Full Result 3.43 Uttoxeter | 12 February 2022

Brit Plant Direct Handicap Chase (Div I)

(Class 5) (0-100, 5yo+) 3m Soft 16 fences 2 omitted

1st £3,512.66 2nd £1,618.31 3rd £808.83 4th £405.06

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Breizh Alko (FR) 4/1 Brian Hughes Martin Keighley	Brian Hughes Martin Keighley	11	1112	100	65	115	–
ch g Balko (FR) - Quisiera (FR) (Passing Sale)
Towards rear, headway 11th, chased leader 2 out (usual 4 out), shaken up and led approaching last, ran on well run-in, comfortably (op 10/3)

2 12	1. The Lion Dancer (IRE) 15/2 Harry Bannister Alex Hales	Harry Bannister Alex Hales	10	1112 b	100	54	104	–
b g Let The Lion Roar - Shesadoll (IRE) (Naheez)
Prominent, led after 2nd, mistake 9th, pushed along 2 out (usual 4 out), ridden and headed approaching last, weakened run-in (op 8/1 tchd 9/1)

3 7½ [19½]	10. Timely Gift (IRE) 5/1 Alan Johns Tim Vaughan	Alan Johns Tim Vaughan	9	104 t	78	25	74	–
b g Presenting - Give It Time (Kayf Tara)
Chased leaders, shaken up 2 out (usual 4 out), ridden and weakened approaching last (op 7/1)

4 51 [70½]	8. Hill Of Hope (IRE) 11/1 Jay Tidball ¹⁰ Alastair Ralph	Jay Tidball ¹⁰ Alastair Ralph	8	912 t	82	–	26	–
b g Court Cave (IRE) - Taisilk (IRE) (Taipan)
Towards rear, mistake 10th, ridden and lost touch from 2 out (usual 4 out) (tchd 10/1)

F	3. Truckin With Paddy (IRE) 17/2 James Davies Pat Murphy	James Davies Pat Murphy	7	117	95	–	–	–
b g Imperial Monarch (IRE) - Our Alma (IRE) (Be My Native)
Towards rear, mistake 4th, slow jump 5th, mistake 6th, fell heavily 7th (op 15/2)

PU	6. Eaton Miller (IRE) 5/2F Ben Poste Ryan Potter	Ben Poste Ryan Potter	10	1013 p	87	–	–	–
b g Milan - Four Fields (IRE) (Fourstars Allstar)
Led, headed after 2nd, lost ground and mistake 10th, soon dropped to rear and lost touch, pulled up before 2 out (usual 4 out) (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the soft going, which in their opinion was riding particularly holding) (op 3/1)

PU	4. Bleue Away (IRE) 20/1 Mr Jack Andrews ⁵ Laura Horsfall	Mr Jack Andrews ⁵ Laura Horsfall	8	111 t	94	–	–	–
b m Getaway (GER) - Majorite Bleue (FR) (Bonbon Rose)
Midfield, on outer, pulled up before 8th, fatally injured (op 16/1)

PU	9. Firenzo (FR) 6/1 James Best Robert Walford	James Best Robert Walford	7	106 p	80	–	–	–
b g Network (GER) - Toscane (FR) (Shaanmer)
Prominent, chased leaders and mistake 6th, ridden 12th, soon lost touch, pulled up before 2 out (usual 4 out) (op 11/2)

8 ran Off time: 3:44:01 Winning time: 6m 49.00s (slow by 59.00s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Getaway Lucy (self certificate), Lady Stanhow (self certificate)
1st owner: David Parry (Breizh Alko) 1st breeder: J Talonneau, P Ridard & J Provost
2nd owner: The 25 Club (The Lion Dancer)
3rd owner: Carl, Jj, Chris, Mike, John & Hugh (Timely Gift)
Tote win: £5 PL: £1.70 £2.20 £2 Ex: £27.20 CSF: £33.56 Tricast: £152.32 Trifecta: £183.50

Third last and second last fence omitted; stricken horse.

3:43 Uttoxeter 12 Feb 2022

Brit Plant Direct Handicap Chase (Div I)