16 Mar 2021 15:30 Sedgefield
Winner: £6,130 (Penalty: £2,989); Distance: 2m 3f 65y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
MansionBet MerryCheltmas Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Tico Times (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 2) | 83P5-P0 / 12 | Jump (84) | Danny McMenamin | Mrs Dianne Sayer Mrs Evelyn Slack | 20/1 | |
| towards rear, modest headway but still well adrift of leaders 9th, jumped right 4 out, rapid headway 3 out, upsides 2 out, ridden to lead before last, stayed on flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | ¾ L | Oxwich Bay (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 6) | 342241 / 10 | Jump (9) | Niall Moore | Evan Williams T Hywel Jones Racing | 9/4 | |
| led chasing group behind clear leading pair, ridden after 4 out, headway to press leaders 2 out, stayed on from last, took 2nd on line | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | HD | Palixandre (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 5452P2 / 7 | Jump (9) | Jonathan England | S England Worcester Racing… | 11/4 | |
| led, ridden and joined 2 out, headed before last, rallied flat but could not match winner, lost 2nd on line | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 23 L | Summer Lightening (GB) (filly, grey, 11 10) | 17-0074 / 8 | Jump (17) | C O'Farrell | Mrs Dianne Sayer The Lyle Family | 20/1 | |
| held up in rear, awkward 3rd, steady headway 9th, ridden and lost touch 4 out, plugged on from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | ¾ L | Havana River (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 5) | 7P-23P7 / 10 | Jump (120) | Mitchell Bastyan | J Farrelly Mr R J Francome | 11/4 | |
| held up, steady headway 7th, stumbled on landing 8th, chased leading pair 12th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 12 L | Shallow Run (IRE) (mare, chestnut, 11 12) | 2P3162 / 7 | Jump (13) | Sean Quinlan | D McCain Jnr Mr Edgar Allen | 13/2 | |
| chased leader, not fluent 2nd, 10 lengths clear of rest 3rd, close up 8th, jumped right 9th, ridden and lost place before 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 1¼ L | Towerburn (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 8/PP2-PP / 12 | Jump (124) | Ross Chapman | Mrs A C Hamilton Mr J P G Hamilton | 66/1 | |
| prominent in chasing group behind leading pair, lost place 7th, towards rear 9th, tailed off when ridden 11th, no extra | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 10 L | Wonderful Woman (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 10 5) | 92-777P / 7 | Jump (39) | Sam Coltherd | Miss J E Foster Greenwood, Collins… | 33/1 | |
| towards rear, last and reminders 3rd, ridden after 9th, tailed off from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 2 |   | - | Rooster Cogburn (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | P4/P6P-3 / 10 | Jump (1) | James Bowen | P & M Bowen Mr Gwilym J Morris | 0/0 | ||
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