19 Oct 2013 16:25 Cheltenham
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,507); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Go Racing With mcphersonracing.co.uk Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Thomas Crapper (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 13417P- / 12 | Jump (224) | C Poste | R Dickin Apis uk com | 12/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway on outside from 7th, led and hit 3 out, hit 2 out, driven flat, held on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | ¾ L | Silver Eagle (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 3) | 2/32-11 / 8 | Jump (157) | Nick Scholfield | K Bailey & M Nicholls Kim Bailey Racing… | 3/1 | |
| prominent until after 2nd, tracked leaders, not fluent 3 out, ridden in close 2nd after 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | NS | Princely Player (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 12595-1 / 11 | Jump (14) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White The Kp & The Nuts… | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden after 4 out, modest 9th 3 out, ran on before last, pressing for 2nd close home, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 5 L | Ixora (IRE) (filly, grey, 10 6) | 254-945 / 7 | Jump (36) | G Sheehan | Jamie Snowden The Ixora Racing… | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, headway on outside 7th, led after 4 out, headed 3 out, one pace final 150 yards | ||||||||||
| 5th | 13 |   | 6 L | Phoenix Flight (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 2) | 43211/7- / 9 | Flat (32), Jump (341) | L Treadwell | H J Evans Mrs J Evans | 25/1 | |
| held up in rear, took keen hold, headway when mistake 3 out, left 5th last, never on terms, no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11 |   | 4 L | Bygones Sovereign (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | P631F-5 / 9 | Jump (168) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Arnie & Alan Kaplan | 7/1 | |
| prominent, led 3rd, mistake 6th, headed after 4 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 15 |   | 4 L | Dragon's Den (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 0) | 553-173 / 11 | Flat (1208), Jump (8) | Aidan Coleman | C J Down Mr G Waterman | 20/1 | |
| held up in rear, no impression 3 out, some headway and 9th before last, stayed on flat, never in contention | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | 31 L | Church Field (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 0-11117 / 8 | Jump (48) | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill Mr P W Middleton | 6/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, headway before 3 out, 8th and no impression before last, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3 |   | 29 L | Red Not Blue (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | F-P2434 / 11 | Jump (15) | A Thornton | Simon Earle The Plum Merchants | 33/1 | |
| tracked leaders on outside, ridden after 7th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 16 |   | 5 L | Court In Session (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | P7-86P4 / 12 | Jump (13) | Ian Popham | M Keighley Mrs Annabel Brook | 20/1 | |
| prominent, hit 3 out, lost place when not fluent next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 6 |   | 1 L | Get Home Now (GB) (colt, bay, 11 0) | 218124 / 10 | Jump (48) | T J O'Brien | P & M Bowen Miss Jayne Brace… | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, headway before 4 out where mistake, weakened before next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12th | 14 |   | 16 L | Teak (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 1) | 6/0-9235 / 10 | Flat (28), Jump (38) | Rob McCarth | Ian Williams Macable Partnership | 12/1 | |
| led until 3rd, prominent until before 7th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 13th | 12 |   | 39 L | Larks Lad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | 427-292 / 10 | Jump (38) | Maurice Linehan | J & A O'Neill Pitman Gold Syndicate… | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, behind from 7th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 14th | 10 |   | 55 L | Mister Newby (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | 144/27-2 / 9 | Jump (163) | Sean Quinlan | R T Phillips Mr Colin Pocock | 14/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 7th, well beaten after 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 1 |   | - | Man Of Leisure (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 11FU26 / 11 | Jump (1) | Rachael Green | A J Honeyball Anthony Honeyball… | |||
| UR | 5 |   | - | Mickie (GB) (filly, grey, 11 3) | 41221P- / 7 | Jump (186) | R Thornton | H D Daly Ludlow Racing Partnership | ||
| 17 |   | - | Callisto Moon (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 68-2446 / 9 | Flat (34), Jump (15) | M D Grant | J Hughes Mr B Bedford &… | |||
