Full Result 2.45 Plumpton | 14 May 2023

Olivia Mellett Belated 21st Birthday Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-120, 5yo+) (2m3f164yds) 2m3½f Good 14 fences

1st £6,337.20 2nd £2,916 3rd £1,458 4th £729.60 5th £363.60

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Small Bad Bob (IRE) 7/2 Nick Scholfield Paul Henderson	Nick Scholfield Paul Henderson	8	107	99	91	107	–
b g Big Bad Bob (IRE) - Baileys Gleam (Compton Place)
Led narrowly or disputed lead, raced in second when headed 5th, ridden after 3 out, led after 2 out, kept on well (op 10/3)

2 1½	4. Trevada 9/2 Brendan Powell Oliver Sherwood	Brendan Powell Oliver Sherwood	7	111 t	107	98	112	–
b g Kayf Tara - Kerada (FR) (Astarabad)
Held up in last but in touch with leaders, ridden after 3 out, headway 2 out, went second last, kept on well run-in (tchd 4/1)

3 7 [8½]	5. Not Another Muddle 5/1 Niall Houlihan ³ Gary Moore	Niall Houlihan ³ Gary Moore	12	1011	106	90	105	–
b g Kayf Tara - Spatham Rose (Environment Friend)
In touch with leaders, ridden after 3 out, briefly went third before 2 out, went third again run-in, not pace to challenge

4 3½ [12]	2. Paddy's Poem 9/2 James Davies Nick Gifford	James Davies Nick Gifford	12	1110	116	96	116	–
b g Proclamation (IRE) - Ashleys Petale (IRE) (Ashley Park)
Led narrowly or disputed lead, led clearly 5th, ridden and headed after 2 out, bad mistake last, weakened run-in (op 5/1)

5 1½ [13½]	1. Sopran Thor (FR) 25/1 Paul O'Brien Louise Allan	Paul O'Brien Louise Allan	8	122	122	101	117	–
b g Authorized (IRE) - Sopran Slam (IRE) (Grand Slam)
Prominent, hit 10th, ridden after 3 out, outpaced from 2 out (op 18/1)

6 35 [48½]	3. Alto Alto (FR) 2/1F Tom Cannon Chris Gordon	Tom Cannon Chris Gordon	6	118	114	56	77	–
ch g Falco (USA) - Beautyful (IRE) (Montjeu)
In touch with leaders, pushed along after 8th, hit 9th, soon dropped to last, ridden after 10th, weakened after 4 out (trainer said, regarding the poor form shown, that gelding was unsuited by the good going, which was noted; vet reported a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (tchd 9/4)

6 ran Off time: 2:48:40 Winning time: 4m 57.62s (slow by 10.62s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: John H W Finch & Rockbourne Partnership (Small Bad Bob) 1st breeder: Swordlestown Stud
2nd owner: Hot To Trot Jumping And Mrs R Chugg (Trevada)
3rd owner: Mrs C S Muddle (Not Another Muddle)
Tote win: £4.50 PL: £2.10 £3 Ex: £21.60 CSF: £19.34 Trifecta: £80.80

2:45 Plumpton 14 May 2023

Olivia Mellett Belated 21st Birthday Handicap Chase