23 Jan 2014 19:00 Kempton
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £5,175); Distance: 6f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
Cheltenham 2014 NRFB At BetVictor.com Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9(6) |   | - | Discussiontofollow (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 12) | 3211- / 5 | Flat (45) | S W Kelly | M Murphy Mr D Spratt | 7/2 | |
| held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway on bit from 2f out, cruised through to lead inside final furlong, very easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4(8) |   | NK | Absolutely So (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 31/1- / 8 | Flat (26) | David Probert | A M Balding The George Smith… | 11/8 | |
| tracked leaders, challenged over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, ran on, no impression on very easy winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(11) |   | 1½ L | Palace Moon (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 540872- / 13 | Flat (26) | Jim Crowley | W J Knight Canisbay Bloodstock | 8/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2(1) |   | 2 L | Fat Gary (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 6) | 1113-35 / 4 | Flat (13) | R Kingscote | Tom Dascombe Manor House Racing… | 7/1 | |
| ridden and soon prominent, driven over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1(3) |   | ¾ L | Angel's Pursuit (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 7) | 8/0406-2 / 7 | Flat (20) | A Kirby | R M H Cowell Mr Malih L Al Basti | 11/2 | |
| mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8(2) |   | 1¼ L | Top Cop (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 033775- / 8 | Flat (133) | D C Byrne | R Harris Ridge House Stables… | 33/1 | |
| led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(5) |   | HD | Jay Bee Blue (GB) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 15182-6 / 6 | Flat (20) | J P Fahy | S Curran Scuderia Vita Bella | 33/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up towards rear, switched right and headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11(4) |   | 2½ L | Captain Kendall (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 8) | 156055- / 8 | Flat (35) | C Catlin | H Chisman S Kirkland D Welch | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(9) |   | 3¾ L | Secret Beau (GB) (colt, grey, 9 0) | 273409- / 4 | Flat (23) | E J Walsh | P D Evans Mr Terry Reffell | 16/1 | |
| ridden leaving stalls, chased leaders, lost place over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3(7) |   | 2¼ L | Bainne (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 6) | 610121- / 8 | Flat (169) | S M Levey | J Gask Mrs Deirdre A Kelly | 33/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 10(10) |   | - | Lexi's Hero (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) | 0322-21 / 10 | Flat (13) | Barry McHugh | R A Fahey Dr Marwan Koukash | |||
