24 Mar 2023 16:45 Newbury
Winner: £4,600 (Penalty: £2,361); Distance: 2m 7f 86y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 6YO plus; Going: Soft.
Lengthen The Odds At BetVictor Open Hunters' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
7 |
| - |
Lift Me Up (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
2-111 / 8 |
Jump (48) | Mr James King | Miss M Filby Mr & Mrs C Horner |
7/2 | |
| jumped left at times, chased leaders on inside, jumped slowly 9th, went 2nd and went left 3 out, went left again next, challenged and went left again last, hung left run-in, stayed on to lead inside final 150 yards | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 1 L |
Drop Flight (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 6) |
1P98-32 / 9 |
Jump (43) | Mr Ben Sutton | S Loxton Mr N Sutton |
9/2 | |
| held up off the pace in last pair, headway chasing leaders before 9th, stayed on into 2nd final 100 yards, not quite pace to challenge | ||||||||||
3rd |
6 |
| 3¼ L |
Crosspark (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
P26/7PP / 14 |
Jump (41) | Mr Jack Andrews | N Kent Mrs Wendy Wesley |
11/1 | |
| led, hit 6th and headed briefly, pushed clear before 3 out, headed inside final 150 yards, weakened into 3rd final 100 yards | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 10 L |
From The Heart (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 6) |
35P113 / 10 |
Jump (31) | Miss N Parker | Mrs L Jones Mrs Sarah Spottiswoode |
10/1 | |
| chased leader until 4th, chased leaders out wide, weakened before 8th (water), soon behind, tailed off 12th, plugged on into remote 4th close home | ||||||||||
5th |
4 |
| ½ L |
Caryto Des Brosses (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 2) |
P/111-21 / 12 |
Jump (18) | Mr D Peters | D Kemp Mr J R M Ridge |
5/4 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd at 4th, led briefly 6th, awkward 8th (water), lost 2nd 3 out, ridden and weakened before next, lost modest 4th close home | ||||||||||
6th |
8 |
| 25 L |
Wheesht (IRE) (mare, brown, 11 9) |
253243 / 9 |
Jump (12) | Miss Aimee Jones | Miss H Brookshaw Ms A Sargeant |
40/1 | |
| raced out wide, awkward 1st, held up towards rear, headway on inside after 13th, switched wide chasing leaders before next, weakened before 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
7th |
5 |
| 8 L |
Count Simon (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
11-P721 / 9 |
Flat (1988), Jump (20) |
Mr Daniel Kyne | R Varnham R W Varnham |
14/1 | |
| held up in last pair, ridden after 13th, good headway out wide chasing leaders before 5 out, weakened rapidly soon after | ||||||||||
3 |
| - |
Zamparelli (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 6) |
222-51P / 11 |
Jump (47) | Non Runner | Miss V Collins Miss Sarah A Dawson |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||