Plumpton
13:10
Betty Chantler 97th Birthday Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Plumpton Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.75 Place: £1.60 £3.30 Exacta: £19.90 Trifecta: £41.70
Non-Runners: Sea Invasion (self certificate)
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 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)