Full Result 3.00 Worcester | 19 August 2024

Alan Edwards 70th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-110, 5yo+) 2m4f Good 13 fences

1st £4,700.09 2nd £2,162.70 3rd £1,081.35 4th £541.12 5th £269.67

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	11. Blazing Court (IRE) 9/2 Sean Bowen Martin Keighley	Sean Bowen Martin Keighley	6	1013 p	94	71	100	–
b g Court Cave (IRE) - Bright Blaze (IRE) (Shernazar)
Led narrowly or disputed lead, ridden when headed after 3 out, rallied run-in, led again final 110yds, kept on well (op 5/1)

2 1½	5. Police Academy (IRE) 13/2 Mr Ben Sutton ⁷ Fergal O'Brien	Mr Ben Sutton ⁷ Fergal O'Brien	7	113	105	81	110	–
b m Arctic Cosmos (USA) - Academy Miss (IRE) (Dushyantor)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, lost position 9th, headway 4 out, left in fourth 3 out, kept on final 110yds, went second towards finish (op 11/2)

3 hd [1¾]	2. Crypto Currency (IRE) 7/2F Tom Bellamy Emma Lavelle	Tom Bellamy Emma Lavelle	7	1112	107	82	114	–
br g Yeats (IRE) - Jeunopse (IRE) (Hawk Wing)
Midfield, headway after 8th, disputing fourth 4 out, soon outpaced, left in third 3 out, kept on final 110yds (op 3/1)

4 1 [2¾]	6. Jac Jumper (FR) 9/2 Chris Ward ³ Deborah Cole	Chris Ward ³ Deborah Cole	5	114 t	102	76	107	–
ch g Night Wish (GER) - Andria (FR) (Martaline)
Midfield, headway 6th, disputing third 4 out, left in third 3 out, soon led, headed final 110yds, weakened and lost two places towards finish (op 5/1)

5 21 [23¾]	4. Fat Sam 16/1 David Noonan Chris Down	David Noonan Chris Down	10	1111	106	60	96	–
ch g Denham Red (FR) - Emergence (FR) (Poliglote)
Prominent, led narrowly or disputed lead from 5th, headed before 4 out, weakening when badly hampered by faller 3 out (jockey said gelding was badly hampered by the faller 3 fences out) (op 10/1)

6 3¾ [27½]	7. Almost Gotaway (IRE) 15/2 Sean Houlihan Nicky Martin	Sean Houlihan Nicky Martin	7	117	102	52	84	–
b g Getaway (GER) - Isles Of Icane (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Jumped right on occasions, led narrowly or disputed lead, prominent when headed 4th, lost position 9th, weakened before 4 out (tchd 7/1)

7 3½ [31]	1. Rathmacknee (IRE) 33/1 Tabitha Worsley ³ Danni O'Neill	Tabitha Worsley ³ Danni O'Neill	8	1111	109	55	86	–
b g Jet Away - Let's Park (IRE) (Brush Aside)
Took keen hold, always behind

F	8. Thank You Blue 25/1 Lewis Stones ³ Jennie Candlish	Lewis Stones ³ Jennie Candlish	7	112 p	100	–	–	–
b g Blue Bresil (FR) - Tara Potter (Kayf Tara)
Jumped slightly right throughout, in touch with leaders throughout, prominent 5th, pressed winner 4 out, going okay when fell 3 out (tchd 28/1)

PU	3. Mix Of Clover 40/1 Jonathan Burke Alastair Ralph	Jonathan Burke Alastair Ralph	10	1111	106	–	–	–
b g Fair Mix (IRE) - Allforclover (IRE) (Alflora)
Midfield, struggling 7th, soon in rear, pulled up 9th (jockey said gelding never travelled)

PU	9. Up For Appeal (IRE) 13/2 Jack Tudor Christian Williams	Jack Tudor Christian Williams	6	115	100	–	–	–
b g Mizzou (IRE) - Hosanna (Oasis Dream)
Always behind, jumped left on occasions, weakened 9th, pulled up before 4 out (op 15/2)

PU	10. Walkingoneggshells (IRE) 14/1 Nick Scholfield Archie Watson	Nick Scholfield Archie Watson	5	115 t	100	–	–	–
b g Affinisea (IRE) - Much Appreciated (IRE) (Heron Island)
Didn't jump with fluency, always behind, weakened 9th, soon pulled up (jockey said gelding jumped poorly) (op 16/1 tchd 18/1)

11 ran Off time: 3:00:14 Winning time: 4m 56.20s (slow by 12.20s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Maughan, Parry, James & Thackray (Blazing Court) 1st breeder: J H Kidd
2nd owner: N Sutton (Police Academy)
3rd owner: Syders & Burkes (Crypto Currency)
Tote win: £5.50 PL: £2.20 £2 £1.90 Ex: £44 CSF: £34.12 Tricast: £115.46 Trifecta: £194.10

3:00 Worcester 19 Aug 2024

Alan Edwards 70th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase