23 Apr 2023 14:45 Stratford
Winner: £6,650 (Penalty: £3,512); Distance: 2m 3f 98y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft (in places)).
David Spencer 60th Birthday Cup Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Line Of Descent (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 722333 / 7 | Flat (282), Jump (55) | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | W Greatrex Jim and Claire… | 4/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd after 8th, challenged last, driven flat, led towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 1¼ L | Post No Bills (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 522282 / 9 | Jump (208) | S Bowen | R Potter Pyne Swinburne… | 10/3 | |
| prominent, led 6th, hit 2 out, driven flat, headed towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 4½ L | Miltiades (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 454-29P / 8 | Jump (42) | R Patrick | H D Daly The Eternal Optimists | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, went 3rd before 2 out, no impression on front pair last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12 |   | 11 L | O'grady's Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | U4-7PPP / 13 | Jump (153) | Tabitha Worsley | G Hanmer Mr J M Tomlinson | 40/1 | |
| held up rear of mid-division, headway 9th, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 12 L | Coconut Tudor (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 98PP5P / 7 | Jump (11) | Peter Kavanagh | J Mackie D & J Racing Partnership | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, effort before 3 out, lost place after 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 21 L | Supasunrise (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 241385 / 9 | Jump (30) | Finn Lambert | N & W Twiston-Davies Jump For Fun Racing | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, mistake 3 out, weakened next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Conceal (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 4-8136U / 9 | Jump (14) | C J Todd | Billy Aprahamian The JGF Racing… | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, not fluent 5th, soon lost place, behind 8th, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | Keplerian (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 444-5P4 / 6 | Jump (54) | C Brace | F O'Brien Huw & Richard Davies… | 0/0 | ||
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| PU | 8 |   | - | Hidalgo Conti (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 4-F4546 / 6 | Jump (33) | Mr Charlie Case | Mrs F Kehoe Mr M Kehoe | 18/1 | |
| behind, not fluent 7th, driven in modest 7th before 2 out, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Peckinpah (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 40P-54F / 7 | Flat (390), Jump (269) | Charlie Hammond | B R Summers Mr Paul Waldron | 28/1 | |
| behind, struggling when not fluent 3 out, pulled up after | ||||||||||
| PU | 11 |   | - | Alghazaal (GB) (colt, chestnut, 10 13) | 777-545 / 7 | Flat (212), Jump (136) | Lily Pinchin | C E Longsdon Bill & Liz Bailey | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, some headway before 3 out, weakened before next, puled up before last | ||||||||||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Blackcauseway (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 63-2PP4 / 8 | Jump (24) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Adrian Gillman | 9/1 | |
| led until 6th, not fluent next, weakened before 9th, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 13 |   | - | Broadoak (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 6-0P324 / 9 | Jump (18) | David Noonan | Mrs F M Shaw John and Heather… | 17/2 | |
| towards rear, not fluent 4th, ridden and struggling 9th, well beaten 3 out, pulled up after | ||||||||||
