25 May 2019 16:25 Cartmel
Winner: £9,000 (Penalty: £4,938); Distance: 2m 5f 34y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Country Refreshments Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | The Kings Baby (IRE) (mare, bay, 12 3) | 8453-31 / 14 | Jump (6) | Mr Martin McIntyre | H Whittington Michael Kenny | 6/4 | |
| tracked leader, led before 3rd to next, led again 5th, made rest, 5 lengths clear last, ridden soon after, kept on, held on under pressure closing stages | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 2½ L | No No Mac (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 03615-5 / 12 | Jump (21) | D R Fox | I A Duncan The Macdonald Family | 8/1 | |
| tracked front pair, went 2nd 3 out, hit next, 5 lengths down last, ridden and kept on flat, unable to reach winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 1¾ L | Paddling (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 357345- / 9 | Jump (32) | Alain Cawley | Micky Hammond Masters Of The… | 6/1 | |
| behind, headway under pressure 3 out, went 3rd after next, ridden and kept on flat, not reach front pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 12 L | West Wizard (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | P/1U27P- / 12 | Jump (128) | Adrian Heskin | Mrs S Leech J O'brien | 11/2 | |
| mid-division behind clear leaders, outpaced 3 out, never on terms, plugged on in modest 4th from last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 22 L | Burning Issues (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 89PF1-4 / 14 | Jump (11) | Miss Becky Smith | Miss J E Foster Mrs S Smith | 20/1 | |
| towards rear, outpaced when hit 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off last | ||||||||||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Brave Spartacus (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 42641P- / 13 | Flat (1337), Jump (66) | Ross Chapman | G Boanas Miss G Boanas | 12/1 | |
| led to before 3rd, led again next, headed 5th, chased winner, lost place when not fluent 3 out, weakened last, soon pulled up | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Vivaccio (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 4P3216- / 10 | Jump (29) | James Nixon | Miss V Williams C Boultbee-Brooks | 12/1 | |
| jinked right start and slowly away, always in rear, lost touch after 8th, soon tailed off and pulled up | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Bocasien Desbois (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 6) | P3254-4 / 9 | Jump (14) | Craig Nichol | M Todhunter Mr J D Gordon | 5/1 | |
| always behind, struggling 5 out, tailed off when pulled up next | ||||||||||
