20 Dec 2022 14:30 Plumpton
Winner: £10,500 (Penalty: £5,337); Distance: 2m 4f 114y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Strong Flavours Catering Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Thirtyfourstitches (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 13) | 1F11-PP / 10 | Jump (35) | Charlie Hammond | Dr R D P Newland Doom Bar Beach… | 20/1 | |
| made all, pushed along home turn, ridden and stayed on gamely to assert between last two, unchallenged | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 2½ L | Le Patron (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 1) | F3-2 / 7 | Jump (181) | Caoilin Quinn | G & J Moore Mrs E Avery | 11/4 | |
| held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders before 4 out, squeezed for room and went 2nd next, pushed along turning in, ridden and no extra between last two, kept on for clear 2nd | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | 3½ L | Storm Hill (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 12) | F291-F8 / 7 | Jump (36) | H Cobden | P Henderson Hawkings Harding… | 11/1 | |
| chased winner until 3 out, soon pushed along in 4th, left modest 3rd 2 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 9½ L | Zestful Hope (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 13) | 34-3361 / 8 | Jump (27) | Paul O'Brien | C E Longsdon Ms G E Morgan | 5/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened home turn, left modest 4th 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 10 L | Baddesley (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 236-431 / 10 | Jump (36) | Freddie Gordon | C Gordon Mrs Jenny Gordon | 9/2 | |
| raced wide, chased leaders, pushed along after 5th, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 1 L | Ben Bulben (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 452-4 / 6 | Jump (36) | Lorcan Murtagh | H Fry B Jones & Son | 17/2 | |
| in touch, outpaced after 4 out, towards rear and never on terms after | ||||||||||
| FE | 4 |   | - | Super Duper Sam (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | 12245-2 / 7 | Jump (36) | Harry Reed | N P Mulholland Mr D V Stevens | 9/1 | |
| waited with towards rear, headway chasing leaders before 4 out, 3rd and held when fell 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5 |   | - | Northern Poet (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 92632/1 / 10 | Jump (36) | James Davies | N J Gifford The Hope Springs… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Mountain Leopard (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 15226/2 / 8 | Jump (32) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams The Shantou Partnership | 4/1 | |
| ran in snatches out wide and off the pace, reminders after 3rd, jumped slowly next, mistake 7th, went right and hit next, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8 |   | - | Pilsdon Pen (GB) (colt, bay, 11 5) | 01212-1 / 8 | Flat (1215), Jump (30) | Rex Dingle | J Scott Mr Darren Langley | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
