14 Nov 2013 14:30 Ludlow
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,498); Distance: 2m; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Vera Davies Cup Novices' Limited Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Oyster Shell (GB) (gelding, brown, 11 2) | 32-1323 / 10 | Jump (21) | Jake Greenall | H D Daly Hewitt & Daresbury | 5/1 | |
| made all, clear before 6th, not fluent 3 out, held on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 13 |   | ¾ L | Daymar Bay (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | 20238/0- / 11 | Jump (380) | G Sheehan | Miss E C Lavelle Mr R J R Wescott | 7/2 | |
| held up in rear, took keen hold, not fluent 5th (water) or 9th, headway and still 6th 2 out, ran on well flat, edged right, not able to reach winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 4½ L | Pearls Legend (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 38182-6 / 11 | Jump (196) | J E Moore | J L Spearing The Corsairs | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, took keen hold, headway when not fluent 3rd, went 2nd before 9th, hit 4 out, no impression on winner from next, lost 2nd flat, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 1¾ L | Bullet Street (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 11) | 8/1322-6 / 8 | Jump (186) | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams Mrs Janet Davies… | 9/2 | |
| mid-division on inside, not fluent 3rd, it 9th, soon ridden in 6th, stayed on same pace from 4 out, unable to challenge | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | NK | Drumlang (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | 9/13-U31 / 11 | Jump (21) | Rob McCarth | Ian Williams Mr M Roberts | 9/1 | |
| prominent, not fluent 4 out, stayed on same pace, jumped left 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 6 L | Suerte Al Salto (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 2312-13 / 7 | Jump (34) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Mr David Henery | 7/1 | |
| prominent, ridden after 9th, not fluent when one pace 4 out, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10 |   | 2¾ L | Mount Gunnery (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | 4/2043- / 8 | Jump (214) | P J Brennan | R Walford Clipper Logistics… | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders on outside, not fluent, stumbled and hampered 1st, not fluent 3rd or when losing place 5th (water), mistake 7th, well beaten 9th | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12 |   | 6 L | Rocky Elsom (USA) (colt, bay, 10 5) | 91157-7 / 10 | Flat (673), Jump (24) | N de Boinville | D W P Arbuthnot Search For Stars | 50/1 | |
| mid-division, hampered 1st, headway 6th, 5th when blundered 4 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5 |   | 37 L | Christopher Wren (USA) (colt, chestnut, 10 13) | P629-51 / 8 | Flat (55), Jump (22) | Maurice Linehan | N J Gifford Mr John P McManus | 11/1 | |
| held up towards rear, hit 2nd, not fluent 6th or 8th, ridden in 7th after next, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9 |   | - | Santo Thomas (FR) (horse (entire), grey, 10 5) | 31U2P/1- / 8 | Flat (1600), Jump (549) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mrs B Grainger | |||
| 2 |   | - | Zarzal (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 36-5333 / 9 | Flat (638), Jump (16) | Adam Wedge | Evan Williams Mrs Janet Davies | |||
| UR | 6 |   | - | Kings Flagship (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 557/16- / 8 | Jump (343) | James Davies | C J Down Mrs Hazel Leeves | ||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Strongly Suggested (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 131210 / 11 | Jump (29) | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | ||
