26 May 2024 16:35 Kelso
Winner: £7,500 (Penalty: £3,961); Distance: 2m 7f 96y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Ponsse UK Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Baron Briggs (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 3/3334P- / 8 | Jump (57) | Danny McMenamin | A M Thomson Mr Raymond Anderson… | 9/4 | |
| chased leaders on inside, went left 8th, went 2nd before the last, led narrowly last, driven and stayed on well to go clear run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 4½ L | Derwent Dealer (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 5) | P68/95P- / 8 | Jump (34) | Henry Brooke | D Brooke D & Sj Barker | 15/2 | |
| led and disputed, not fluent 13th, led outright 2 out, ridden and headed last, no extra run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 3¼ L | Toucan Sam (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 26-3322 / 7 | Jump (11) | Alan Doyle | A B Hamilton Mr A B Hamilton | 6/1 | |
| jumped right on occasions, led and disputed, headed 2 out, soon ridden, lost 2nd before the last, no extra run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 11 L | Goodtimes Badtimes (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 13212/9- / 10 | Jump (77) | Ryan Mania | A M Thomson Chicken Hutch Racers | 9/2 | |
| held up off the pace in last pair, steady headway tracking leaders from 11th, pushed along and outpaced in 4th turning in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 7½ L | Grand Du Nord (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 8532/36- / 8 | Jump (336) | C O'Farrell | Micky Hammond Middleham Park… | 7/2 | |
| held up off the pace in rear, mistake 3rd, some headway in 5th when mistake 3 out, never dangerous after | ||||||||||
| 3 |   | - | Jeteye (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 11) | 4/P7P2-P / 7 | Jump (12) | Craig Nichol | S England Tor Side Racing | 0/0 | ||
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| PU | 6 |   | - | Izzy Bell (GB) (filly, grey, 10 5) | 6/P6PP-0 / 6 | Jump (16) | Peter Kavanagh | M A Barnes Mr K Waters | 50/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 5th, reminders after 1st, jumped slowly and lost place 6th, towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before 11th | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Dark Duomo (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | F44994- / 6 | Jump (73) | Emma Smith-Chaston | Micky Hammond Mr D Lees, D Pollitt… | 13/2 | |
| chased leaders out wide, jumped slowly 2nd, lost 3rd 7th, stumbled on landing 11th, weakened soon after, tailed off 13th, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
