27 Jan 2020 14:00 Plumpton
Winner: £8,511 (Penalty: £4,614); Distance: 2m 214y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Catering Service International Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Wenceslaus (GER) (gelding, bay, 12 2) | 73-3121 / 13 | Flat (754), Jump (53) | Brendan Powell | D G Bridgwater Deauville Daze… | 3/1 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake 7th, led 3 out (normal 4 out), clear bypassing omitted 2 out, kept on strongly (9 fences jumped instead of 12) | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 9½ L | Scaramucci (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 560-056 / 7 | Jump (46) | R T Dunne | J Farrelly Mr P Tosh | 9/2 | |
| held up in 5th, hit 3 out (normal 4 out), went 3rd after 2 out (normal 3 out), went modest 2nd approaching the last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 4 L | Vicenzo Mio (FR) (colt, bay, 11 12) | 526-627 / 11 | Jump (22) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Chris Gordon Racing… | 15/2 | |
| led until approaching 3rd, lost 2nd after 6th, chased leaders, outpaced 2 out (normal 3 out), plugging on when left modest 3rd at the last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 16 L | Clondaw Robin (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 2) | 00P-413 / 12 | Jump (20) | Page Fuller | Miss Z C Davison The Secret Circle… | 11/4 | |
| always behind, left remote 4th at the last, never a factor, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 1 L | Shanroe Smooch (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | P40P-70 / 9 | Jump (23) | David Noonan | Mrs R Ford Mr & Mrs K B Snook | 9/1 | |
| always in last pair, never a factor, tailed off when blundered 3 out (normal 4 out) | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 6 L | Hope's Wishes (GB) (filly, bay, 11 5) | 2176-F5 / 10 | Flat (2294), Jump (64) | David Bass | F Brennan Mr M J Hills | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd after 6th until approaching 3 out (normal 4 out), weakened 2 out (normal 3 out) | ||||||||||
| FE | 5 |   | - | Fethard Flyer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 0-FP6P0 / 9 | Jump (23) | Nick Scholfield | P Henderson Mr J Duffy | 20/1 | |
| raced keenly, chased leader, led approaching 3rd, headed 3 out (normal 4 out), chased winner, ridden and no impression bypassing omitted 2 out, dropped to 3rd and fell last | ||||||||||
| RF | 7 |   | - | Beet Topper (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 40P-FP5 / 7 | Jump (42) | P J Brennan | Miss A M Newton-Smith Noel Fehily Racing… | 14/1 | |
| refused to race and took no part | ||||||||||
