01 Mar 2010 15:20 Plumpton
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,757); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Whippers Delight Novices' Handicap Chase (For The Highfields Farm Challenge Trophy)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Inthejungle (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 8) | P0270-3 / 22 | Jump (14) | W P Kavanagh | D C O'Brien Mr D C O'Brien | 7/1 | |
| tracked leader, challenged 10th, led soon after 3 out, soon clear, driven after 2 out, no danger after, finished tired | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 3¾ L | Tanners Court (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) | F349/2-U / 13 | Jump (30) | Mr J Mahot | Miss C Dyson Miss C Dyson | 7/2 | |
| led, jumped right on final circuit, headed soon after 3 out, held from next, kept on to hold 2nd | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 2½ L | Scaramouche (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 2P-PP4P / 10 | Jump (30) | R P McLernon | B De Haan Mr Duncan Heath | 12/1 | |
| held up in last trio, headway 10th, left 3rd 4 out, tried to close before 2 out, no impression soon after | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 1½ L | Honour's Dream (FR) (Colt, chestnut, 11 0) | 08463U / 8 | Flat (1394), Jump (25) | C Bolger | C Gordon Mr Anthony Ward-Thomas | 8/1 | |
| raced wide, tracked leading trio, reminders after 2nd, pushed along before 10th, struggling 3 out, plugged on | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 1½ L | Maximix (GB) (Gelding, grey, 11 8) | 6-F4665 / 9 | Flat (306), Jump (29) | P Hide | G & J Moore Mrs Suzie Russell | 8/1 | |
| held up in last trio, hit 9th, headway from next, left 4th and hampered 4 out, struggling next, plugged on | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 29 L | Wheres Johnny (GB) (Gelding, grey, 11 0) | 8-63335 / 11 | Jump (41) | Matthew Batchelor | Jamie Poulton Mr Les Best | 4/1 | |
| always in rear, hit 6th and driven along, lost touch 10th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 1 |   | - | Quarrymount (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 13422/5 / 14 | Flat (1956), Jump (42) | Charlie Studd | C Gordon Mr E J Farrant | |||
| UR | 2 |   | - | Celian (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 11) | 38-4F1P / 9 | Jump (33) | Alex Merriam | N B King Park Farms Racing… | ||
