02 Apr 2016 13:45 Kelso
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,549); Distance: 2m 5f 133y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Belhaven Best Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5 |
| - |
Lowanbehold (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 12) |
4123P2 / 13 |
Jump (20) | Jamie Hamilton | Miss S E Forster Mr C Storey |
3/0 | |
| tracked leader, led 3 out, hard pressed last, ridden and stayed on well flat, in command final 100 yards | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| 2¾ L |
Superior Command (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
19/4-341 / 8 |
Jump (20) | P Buchanan | Miss Lucinda V Russell British Racing… |
11/0 | |
| held up in touch in 4th, headway after 3 out, went 2nd next, soon ridden, stayed on to challenge last, no extra flat, well held final 100 yards | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 60 L |
Court Dismissed (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
425241 / 10 |
Jump (32) | James Cowley | D McCain Jnr Mr D McCain Jnr |
11/0 | |
| led, headed 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off after next, left remote 3rd after last | ||||||||||
PU |
2 |
| - |
Gold Opera (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
314313 / 12 |
Jump (20) | Brian Harding | N W Alexander Mr & Mrs William… |
5/0 | |
| chased front pair, not fluent and reminder after 8th, ridden to chase winner after 3 out to next, kept on same pace, well held in 3rd when lost action and pulled up after last | ||||||||||
3 |
| - |
Wicklow Gold (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
58P/023- / 8 |
Jump (507) | S Mulqueen | N W Alexander Mr Alistair Cochrane |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||