Betty Chantler 97th Birthday Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Alien Storm (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Charlie Longsdon | 163 lbs | 11/4 | Won | Held up in rear - went fourth 2nd - joined leader 3 out - going best and led home turn - ridden omitted 2 out - faced challenge and drifted left run-in - kept on - always doing enough(op 2/1) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Hugos New Horse (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 166 lbs | 7/1 | .5 | Prominent - left in third 2nd - disputing second with one circuit to go - short of room and lost position 3 out - soon ridden - rallied and went second omitted last - kept on(tchd 13/2) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Diplomatic Ash (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
Freddie Mitchell
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Gary & Josh Moore | 146 lbs | 6/4F | 5.5 | Prominent - left in second 2nd - lost second and bit short of room last (usual 3 out) - soon ridden and went second again - lost second omitted last - hung left and weakened run-in(tchd 11/8 and tchd 13/8) | |
| 4th | 5 | D'Jo Dela Barriere (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Evan Williams | 158 lbs | 14/1 | 10 | Disputed lead - mistake and dropped to last 2nd - struggling before 2 out (usual 5 out) - no chance home straight - went modest fourth towards finish (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at 2nd fence and never travelled thereafter)(tchd 12/1) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Dubrovnik Harry (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Harry Fry | 168 lbs | 7/2 | 1.75 | Jumped right on occasions - disputed lead - jumped badly right and mistake 1st - led clearly 2nd - headed and lost three places home turn - weakened home straight(op 4/1) |
Plumpton Races