2025-03-10 Plumpton 15:00
Plumpton

Celebrating Sussex Novices' Handicap Chase

Distance: 2m3f164y

Going: Good

Prize: £4,225

Runners: 10

Winning time: 5m 5.91s (slow by 18.91s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 5

1 Taxus Baccata

J: Jack Quinlan T: Matt Crawley

Age:7 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:100 SP:15/2

Raced in second - joined leader 3 out - led before 3 out - shaken up and went clear after 2 out - pushed out - comfortably(op 13/2 tchd 8/1)

2 10

4 Birdman Bob

J: Ben Jones T: Andy Irvine

Age:8 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:86 SP:100/30

Towards rear - headway 8th - in touch with leaders 5 out - went second 2 out - soon ridden and no extra - slow jump last - no match for winner(op 4/1)

3 15 25

9 Elzaaro

J: Marc Goldstein T: Karen Jewell

Age:7 Weight:10st 2lbs

OR:74 SP:16/1

Prominent - weakened before 2 out - went remote third final strides(op 28/1 tchd 14/1)

4 nse 25

7 Clondaw Robin

J: Ellis Collier(5) T: Andy Irvine

Age:12 Weight:10st 2lbs

OR:74 SP:33/1

Led - joined 3 out - headed before 2 out - outpaced and lost second 2 out - soon weakened - lost third final strides(tchd 40/1)

5 3½ 28½

3 J'Habite En France

J: Stan Sheppard T: Ben Case

Age:6 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:88 SP:9/2

In touch with leaders - prominent on outer 3 out

2 Celtic Ned

J: Niall Houlihan T: Gary & Josh Moore

Age:7 Weight:11st 9lbs

OR:95 SP:13/2

In touch with leaders on inner - weakened after 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 15/2)

6 Spicy Nelson

J: Freddie Gingell(3) T: Joe Tizzard

Age:7 Weight:10st 2lbs

OR:74 SP:7/1

Towards rear - hit 4th - pulled up before 4 out(op 13/2 tchd 15/2)

5 Pescatorius

J: Bradley Harris(3) T: Harriet Dickin

Age:6 Weight:10st 10lbs

OR:82 SP:3/1F

In rear - some headway before 5 out - 6 lengths down when bad mistake and unseated 3 out(op 5/2)

10 Can't Buy Time

J: Tabitha Worsley(3) T: Cynthia Woods

Age:6 Weight:10st 2lbs

OR:74 SP:33/1

In touch with leaders on outer - lost ground and towards rear 6th - soon struggling - pulled up before 5 out(tchd 28/1)

8 The Last Melon

J: Will Featherstone(7) T: James Bennett

Age:13 Weight:10st 2lbs

OR:74 SP:150/1

Didn't jump well - in touch with leaders - bad mistake 8th - soon lost ground and struggling - pulled up before 4 out(op 125/1 tchd 200/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £8.50

Tote place: £2.20 £1.50 £4.60

Exacta: £32.40

Trifecta: £307.70

Tricast: £393.60

CSF: £33.47