Full Result 3.10 Plumpton | 18 December 2023

Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Handicap Chase

(Class 5) (0-100, 4yo+) (2m3f164yds) 2m3½f Good To Soft 14 fences

1st £5,281 2nd £2,430 3rd £1,215 4th £608 5th £303

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Sir Rock (IRE) 9/4F Tom Cannon Toby Lawes	Tom Cannon Toby Lawes	6	120	93	67	101	–
b g Shirocco (GER) - La Belle Sauvage (Old Vic)
Didn't always jump with fluency, in touch with leaders, headway before 6th, disputed lead after 4 out, lost position after 3 out, rallied and led narrowly before 2 out, headed approaching last, ridden and led again towards finish, all out (op 7/2 tchd 85/40)

2 nk	9. Shaw's Cross (IRE) 7/1 Stan Sheppard Andy Irvine	Stan Sheppard Andy Irvine	11	110 p	79	53	87	–
b g Mr Dinos (IRE) - Capparoe Cross (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Travelled strongly, midfield, in touch with leaders before 5th, headway and led narrowly approaching last, ridden run-in, no extra and headed towards finish (op 15/2 tchd 13/2)

3 1¾ [2]	4. Brown Bullet (IRE) 16/1 James Best Andy Irvine	James Best Andy Irvine	8	115 p	84	56	89	–
b m Arcadio (GER) - Barrack Buster (Bigstone)
Towards rear, steady headway from 7th, disputed lead after 4 out, led clearly on turn after 3 out, headed before 2 out, lost second approaching last, kept on run-in (jockey said mare hung left-handed) (tchd 14/1 and tchd 18/1)

4 3¼ [5¼]	7. Eurkash (FR) 9/1 Gavin Sheehan Paul Webber	Gavin Sheehan Paul Webber	9	111 p	80	48	84	–
b g Irish Wells (FR) - Meralda (FR) (Baby Turk)
Took keen hold, towards rear, steady headway after 9th, not fluent 3 out, kept on from 2 out, went fourth towards finish (op 15/2)

5 hd [5½]	10. Cobbs Corner (IRE) 11/1 James Davies Nick Gifford	James Davies Nick Gifford	7	108	73	41	77	–
b g Ocovango - A Long Way (Gamut)
Midfield, not fluent 2nd, not fluent when in touch with leaders 5th, outpaced on turn after 3 out, soon hung left, jumped slightly left last, weakened inside final 110yds (op 12/1 tchd 14/1)

6 1 [6½]	3. Methusalar (IRE) 11/2 Sean Bowen Peter Bowen	Sean Bowen Peter Bowen	7	118 t	87	54	89	–
b g Sholokhov (IRE) - Pixie Dust (IRE) (Desert King)
Unseated rider on way to start, jumped left on occasions, towards rear, on outer before 4 out, kept on but never near to challenge (op 3/1)

7 15 [21½]	11. Noah's Light (IRE) 16/1 Harry Kimber ³ Richenda Ford	Harry Kimber ³ Richenda Ford	6	105 tv	73	24	61	–
b g Leading Light (IRE) - Scrapper Jack (IRE) (Whitmore's Conn)
In touch with leaders, lost ground before 4 out, weakened from 3 out (tchd 22/1)

8 11 [32½]	2. Who Is That (IRE) 16/1 Freddie Gordon ⁵ Chris Gordon	Freddie Gordon ⁵ Chris Gordon	7	115	89	28	71	–
ch g Shirocco (GER) - Nodelay (IRE) (Beneficial)
Took keen hold, led, not fluent 10th, hit 4 out, soon headed, weakened on turn before 2 out (op 14/1)

9 13 [45½]	6. West Orchard (IRE) 5/1 Brendan Powell Joe Tizzard	Brendan Powell Joe Tizzard	6	114 t	83	7	52	–
b g Westerner - Shellys Creek (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Jumped left on occasions, prominent, lost position before 10th, lost ground and in rear before 3 out, soon struggling (op 13/2 tchd 7/1)

PU	5. Boys Of Wexford 14/1 David Noonan Henry Oliver	David Noonan Henry Oliver	6	114	83	–	–	–
b g Millenary - Floradora Do (Alflora)
Prominent, lost ground after 6th, reminder after 7th, towards rear and struggling from 9th, soon pulled up (op 16/1)

PU	8. Elpologreg (FR) 33/1 Daniel Sansom ³ Seamus Mullins	Daniel Sansom ³ Seamus Mullins	4	1011	87	–	–	–
b g Creachadoir (IRE) - Zannkiya (Sendawar)
Unseated rider on way to start, always behind, struggling from 9th, soon pulled up (op 18/1)

11 ran Off time: 3:14:22 Winning time: 5m 13.84s (slow by 26.84s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Henfold Rockers (Sir Rock) 1st breeder: Mrs O Hegarty
2nd owner: Mareildar Racing Part 1 (Shaw's Cross)
3rd owner: Dan Shaw Simon Clare Andy Irvine (Brown Bullet)
Tote win: £3.25 PL: £1.60 £2.30 £4.30 Ex: £22.80 CSF: £19.79 Tricast: £211.43 Trifecta: £189

3:10 Plumpton 18 Dec 2023

Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Handicap Chase