21 Dec 2013 15:35 Ascot
Winner: £150,000 (Penalty: £84,405); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Ladbroke (Grade 3 Handicap Hurdle)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 21 |   | - | Willow's Saviour (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 5) | 052P-11 / 10 | Jump (43) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Triple F Partnership | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, led 2 out, driven 3 lengths clear before last, kept on strongly | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 4 L | Ptit Zig (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 4131-21 / 9 | Jump (41) | D A Jacob | P F Nicholls Mr Barry Fulton… | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd and every chance 2 out, driven between last 2, well held before last, stayed on for clear 2nd | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 7 L | Flaxen Flare (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 14-2134 / 11 | Flat (105), Jump (34) | R Johnson | G Elliott Mrs P Sloan | 16/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, mistake 4th, hampered 3 out, stayed on under pressure from 2 out, went modest 3rd before last, no chance with leading duo | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 3½ L | Chris Pea Green (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 1167-23 / 9 | Jump (23) | Joshua Moore | G & J Moore C Green & Galloping… | 12/1 | |
| took keen hold tracking leaders, pushed along before 2 out, hit 2 out, soon driven, keeping on same pace and held when blundered last, went 4th last stride | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10 |   | NK | Ronaldo Des Mottes (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 6/4P03-9 / 8 | Jump (14) | Thomas Bellamy | D Pipe K & D Ives | 40/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along approaching 2 out, driven and one pace between last 2, lost modest 4th close home | ||||||||||
| 6th | 17 |   | 1¾ L | Kaylif Aramis (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 1315-3F / 7 | Jump (36) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies The Grangers | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, headway on inside to chase leaders approaching 3 out, pushed along in 5th 2 out, ridden between last 2, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 4½ L | Pine Creek (GB) (colt, bay, 10 12) | 3115-16 / 8 | Flat (626), Jump (34) | D F O'Regan | J P Ferguson Bloomfields | 14/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway on inside approaching 2 out, hung right and weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | ½ L | Shotavodka (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 117-922 / 13 | Jump (21) | Mikey Ennis | D Pipe Mrs Jane Gerard-Pearse | 25/1 | |
| made most until ridden and headed approaching 2 out, chased leaders, not fluent 2 out, ridden and weakened between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 9th | 15 |   | 2 L | Dan Breen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 307-046 / 9 | Jump (8) | L Heard | D Pipe Mr Stuart & Simon… | 50/1 | |
| chased leader until 4th, chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | 1 L | Waterunder (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 12) | 2-14615 / 7 | Jump (14) | Kieron Edgar | D Pipe Mrs S Clifford | 25/1 | |
| towards rear, looked to be struggling when badly hampered 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2 |   | 1 L | Rolling Star (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 1165-1 / 6 | Flat (516), Jump (28) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Michael Buckley… | 15/2 | |
| in touch on outside, pushed along before 4 out, weakened after next | ||||||||||
| 12th | 6 |   | 6 L | Irish Saint (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 11213-F / 8 | Jump (23) | Nick Scholfield | P F Nicholls Mrs Johnny de la… | 20/1 | |
| always towards rear and never involved | ||||||||||
| 13th | 8 |   | 8 L | City Slicker (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 1423-11 / 7 | Jump (34) | A P McCoy | W P Mullins Mr John P McManus | 6/1 | |
| took keen hold, tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th until approaching 2 out, weakened soon after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 16 |   | 7 L | Alaivan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 11655/8 / 9 | Flat (1629), Jump (14) | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along and weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 19 |   | 2½ L | Vulcanite (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 9) | 328-050 / 8 | Flat (791), Jump (14) | N D Fehily | C E Longsdon Mr John P McManus | 40/1 | |
| always towards rear, struggling 3 out | ||||||||||
| 14 |   | - | Swing Bowler (GB) (filly, bay, 10 11) | 111/130- / 8 | Jump (284) | C O'Farrell | D Pipe Mr K Alexander | |||
| PU | 13 |   | - | Landscape (FR) (colt, bay, 10 11) | 3145F3- / 11 | Flat (790), Jump (244) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mr A Rennison | ||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Chatterbox (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 1/114-2 / 5 | Jump (23) | David Bass | N J Henderson The Not Afraid… | ||
| FE | 18 |   | - | Recession Proof (FR) (colt, chestnut, 10 9) | 21115/0 / 8 | Flat (70), Jump (35) | Brendan Powell | J & S Quinn Mr P Taylor & Mr… | ||
| PU | 20 |   | - | Totalize (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 2115- / 9 | Flat (48), Jump (283) | Wayne Hutchinson | B Ellison D Gilbert, M Lawrence,… | ||
| UR | 12 |   | - | Dell' Arca (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 2121 / 13 | Flat (384), Jump (34) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Prof Caroline Tisdall | ||
