15 May 2017 15:05 Kempton
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,549); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good.
Matchbook Racing Is Commission Free Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Midnight Cowboy (GB) (gelding, grey, 12 3) |
34123-3 / 11 |
Jump (14) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr S J Stearn |
2/1 | |
| took keen hold, tracked leaders, went 2nd led 4 out, 3 lengths ahead when went badly left and left clear 2 out, 10 lengths ahead when went badly left again last, hung left and idled badly run-in, just held on | ||||||||||
2nd |
6 |
| HD |
Mahlers Star (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) |
302F92- / 9 |
Jump (23) | T Scudamore | D G Bridgwater Mr Maldwyn Matthews |
7/2 | |
| led until 4th, chased leader, led 11th until 4 out, dropped to 3rd soon after, went 2nd between last 2, 10 lengths down last, rallied strongly as winner hung badly left and idled run-in, just failed | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| 12 L |
Clondaw Banker (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
147/P62- / 9 |
Flat (87), Jump (27) |
J McGrath | N J Henderson Mr Anthony White |
11/4 | |
| tracked leading pair, 2nd after 4 out, every chance when not fluent 3 out, ridden and 3 lengths down when blundered badly 2 out, no chance after, lost 2nd between last 2 | ||||||||||
4th |
8 |
| 2 L |
Fingers Crossed (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) |
7/76282- / 7 |
Jump (32) | R P McLernon | P R Webber Cropredy Lawn Racing… |
20/1 | |
| held up in last pair, driven along in modest 4th on long run before 3 out | ||||||||||
5th |
7 |
| SHD |
Tower Of Allen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
P/B2698- / 8 |
Jump (46) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson The Hexagon Racing… |
6/1 | |
| jumped left, tracked leader, led 4th until 11th, chased winner until next, weakened soon after 4 out | ||||||||||
6th |
4 |
| 12 L |
Bingo D'olivate (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 9) |
5PP8F-6 / 10 |
Jump (14) | R T Dunne | Noel Williams The Craig Farm… |
25/1 | |
| in touch, headway chasing leaders 5th, 6th and well held when mistake and pecked 4 out, 5th and no chance when blundered next | ||||||||||
2 |
| - |
Doitforjoe (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) |
14246-3 / 9 |
Jump (1) | N D Fehily | David Dennis Mr M Slingsby |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
PU |
5 |
| - |
De Blacksmith (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
2U232U/ / 9 |
Jump (409) | J E Moore | G L Moore Mrs Elizabeth Kiernan |
20/1 | |
| in touch until mistake and dropped to last 3rd, never on terms after, struggling after 9th, tailed off and soon pulled up | ||||||||||