23 Jan 2020 14:35 Fakenham
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £8,837); Distance: 2m 5f 44y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Horsemen's Group Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Cap Du Nord (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 9) | 639543 / 12 | Jump (19) | Jack Tudor | Christian Williams The Can't Say No… | 5/2 | |
| chased leaders, hit 9th, hampered 3 out, not much room last bend, challenging when mistake last, bumped and carried left flat, led close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | HD | Eceparti (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 423-113 / 10 | Jump (27) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams Mrs Sandra Champ | 4/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, headway on inside 10th, went 2nd 3 out, led approaching last, hung left and bumped rival flat, headed close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 4¼ L | Thomas Todd (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 123P-12 / 12 | Jump (37) | R D Day | Laura Morgan Burton, Copley… | 7/1 | |
| in touch, hit 4th, went 2nd 9th, led 3 out, headed before mistake last, one pace flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 5½ L | Cougar's Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 14-2UP2 / 10 | Jump (34) | S Bowen | P & M Bowen Mr Einsley Harries | 14/1 | |
| led until 2nd, prominent, not fluent 9th, not much room after 12th, outpaced and no impression from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 2 L | Eclair De Guye (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 1) | 42-516P / 10 | Jump (12) | Maxime Tissier | L Wadham R Hayward, The… | 6/1 | |
| in rear, ridden 4 out, some headway after 2 out, no impression on leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 4½ L | Eureu Du Boulay (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | P-97P15 / 8 | Jump (26) | Paul O'Brien | R Hobson J P Sheppard/r… | 5/1 | |
| chased leaders, hampered 2nd, ridden 12th, struggling before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 47 L | Vinnie The Hoddie (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 13) | 25-2U3F / 9 | Jump (19) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood The Nascent Partnership | 10/1 | |
| jumped right, led 2nd, mistake 7th, headed 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | 7½ L | Holbrook Park (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 24PRP-P / 10 | Jump (43) | J M Quinlan | Tom Clover Mrs C H N Chamberlain | 25/1 | |
| towards rear, bumped 3rd, not fluent next, mistake and behind 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| UR | 9 |   | - | Away For Slates (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 1115P-4 / 11 | Jump (26) | Kevin Jones | M F Harris Mrs Anthea Williams… | 20/1 | |
| towards rear, bumped 3rd, mistake and unseated rider 11th | ||||||||||
