23 Oct 2021 14:44 Kelso
Winner: £6,529 (Penalty: £2,777); Distance: 2m 7f 96y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Clifford, Martin & Sarah Firth Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Breaking The Ice (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 521136 / 10 | Jump (22) | Jonathon Bewley | G Bewley Bewley And Montgomerie | 6/1 | |
| led, shaken up and drew 6 lengths clear after 2 out, ridden out run-in, kept on well, unchallenged | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | 4¼ L | Vintage Glen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 1) | 68/4642- / 9 | Jump (301) | Craig Nichol | R Dobbin Jacobs, Macconnachie… | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, chased front rank from 11th, mistake 4 out, pushed along before 2 out, ridden before last, stayed on but always held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 5½ L | Flaming Glory (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 3827P-5 / 7 | Jump (158) | Sean Quinlan | K Scott The Wee Guys | 15/2 | |
| towards rear, mistake 7th, headway 4 out, mistake 3 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on after last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | ¾ L | Lifeisahighway (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | P74072- / 8 | Jump (206) | Luca Morgan | B Pauling The Rascal Flatts… | 5/2 | |
| mid-division, mistake 2nd, hit 12th, chased leaders before 4 out, every chance when hit 2 out, ridden and one pace after last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 13 L | Gipsy Lee Rose (FR) (filly, grey, 11 12) | 622333- / 11 | Jump (228) | B S Hughes | N W Alexander Mrs S Irwin | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 3 out, ridden and no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 2¼ L | To The Limit (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 0) | 79P4-43 / 8 | Jump (158) | Sam Coltherd | W Coltherd Border Eagles | 8/1 | |
| prominent, pushed along 4 out, ridden and weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11 |   | 4 L | Tumbling Dice (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 676990- / 8 | Jump (207) | Thomas Willmott | J Parkinson & S Smith Exors Of The Late… | 18/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place and faded after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | 22 L | Placedela Concorde (GB) (colt, bay, 10 0) | F-70437 / 10 | Flat (1906), Jump (31) | Callum Bewley | M A Barnes Mr M Barnes | 28/1 | |
| rear mid-division, headway to track leaders after 8th, outpaced and beaten 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Crystal Lad (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 5) | 4UP-809 / 9 | Jump (22) | Jamie Hamilton | K Scott Mr James Scott… | 18/1 | |
| prominent early, slow jump 2nd and dropped to rear, reminders after 8th, pulled up after 10th | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Ballintogher Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | P/55660- / 10 | Jump (248) | Oakley Brown | C Grant Chris Grant Racing… | 14/1 | |
| towards rear, lost touch from 11th, soon pulled up | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Jessiemac (IRE) (filly, brown, 11 11) | 195278- / 9 | Jump (190) | D R Fox | I A Duncan The Macdonald Family | 10/1 | |
| not fluent in rear, always behind and pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Flutter Down (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 4P7-P7P / 6 | Jump (53) | S Mulqueen | Miss Lucinda V Russell Peter & Suzy Brown… | 66/1 | |
| mid-division, mistakes 3rd and 13th, ridden and weakened before 4 out, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
