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Christmas At Plumpton Novices' Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m3f164y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 3.71s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences 2 omitted
Result
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Set the pace almost from the off - clean leap 9th - pushed along 2 out - clean leap last - stayed on strongly to the line for a battling win
Tom Cannon
Alan King
Settled towards the back - jumped untidily at the 9th - made good progress on the outside from 3 out - moved into 2nd approaching the last and stayed on strongly up the run-in - chased the winner home but could not quite get there
Robert Dunne
Tom Gretton
Settled in the pack - stumbled at the 10th - lost touch briefly when pressed two out - made progress wide approaching the last - clipped the final fence - stayed on at one gear without finding more late
Kevin Brogan
Billy Aprahamian
Settled with the pack - pushed along two out and responded well - held on without finding enough to get involved in the finish
Caoilin Quinn (3)
Andy Irvine
Held up handy in the early stages and up into second by the 7th - driven approaching two out - faded near the last to finish 5th
Lorcan Murtagh
Cynthia Woods
Held up in mid-pack towards outside - needed driving by 8th and blundered next - dropped away soon after and pulled up
Finn Lambert (3)
David Dennis
Settled with the pack early - blundered at the 11th and asked for effort but made no headway - eased and pulled up before the final fence
Robbie David (7)
Daisy Hitchins
Ducked right and unseated rider at the 1st
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.