13 Dec 2013 13:05 Cheltenham
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,507); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Cross Country: Good, Good to Firm in places).
Caspian Caviar Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase (Jockey Club Grassroots Jumps Series Qualifier)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 15 |   | - | King Massini (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 4663-12 / 11 | Jump (9) | Adam Wedge | Evan Williams Mrs C Williams | 5/1 | |
| always handy, not fluent 9th, jumped right 3 out, led before next, went right last, headed flat, led again post | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | NS | Hit The Headlines (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 03-3324 / 12 | Jump (19) | Keith Donoghue | G Elliott Mr N A Dunger | 9/2 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway from 13th, hampered 4 out, went 2nd last, led flat, idled, headed post | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 13 L | Max Bygraves (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 9) | 2PP1P5/ / 11 | Jump (734) | Conor Shoemark | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mr J Perriss | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 5th, ridden and stayed on same pace from 2 out, went 3rd close home, no impression on front pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 13 |   | ¾ L | Al Alfa (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 12-1F35 / 10 | Jump (21) | James Best | P Hobbs & J White Mr James Drummond | 7/1 | |
| prominent, mistake 7th, led before 2 out, soon headed, one pace and no impression flat, lost 3rd close home | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 2 L | Overclear (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 55187/P / 12 | Jump (43) | Giles Hawkins | V R A Dartnall Exe Valley Racing | 25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, ridden 3 out, 5th and one pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 2 L | Marley Roca (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 565-653 / 10 | Jump (14) | Jake Greenall | P R Webber Mr R V Shaw | 25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, hit 8th, ridden after 3 out, one pace 7th 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 14 |   | 2¾ L | Friendly Society (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | F77223 / 11 | Jump (58) | Thomas Garner | Noel Williams Whiteshoot Racing | 20/1 | |
| held up, pecked 3rd, mistake 10th, some headway 13th, mistake 3 out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | 6 L | Richmond (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 63/P3-12 / 14 | Jump (22) | Harry Challoner | Miss V Williams Miss L M Turner | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 6th, lost place 11th, mistake 13th, soon ridden and beaten | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7 |   | 2¾ L | Donnas Palm (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 9) | 0-3464F / 10 | Flat (1145), Jump (21) | Joshua Moore | G & J Moore Mr Ian Beach | 20/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden 10th, well beaten 4 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4 |   | 2¼ L | Owen Glendower (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12) | 6-23059 / 13 | Jump (34) | Mr H Derham | Mrs S Leech Miss Hannah Gregory | 12/1 | |
| held up in rear, mistakes 8th and 12th, well beaten when mistake 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 3 |   | ¾ L | Have You Seen Me (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 0323-30 / 11 | Jump (28) | Ryan Hatch | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Bryan Mathieson | 14/1 | |
| led, not fluent 10th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 12th | 1 |   | 8 L | Finger Onthe Pulse (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 3289PP / 12 | Jump (14) | James Huxham | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 20/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, hit 6th, ridden 12th, well beaten after 4 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 12 |   | 12 L | Diamond Frontier (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 11 4) | 131-074 / 10 | Flat (2309), Jump (35) | Mr John Dawson | J Wade Mr John Wade | 40/1 | |
| prominent until before 5th, behind when hampered 4 out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 16 |   | NK | Ballymoat (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 248-332 / 8 | Jump (36) | Michael Byrne | Tim Vaughan Mr J Goodrick | 14/1 | |
| not always fluent towards rear, blundered badly 8th and rider lost iron briefly, mistake 10th, hampered and well beaten 4 out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 11 |   | 39 L | Vif Argent (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 2-1320P / 10 | Flat (453), Jump (19) | Thomas Bellamy | D Pipe Mr D B Roberts | 12/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway 13th, hampered 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 6 |   | - | Atlanta Falcon (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 212P22 / 8 | Jump (31) | Nick Slatter | D McCain Jnr Mr D McCain Jnr | ||
| 17 |   | - | Entertain Me (GB) (mare, bay, 10 9) | 61PP4-3 / 10 | Jump (182) | Benjamin Poste | R Dickin Mrs A L Merry | |||
