Brian Cooke Retirement Celebration Handicap Chase
Class 4 | 5YO plus
Winner £4,700 - 3 ran
held up last of trio but well in touch, went second after 8th, not fluent 4 out, led 3 out, soon asserted, went clear before 2 out, ran on and went further clear after last, very easily
raced in second, disputed 6th, led after 8th, not fluent 4 out, headed 3 out, soon outpaced by winner, tired jump 2 out, finished remote second, very tired near finish
led, joined sixth, headed and soon struggling after 8th, flashed tail when ridden before 9th, detached and very tired when scrambled over last, remote third and finished very tired
| Year | Going | Ran | Winner | Draw | Age | Weight | OR | Form | Last run | Trainer (Distance) | Jockey | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Soft | 8 | Tip Top Mountain | 8 | 11 9 | 110 | 3-141P3 | 14 days | R Walford (170 miles) | Stan Sheppard | 13/ 2 | 6:31.60 | |
| 2022 | Good to Soft | 10 | Hard To Forget | 9 | 11 10 | 118 | 444715 | 22 days | Henry Oliver (88 miles) | J M Davies | 9/ 1 | 6:24.41 | |
| 2021 | Good | 9 | Hard To Forget | 8 | 11 0 | 110 | 4-64PP5 | 16 days | Henry Oliver (88 miles) | J M Davies | 16/ 1 | 6:08.14 | |
| 2019 | Good | 9 | One Forty Seven | 7 | 11 9 | 116 | 214PP5 | 39 days | N A Twiston-Davies (83 miles) | Jamie Bargary | 12/ 1 | 6:20.70 | |
| 2018 | Heavy | 6 | Lunar Flow | 7 | 11 1 | 106 | 5-13825 | 46 days | Jamie Snowden (116 miles) | Tom O'Brien | 10/ 3 | 4:59.55 | |
| 2017 | Soft | 7 | Optimistic Bias | 8 | 11 4 | 111 | 515433 | 27 days | H J Evans (88 miles) | Liam Treadwell | 7/ 2 | 6:35.00 |