Full Result 3.52 Plumpton | 4 March 2024

Howden Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Qualifier)

(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) (1m7f195yds) 2m Soft 9 hurdles

1st £10,562 2nd £4,860 3rd £2,430 4th £1,216 5th £606

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Mr Freedom 3/1F Marc Goldstein Sheena West	Marc Goldstein Sheena West	5	120	125	116	127	–
b g Sixties Icon - Waitingforachance (Sayif)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, good headway before 3 out, went second 2 out, ridden approaching last, led run-in, kept on well (op 11/4)

2 2	5. Mr Mackay (IRE) 4/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	112	113	102	113	–
ch g Mount Nelson - Soeur Gael (IRE) (Yeats)
Took keen hold, disputed lead, not fluent but led clearly 2nd, faced challenge 2 out, headed and no extra run-in (tchd 9/2)

3 7 [9]	6. Saligo Bay (IRE) 13/2 Niall Houlihan Gary Moore	Niall Houlihan Gary Moore	6	1010	107	87	98	–
b g New Bay - Glorification (Champs Elysees)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, headway 4 out, challenging before 2 out, outpaced approaching last, no match for first two (op 6/1 tchd 11/2)

4 6½ [15½]	2. Holly (FR) 7/1 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	7	1112	123	95	111	–
b m Voiladenuo (FR) - Righty Malta (FR) (Turgeon)
Took keen hold, midfield, good headway before 3 out, found little when mistake 2 out, soon weakened (op 11/2)

5 4¾ [20¼]	7. Highway One O Five (IRE) 9/2 Rex Dingle Chris Gordon	Rex Dingle Chris Gordon	5	105	102	68	82	–
bb g Sageburg (IRE) - Shuil A Hocht (IRE) (Mohaajir)
Took keen hold, midfield, dropped to rear after 2nd, overjumped 4th, soon no impression (op 6/1)

6 nk [20½]	3. Classic Lord (GER) 100/30 Alan Johns Tim Vaughan	Alan Johns Tim Vaughan	6	119	120	86	100	–
ch g Lord Of England (GER) - Classic Diva (GER) (Sholokhov)
Led, not fluent and headed 2nd, outpaced and lost position 4 out, slow jump 3 out, soon weakened (trainer said, regarding the poor form shown, that gelding was unsuited by the sharp track, which was noted) (op 7/2)

6 ran Off time: 3:52:32 Winning time: 3m 55.40s (slow by 21.40s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Mardoof (self certificate)
1st owner: The Affordable (3) Partnership (Mr Freedom) 1st breeder: Mike Channon Bloodstock Limited
2nd owner: M Stavrou (Mr Mackay)
3rd owner: Alan Jamieson Site Services Ltd (Saligo Bay)
Tote win: £4 PL: £1.90 £2.10 Ex: £14.10 CSF: £15.32 Trifecta: £46

3:52 Plumpton 4 Mar 2024

Howden Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Qualifier)