Horse Alert

24 Feb 2026 16:50 Leicester

Winner: £14,000 (Penalty: £6,954); Distance: 2m 6f 151y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 6YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).

Cottesmore Open Hunters' Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	5	-	Enqarde (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	PP4322- / 12	Jump (311)	Miss Molly Armytage	Mrs D Plunkett Mrs David Plunkett	50/1
		close up, led 5th, joined 7th, headed and tracked leader 12th, outpaced before 4 out, rallied and chased leader 3 out, led again 2 out, asserted before last, went further clear run-in, readily
2^nd	3	14 L	Pyleigh Court (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 4)	13/31P-1 / 11	Jump (26)	Miss Ella Herbison	R Pudd Mr R C Pudd	13/8
		soon disputed lead, narrowly led 2nd, not fluent 3rd, headed 5th, not fluent and dropped to last 9th, headway to briefly join leaders again 13th, ridden when outpaced by leading pair when not fluent 2 out, rallied before last, soon took second, kept on but no chance with winner towards finish
3^rd	2	12 L	Jet Plane (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 4)	55712F / 10	Jump (32)	Mr Sean P O'Connor	D Skelton Norman Lake & Susan…	10/11
		disputed lead early, not fluent 2nd, settled to race in second, disputed lead 7th, clearly led 12th, went two lengths clear 4 out, not fluent 3 out, headed 2 out, outpaced by winner before last, soon dropped to third, weakened quickly towards finish
PU	1	-	Bowtogreatness (IRE) (gelding, brown, 12 4)	51P3B-4 / 10	Jump (58)	Mr D Peters	D Peters Mrs Beryl Close	11/2
		held up in rear, outpaced 13th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 3 out
	4	-	D'jango (FR) (gelding, brown, 12 1)	402-U7P / 13	Jump (32)	Mr Lucas Murphy	Miss V Collins Miss Sarah A Dawson	0/0
		NonRunner
	6	-	Northern Reel (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 8)	122P-P5 / 8	Jump (79)	Non Runner	Louis Burke Mr Keiran Burke	0/0
		NonRunner