Christmas At Plumpton Novices' Handicap Chase
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | I Shut That d'Or (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Joe Tizzard | 163 lbs | 8/1 | Won | Disputed lead - led narrowly before 2nd - not fluent 6th - ridden and kept on well run-in (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from his first run of the season)(tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Theonlywayiswessex (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Alan King | 168 lbs | 3/1 | 1.5 | Held up in rear - headway on turn after 2 out (usual 3 out) - went second passing omitted 2 out - kept on well run-in(op 7/2) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | One Last Glance (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Tom Gretton | 158 lbs | 4/1 | 6.5 | In touch with leaders - hit 10th - headway and went third approaching last - mistake last - kept on(op 3/1 tchd 5/2 and tchd 7/2) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Kalkas (FR) | 8 G | Poor | Billy Aprahamian | 162 lbs | 8/1 | 7 | In touch with leaders - no extra approaching last(op 13/2) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Clondaw Robin (IRE) | 12 G | Poor |
Caoilin Quinn
(3)lbs
|
Andy Irvine | 139 lbs | 28/1 | 3.25 | Disputed lead - pressed leader before 2nd - lost position on turn after 2 out (usual 3 out) - weakened gradually approaching last(op 25/1 tchd 22/1 and tchd 33/1) | |
| 99th | 8 | Design Flaw (GB) | 6 M | Poor | Cynthia Woods | 142 lbs | 200/1 | - | In touch with leaders - mistake 10th - lost ground when mistake 2 out (usual 3 out) - soon weakened and pulled up(op 100/1 tchd 250/1) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Ballinoulart (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Finn Lambert
(3)lbs
|
David Dennis | 139 lbs | 5/2F | - | In touch with leaders - not fluent 10th - soon lost ground - weakened then pulled up after 2 out (usual 3 out) (trainer said gelding was unsuited by being unable to dominate on this occasion)(op 3/1) | |
| 99th | 4 | Nadim (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Robbie David
(7)lbs
|
Daisy Hitchins | 154 lbs | 7/1 | - | Wandered on approach before 1st - soon unseated(op 8/1 tchd 6/1 and tchd 9/1) |
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