Full Result 2.30 Plumpton | 11 March 2024

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(Class 5) (0-100, 5yo+) (2m3f164yds) 2m3½f Soft 12 fences 2 omitted

1st £4,224.80 2nd £1,944 3rd £972 4th £486.40 5th £242.40

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Baddesley (IRE) 7/2 Freddie Gordon ⁵ Chris Gordon	Freddie Gordon ⁵ Chris Gordon	9	119 p	100	99	106	–
b g Presenting - Fox Theatre (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Jumped right throughout, pressed leader, led 5th, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and faced challenge final 110yds, kept on (trainer had no explanation for the apparent improvement in form) (op 3/1 tchd 4/1)

2 nk	3. Sir Rock (IRE) 10/11F Tom Cannon Toby Lawes	Tom Cannon Toby Lawes	7	120	100	99	106	–
b g Shirocco (GER) - La Belle Sauvage (Old Vic)
Held up in rear, steady headway and went second when not fluent 7th, carried right 4 out, slightly hampered and not fluent 2 out, soon drifted left, pressed winner final 110yds, kept on (op Evens tchd 5/6)

3 ½ [¾]	1. American Gerry (IRE) 9/2 Daryl Jacob Hughie Morrison	Daryl Jacob Hughie Morrison	8	120 w²	100	98	105	–
b g Americain (USA) - Hurricane Society (IRE) (Moscow Society)
Held up in last, steady headway and went third after 4 out, outpaced 2 out, rallied inside final 110yds, stayed on (tchd 5/1)

4 18 [18¾]	4. Executive Pool 22/1 Niall Houlihan Gary Moore	Niall Houlihan Gary Moore	5	1010 b	84	61	69	–
b g Churchill (IRE) - She's So Flawless (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
Led narrowly, headed and reminders 5th, lost second 7th, weakened before 2 out (op 20/1 tchd 28/1)

5 6 [24¾]	5. Elpologreg (FR) 13/2 Bradley Harris ³ Seamus Mullins	Bradley Harris ³ Seamus Mullins	5	105	82	52	61	–
b g Creachadoir (IRE) - Zannkiya (Sendawar)
In touch with leaders, steady headway 7th, pecked on landing and lost position 4 out, weakened after 3 out (tchd 15/2)

5 ran Off time: 2:31:05 Winning time: 5m 14.20s (slow by 27.20s) Total SP: 111%
Non-runners: Nathan Walker (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: C Gordon (Baddesley) 1st breeder: Ms N Metcalfe
2nd owner: Henfold Rockers (Sir Rock)
3rd owner: Mrs Margaret Geake (American Gerry)
Tote win: £4.50 PL: £1.60 £1.20 Ex: £9.10 CSF: £7.57 Trifecta: £21.90

The first fence in the back straight was omitted due to standing water

2:30 Plumpton 11 Mar 2024

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