15:00 Plumpton

Monday 10 March 2025

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Celebrating Sussex Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 5m 5.91s

1^st

Taxus Baccata

712-0

15/2

T: M CrawleyJ: J M Quinlan

Tracked leader, led turning in, clear before 2 out, stayed on strongly, eased op 13/2 tchd 8/1

2^nd

Birdman Bob

811-0

10/3

T: A IrvineJ: Ben Jones

Held up towards rear, headway tracking leaders 9th, went 2nd before 2 out, ridden and no impression between last two, went left and slowed into last, kept on for clear 2nd op 4/1

3^rd

Elzaaro

710-2

16/1

T: K JewellJ: M Goldstein

Chased leaders on inside, pushed along and struggling before 2 out, went remote 3rd post op 28/1 tchd 14/1

4^th

nse

Clondaw Robin

1210-2

33/1

T: A IrvineJ: Ellis Collier (5)

Led, pushed along and headed turning in, lost 2nd before 2 out, weakened lost 3rd post tchd 40/1

5^th

3 ½

J'habite En France

611-2

9/2

T: B I CaseJ: Stan Sheppard

Mid-division out wide, ridden in modest 4th turning in, dropped to 5th between last two

Also Ran

Celtic Ned

711-9

13/2

T: G & J MooreJ: N F Houlihan

Raced on inside, never closer than mid-division, weakened 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before next op 15/2

Pescatorius

610-10

3/1f

T: H DickinJ: Bradley Harris (3)

Behind, jumped slowly 3rd, pushed along and struggling when unseated rider 3 out op 5/2

Spicy Nelson

710-2

7/1

T: J TizzardJ: Freddie Gingell (3)

Soon towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out op 13/2 tchd 15/2

The Last Melon

1310-2

150/1

T: J BennettJ: William Featherstone (7)

Mistakes, chased leaders, not fluent 7th, blundered and lost place next, behind and reminders 9th, tailed off when mistake 10th, pulled up before next op 125/1 tchd 200/1

Can't Buy Time

610-2

33/1

T: Cynthia WoodsJ: Tabitha Worsley (3)

Raced wide, chased leaders until lost place and towards rear 5th, tailed off and pulled up before 10th tchd 28/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.50Pl:£2.20, £1.50, £4.60EX:£32.40Trifecta:£307.70Tricast:£393.60SF:£33.47Swingers:£4.40, £18.50, £9.80

Forecasts

Pescatorius (3/1), Birdman Bob (10/3), J'habite En France (9/2), Celtic Ned (13/2), Spicy Nelson (7/1), Taxus Baccata (15/2), Elzaaro (16/1), Clondaw Robin (33/1), Can't Buy Time (33/1), The Last Melon (150/1)

CELTIC NED has dropped in the weights and could have a bigger effort in him over fences now fitted with blinkers. He gets the vote over Pescatorius and J'Habite En France who are closely matched on their recent Huntingdon running.

CELTIC NED (IRE)
PESCATORIUS (IRE)
J'HABITE EN FRANCE (FR)

Previous Winners

2024

Baddesley

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 9

J: Freddie Gordon | T: C Gordon

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,225.002nd: £1,944.003rd: £972.004th: £486.005th: £242.00