Plumpton
15:00
Celebrating Sussex Novices' Handicap Chase
Plumpton Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £8.50 Place: £2.20 £1.50 £4.60 Exacta: £32.40 Tricast: £393.60 Trifecta: £307.70
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 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 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 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 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 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)