | |
| jumped badly right, soon detached in rear, tailed off when pulled up after 11th | ||||||||||
