Diplomat Hotel Celebrating 50 Years Novices' Handicap Chase
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | The Scorpion King (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Oliver Signy | 167 lbs | 17/2 | Won | Midfield - headway from 5 out - going best after 4 out - led 2 out - shaken up approaching last - comfortably(tchd 9/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Montys Soldier (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Christian Williams | 165 lbs | 9/4F | 1.75 | Midfield - slightly hampered 2nd - in touch with leaders when jumped left 10th - bumped 5 out - challenging after 3 out - kept on run-in - no match for winner (vet reported gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 6/4) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Bridget Mary (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | Rebecca Curtis | 156 lbs | 9/2 | 5 | Midfield - towards rear when mistake 9th - headway when jumped left 5 out - pressed leaders when not fluent 4 out - no extra approaching last(tchd 4/1) | ||
| 4th | 11 | Try The Money (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Henry Oliver | 150 lbs | 8/1 | 6 | Held up in rear - hampered by faller 2nd - headway from 4 out - not fluent 3 out - kept on well and went fourth final strides(op 12/1) | ||
| 5th | 5 | The Big Reveal (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Grace Harris | 161 lbs | 50/1 | 0.1 | Led - briefly headed 11th - headed before 4 out - weakened after 2 out - lost fourth final strides(op 66/1 tchd 40/1) | ||
| 6th | 12 | Wide To West (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Martin Keighley | 149 lbs | 20/1 | 6 | In touch with leaders - raced in second 9th - briefly led 11th - led before 4 out - soon hung left - headed and weakened just before 2 out(op 22/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 7th | 10 | Prime Pretender (GB) | 9 G | Poor |
Osian Radford
(10)lbs
|
Evan Williams | 140 lbs | 16/1 | 7 | Hampered 2nd - always behind(op 22/1) | |
| 8th | 2 | Hobb's Delight (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Neil Mulholland | 168 lbs | 14/1 | 3.75 | Hampered 4 out - never better than midfield(tchd 12/1) | ||
| 9th | 13 | Saxon Queen (GB) | 7 M | AVG |
Shane Fenelon
(5)lbs
|
Peter & Michael Bowen | 140 lbs | 28/1 | 2.25 | Not fluent 1st - hampered 2nd - always behind(op 25/1 tchd 22/1) | |
| 10th | 9 | Casting Aspersions (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Noel Williams | 155 lbs | 33/1 | 5.5 | Prominent - hampered by faller 2nd - not fluent 5th - mistake 5 out - weakened 4 out (trainer said gelding made a respiratory noise)(tchd 40/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Henry Box Brown (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Ellis Collier
(7)lbs
|
Evan Williams | 152 lbs | 25/1 | - | Never better than midfield - mistake 4 out - not fluent 3 out - fell 2 out | |
| 99th | 7 | Wonder Of The Seas (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 156 lbs | 8/1 | - | Pressed leader - fell 2nd(op 15/2 tchd 7/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Shillanavogy (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Warren Greatrex | 168 lbs | 7/1 | - | In touch with leaders - bad mistake 1st - slightly hampered 2nd - not fluent 11th - bumped rival 5 out - weakening when jumped left 3 out - soon pulled up(op 15/2) |
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