Northumberland County Show Novices' Handicap Chase
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Shadows In The Sky (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Chris Grant | 161 lbs | 11/2 | Won | Made all - going easily 2 out - pushed along approaching last - ridden and kept on well run-in - always doing enough(op 13/2 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Backbyjet (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Brian Ellison | 163 lbs | 20/1 | 1.5 | In touch with leaders - reminders 10th - not fluent 12th - chased clear leader after 2 out - stayed on run-in - not pace to challenge(op 16/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Ring Pretender (FR) | 8 M | Poor | Stuart Coltherd | 153 lbs | 9/1 | 4.5 | Towards rear - outpaced 12th - soon rallied - headway on inner after 2 out - went fourth home turn - went third last - no impression run-in (vet said mare had been struck into on her left-fore)(op 15/2) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Edgewell (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Rebecca Menzies | 151 lbs | 17/2 | 3 | Towards rear - slow jump 10th - headway 12th - briefly went third approaching last - hung left and weakened run-in(op 15/2) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Hey Brother (FR) | 8 G | Poor | Jedd O'Keeffe | 168 lbs | 8/1 | 14 | Held up in rear - brief headway on outer 11th - weakened after 2 out(tchd 15/2) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Rory's Story (IRE) | 6 M | Poor | Tristan Davidson | 152 lbs | 10/1 | 5.5 | In touch with leaders - went second 9th - not fluent 2 out - soon lost position - weakened approaching last(op 9/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Miss Wachit (IRE) | 8 M | Poor | Ruth Jefferson | 147 lbs | 4/1 | 8 | Prominent - lost position 4th - went third again 10th - weakened after 3 out(tchd 7/2) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Warriors Story (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
Bruce Lynn
(3)lbs
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N W Alexander | 158 lbs | 9/4F | - | Prominent - not fluent 2nd - lost position 7th - dropped to rear 9th - lost touch 2 out - pulled up approaching last (jockey said gelding ran flat)(op 2/1) |
Hexham Races