25 May 2017 15:20 Warwick
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £9,495); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Close Brothers Business Finance Birmingham Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Midnight Cowboy (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 8) |
4123-31 / 11 |
Jump (10) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr S J Stearn |
5/2 | |
| in touch in 4th, mistake 5 out, ridden and outpaced after 2 out, kept on to lead near finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| ¾ L |
Red Hanrahan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
31P/6P2- / 8 |
Jump (43) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Miss Emma L Owen |
7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, headway before 2 out, soon challenged led before last, kept on and headed near finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
5 |
| SHD |
The Tailgater (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
6426F-1 / 7 |
Jump (9) | Aidan Coleman | Jonjo & A O'Neill Paul & Clare Rooney |
3/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway before 8th, led before 2 out, headed before last, kept on towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
1 |
| ½ L |
Exxaro (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
2115/3P- / 10 |
Jump (328) | H Cobden | C L Tizzard Ann & Alan Potts… |
13/2 | |
| with leader, led 13th, ridden and headed before 2 out, kept on towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| 7 L |
Imperial Presence (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 8) |
7/25512- / 10 |
Jump (53) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Sir Christopher… |
10/3 | |
| led, not fluent 9th, headed 13th, weakened before last | ||||||||||
PU |
6 |
| - |
The Coffee Hunter (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 3) |
0/42634- / 5 |
Flat (397), Jump (30) |
Adrian Heskin | Nick Williams Allen,dunn,elliott,hurst,jones&william |
14/1 | |
| always in rear, detached before 6 out, pulled up | ||||||||||