Plumpton
15:10
Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Handicap Chase
Plumpton Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2023 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.25 Place: £1.60 £2.30 £4.30 Exacta: £22.80 Tricast: £211.43 Trifecta: £189
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Sir Rock (IRE) 8 G AVG Toby Lawes 168 lbs 9/4F Won Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - headway before 6th - disputed lead after 4 out - lost position after 3 out - rallied and led narrowly before 2 out - headed approaching last - ridden and led again towards finish - all out(op 7/2 tchd 85/40)
2nd 9 Shaw's Cross (IRE) 13 G Poor Andy Irvine 154 lbs 7/1 0.3 Travelled strongly - midfield - in touch with leaders before 5th - headway and led narrowly approaching last - ridden run-in - no extra and headed towards finish(op 15/2 tchd 13/2)
3rd 4 Brown Bullet (IRE) 8 M Poor Andy Irvine 159 lbs 16/1 1.75 Towards rear - steady headway from 7th - disputed lead after 4 out - led clearly on turn after 3 out - headed before 2 out - lost second approaching last - kept on run-in (jockey said mare hung left-handed)(tchd 14/1 and tchd 18/1)
4th 7 Eurkash (FR) 10 G Poor Paul Webber 155 lbs 9/1 3.25 Took keen hold - towards rear - steady headway after 9th - not fluent 3 out - kept on from 2 out - went fourth towards finish(op 15/2)
5th 10 Cobbs Corner (IRE) 7 G Poor Nick Gifford 148 lbs 11/1 0.2 Midfield - not fluent 2nd - not fluent when in touch with leaders 5th - outpaced on turn after 3 out - soon hung left - jumped slightly left last - weakened inside final 110yds(op 12/1 tchd 14/1)
6th 3 Methusalar (IRE) 8 G Poor Peter Bowen 162 lbs 11/2 1 Unseated rider on way to start - jumped left on occasions - towards rear - on outer before 4 out - kept on but never near to challenge(op 3/1)
7th 11 Noah's Light (IRE) 8 G AVG Richenda Ford 145 lbs 16/1 15 In touch with leaders - lost ground before 4 out - weakened from 3 out(tchd 22/1)
8th 2 Who Is That (IRE) 6 G AVG Chris Gordon 159 lbs 16/1 11 Took keen hold - led - not fluent 10th - hit 4 out - soon headed - weakened on turn before 2 out(op 14/1)
9th 6 West Orchard (IRE) 7 G AVG Joe Tizzard 158 lbs 5/1 13 Jumped left on occasions - prominent - lost position before 10th - lost ground and in rear before 3 out - soon struggling(op 13/2 tchd 7/1)
99th 5 Boys Of Wexford (GB) 8 G Poor Henry Oliver 158 lbs 14/1 - Prominent - lost ground after 6th - reminder after 7th - towards rear and struggling from 9th - soon pulled up(op 16/1)
99th 8 Elpologreg (FR) 6 G Poor Seamus Mullins 151 lbs 33/1 - Unseated rider on way to start - always behind - struggling from 9th - soon pulled up(op 18/1)