11 Dec 2013 15:10 Leicester
Winner: £8,500 (Penalty: £5,523); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Advent Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Foxcub (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 12313F / 12 | Jump (20) | Felix de Giles | T Symonds Miss E Yardley | 4/1 | |
| led until 1st, tracked leaders, not much room 3 out, led before next, driven and stayed on flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | 5 L | Zalgarry (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 547/242 / 11 | Flat (584), Jump (72) | Josh Wall | A Whitehead Mr A J Whitehead | 6/1 | |
| held up in touch in mid-division, ridden after 7th, headway to challenge 3 out, soon led, headed before 2 out, hanging right approaching last, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 6 L | Cloudy Bob (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 9) | 2-P0331 / 11 | Jump (20) | C Bolger | P G Murphy Men Of Stone | 9/2 | |
| tracked leaders, not much room and switched left after 3 out, stayed on same pace in 3rd from next | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 4½ L | Kayaan (GB) (gelding, brown, 11 8) | 706-153 / 7 | Flat (207), Jump (129) | Kielan Woods | Mrs P Sly Mr David L Bayliss | 12/1 | |
| held up in rear, mistake 7th, headway approaching 3 out, no impression, stayed on same pace from next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 4 L | Billy Twyford (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 12211-3 / 8 | Jump (221) | David Bass | Mrs L Hill Mr Andy Weller | 12/1 | |
| led 1st until before 6th, led after 7th until just after 3 out, no extra from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 9 L | Fountains Flypast (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 0361U1/ / 12 | Jump (803) | R Thornton | A J Honeyball Anthony Honeyball… | 8/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, effort 3 out, no impression and well held next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | 5 L | Frizzo (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | 37531/7 / 10 | Jump (32) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Miss I T Walsh | 12/1 | |
| held up in touch, ridden after 7th, lost place 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 13 |   | 23 L | Garde Ville (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 6) | 8-56 / 11 | Jump (174) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mrs P A Rigby | 9/2 | |
| prominent, not fluent 4th, led before 7th until after 7th, weakened approaching 2 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6 |   | 31 L | Saints And Sinners (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 1P1265- / 9 | Jump (296) | D Elsworth | M & D Easterby Mr N Wrigley &… | 16/1 | |
| in rear, pushed along after 4th, lost touch after 6th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7 |   | ½ L | Firebird Flyer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 5P21-60 / 12 | Jump (12) | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams Mr R E R Williams | 20/1 | |
| in touch in mid-division, not fluent and lost place 5th, ridden and weakened after 7th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 9 |   | 61 L | The Pier (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 3) | F4044-6 / 9 | Flat (371), Jump (14) | Andrew Tinkler | Mrs A E Brooks Brooks, Grima &… | 25/1 | |
| held up towards rear, weakened 7th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11 |   | - | Ourmanmassini (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 54F6-74 / 10 | Jump (23) | P J Brennan | Miss S Smith Donal Finnan | |||
| 12 |   | - | Bygones Sovereign (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 1F-5672 / 9 | Jump (20) | Thomas Bellamy | D Pipe Arnie & Alan Kaplan | |||
