22 Nov 2023 15:15 Warwick
Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £15,609); Distance: 3m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 10YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
John Sumner Memorial Veterans' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Thomas Darby (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) |
23615-4 / 11 |
Jump (40) | S Bowen | O Murphy Mrs Diana L Whateley |
7/2 | |
| raced wide tracking leaders, led 5 out, 3 lengths ahead jumping 2 out, good jump to assert last, driven out | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| 1¾ L |
Mill Green (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
33/333-0 / 12 |
Jump (193) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mrs Rita Brown |
4/1 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, angled out before 4 out, went 2nd home turn, ridden and stayed on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 4 L |
Aye Right (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 2) |
9/2P44-2 / 11 |
Jump (40) | Ryan Mania | H Graham & G Rutherford Geoff And Elspeth… |
2/1 | |
| raced on inside, led until before 2nd, led again next until 5th, chased winner, pushed along after 3 out, lost 2nd home turn, plugged on in 3rd | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 28 L |
Cepage (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
P1440/7- / 12 |
Jump (371) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams The Bellamy Partnership |
5/1 | |
| dived at 1st, chased leaders, led before 2nd until next, jumped slowly 6th, jumped slowly and dropped to rear 10th, plugged on in remote 4th run-in | ||||||||||
5th |
6 |
| 7½ L |
Jimmy The Digger (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 5) |
1427P-U / 11 |
Jump (24) | Alice Stevens | H D Daly Mrs Simon Clarke |
6/1 | |
| held up tracking leaders, pushed along and outpaced in 4th 4 out, weakened and lost that placing run-in | ||||||||||
PU |
5 |
| - |
Bennys King (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
PP1U12- / 13 |
Jump (223) | Miss Heidi Palin | D Skelton Mezzone Family… |
14/1 | |
| raced keenly, prominent, hit 7th, weakened and behind 13th, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out | ||||||||||