Celebrating Sussex Novices' Handicap Chase
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Taxus Baccata (IRE) | 7 M | AVG | Matt Crawley | 168 lbs | 15/2 | Won | Raced in second - joined leader 3 out - led before 3 out - shaken up and went clear after 2 out - pushed out - comfortably(op 13/2 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Birdman Bob (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Andy Irvine | 154 lbs | 100/30 | 10 | Towards rear - headway 8th - in touch with leaders 5 out - went second 2 out - soon ridden and no extra - slow jump last - no match for winner(op 4/1) | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Elzaaro (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Karen Jewell | 142 lbs | 16/1 | 15 | Prominent - weakened before 2 out - went remote third final strides(op 28/1 tchd 14/1) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Clondaw Robin (IRE) | 12 G | Poor |
Ellis Collier
(5)lbs
|
Andy Irvine | 137 lbs | 33/1 | 0.05 | Led - joined 3 out - headed before 2 out - outpaced and lost second 2 out - soon weakened - lost third final strides(tchd 40/1) | |
| 5th | 3 | J'Habite En France (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Ben Case | 156 lbs | 9/2 | 3.5 | In touch with leaders - prominent on outer 3 out | ||
| 99th | 8 | The Last Melon (GB) | 13 G | Poor |
Will Featherstone
(7)lbs
|
James Bennett | 135 lbs | 150/1 | - | Didn't jump well - in touch with leaders - bad mistake 8th - soon lost ground and struggling - pulled up before 4 out(op 125/1 tchd 200/1) | |
| 99th | 2 | Celtic Ned (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Gary & Josh Moore | 163 lbs | 13/2 | - | In touch with leaders on inner - weakened after 4 out - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 15/2) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Spicy Nelson (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Freddie Gingell
(3)lbs
|
Joe Tizzard | 139 lbs | 7/1 | - | Towards rear - hit 4th - pulled up before 4 out(op 13/2 tchd 15/2) | |
| 99th | 10 | Can't Buy Time (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Tabitha Worsley
(3)lbs
|
Cynthia Woods | 139 lbs | 33/1 | - | In touch with leaders on outer - lost ground and towards rear 6th - soon struggling - pulled up before 5 out(tchd 28/1) | |
| 99th | 5 | Pescatorius (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Bradley Harris
(3)lbs
|
Harriet Dickin | 147 lbs | 3/1F | - | In rear - some headway before 5 out - 6 lengths down when bad mistake and unseated 3 out(op 5/2) |
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