Full Result 2.50 Warwick | 22 March 2023

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(Class 5) (0-100, 5yo+) (2m54yds) 2m Soft 12 fences

1st £4,285.40 2nd £2,004.60 3rd £1,032.60 4th £547

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Upagainstit (IRE) 12/1 Tom Bellamy Donald McCain	Tom Bellamy Donald McCain	6	122	102	101	107	–
b g Presenting - Sunami Storm (IRE) (Glacial Storm)
Prominent, mistake 3rd, not fluent 5 out, led 4 out, ridden and hard pressed 2 out, good jump last, reduced lead towards finish, just did enough (op 15/2)

2 nk	6. Eros (FR) 5/2 Ben Godfrey ³ Kayley Woollacott	Ben Godfrey ³ Kayley Woollacott	9	1010	85	84	93	–
b g Diamond Boy (FR) - Madame Lys (FR) (Sheyrann)
Towards rear, mistake 2nd, some headway when not fluent 5 out, went second and ridden home turn, pressed leader 2 out, not fluent last, kept on run-in, just held (tchd 9/4 and tchd 11/4)

3 15 [15¼]	2. Elmount (IRE) 5/2 Jay Tidball ⁷ Alastair Ralph	Jay Tidball ⁷ Alastair Ralph	7	119 t	102	82	92	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Maltesse (IRE) (Never So Bold)
Led, mistake 5 out, mistake and headed 4 out, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out (op 11/4)

4 20 [35¼]	5. Shaw's Cross (IRE) 13/2 Sean Houlihan Paul Henderson	Sean Houlihan Paul Henderson	11	110	86	39	53	–
b g Mr Dinos (IRE) - Capparoe Cross (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Held up in rear, mistake 2nd, went poor fourth 4 out, made no impression (op 7/1 tchd 6/1)

PU	7. Nyoufsea 100/1 Ben Poste Aytach Sadik	Ben Poste Aytach Sadik	8	102 6 t	74	–	–	–
gr g Fair Mix (IRE) - Just Smokie (Cloudings)
In touch with leaders, mistake 3rd, mistake 4th, dropped to last 5th, soon ridden and struggling, pulled up before 6th (op 66/1 tchd 150/1)

PU	3. Horizon D'Ainay (FR) 2/1F Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	6	1113 tp¹	99	–	–	–
ch g Network (GER) - Sirene D'Ainay (FR) (Dom Alco)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, pecked on landing 4th, mistake 6th, lost ground 7th, not fluent 5 out, pulled up just after 4 out (trainer's rep said, regarding the poor form shown, that gelding jumped poorly down back straight before being pulled up; vet reported that a post-race examination revealed gelding had displayed a prolonged recovery rate) (op 85/40 tchd 9/4)

6 ran Off time: 2:50:07 Winning time: 4m 18.70s (slow by 24.70s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Braveheart (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Miss C McCracken (Upagainstit) 1st breeder: Gaynestown Stud Ltd
2nd owner: D Stevens & Mrs S Stevens (Eros)
3rd owner: Bill Hawkins (Elmount)
Tote win: £13 PL: £5.30 £1.70 Ex: £50.10 CSF: £43.15 Trifecta: £150.30

2:50 Warwick 22 Mar 2023

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