09 Apr 2023 14:30 Plumpton
Winner: £9,000 (Penalty: £4,753); Distance: 2m 214y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good.
South Downs Cider Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Pleasure Garden (USA) (colt, bay, 10 9) | P/4-59 / 8 | Flat (67), Jump (48) | Tom Cannon | K Jewell Mr H J Jarvis &… | 17/2 | |
| chased leaders, led 4th until before 8th, chased leader, upsides when left clear last | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 2¼ L | Elmount (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 1) | 8-53613 / 9 | Jump (18) | Jay Tidball | A Ralph Miss M Henze | 5/1 | |
| held up in last trio, headway chasing leaders before 8th, left 2nd at the last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9 |   | 27 L | Clondaw Robin (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 2) | 43865P / 12 | Jump (27) | Philip Armson | A Irvine The Secret Circle… | 50/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced omitted 3 out, left remote 3rd last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 3¾ L | Harry The Norseman (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 2) | 65PP-66 / 8 | Flat (117), Jump (60) | Lily Pinchin | C E Longsdon Mr Julian Nettlefold | 10/3 | |
| chased leaders, weakened before omitted 3 out, left remote 4th last | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Agent Saonois (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 2) | 752U83 / 7 | Flat (599), Jump (136) | Bryan Carver | N P Mulholland The Affordable… | 11/2 | |
| off the pace in last pair, pushed along and struggling in rear after 7th, tailed off and pulled up before omitted 3 out | ||||||||||
| UR | 1 |   | - | Hector Jaguen (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 3) | 4033U1 / 7 | Jump (5) | Caoilin Quinn | G & J Moore Past The Post Racing | 7/4 | |
| led until 4th, pressed leader, led again before 8th, bad mistake when saddle slipped and rider lost irons 3 out (normal 4 out), pushed along before 2 out, ridden between last two, joined when bad mistake and unseated rider last | ||||||||||
| BD | 5 |   | - | Albert Van Ornum (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 3P-PP4P / 6 | Flat (907), Jump (125) | Luke Scott | P Butler Homewoodgate Racing… | 50/1 | |
| well in rear, badly hampered and brought down 4th | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | Mordred (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 12) | 4115P3 / 8 | Flat (49), Jump (34) | Mitchell Bastyan | M F Harris Harriet Dickin… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| FE | 3 |   | - | Extraordinary Man (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 13) | 94U-524 / 9 | Jump (27) | Brendan Powell | D G Bridgwater Mr Simon Hunt | 9/1 | |
| held up and behind, some headway when fell 3 out (normal 4 out) | ||||||||||
| RF | 10 |   | - | Checkitsme (GB) (filly, bay, 10 2) | P-8PP7R / 6 | Jump (10) | Benjamin Poste | Cynthia Woods Mr G Woods | 125/1 | |
| jumped poorly in rear, mistakes 2nd and next, refused 4th | ||||||||||
