08 Mar 2014 15:15 Sandown
Winner: £70,000 (Penalty: £39,865); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
William Hill Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | Baltimore Rock (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 24-3121 / 8 | Jump (17) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr R S Brookhouse | 7/1 | |
| held up towards rear, smooth headway on outside travelling well before 2 out, challenged in 2nd 2 out, led last, edged right flat, stayed on, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 13 |   | 1 L | Gassin Golf (GB) (colt, bay, 10 8) | P2-3435 / 9 | Flat (182), Jump (98) | J E Moore | R Lee Mr J R Weatherby | 14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, smooth headway tracvelling well before 2 out, led narrowly 2 out, ridden and headed last, staying on same pace and held when not much room on inside and switched left final 120 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 4½ L | Vibrato Valtat (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 3) | 3-25221 / 9 | Jump (27) | D A Jacob | P F Nicholls Axom XLIII | 3/1 | |
| held up towards rear on inside, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on to 3rd run-in, no impression on leading duo | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | NK | Regal Encore (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 1/12-212 / 15 | Jump (87) | A P McCoy | A J Honeyball Mr John P McManus | 9/2 | |
| heldup towards rear, smooth headway on outside approiaching 2 out, challenged and every chance 2 out, driven and one pace between last 2, lost 3rd run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 1 L | Chesil Beach Boy (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 3-74244 / 12 | Jump (2) | Mr Louis Muspratt | M J Coombe Mr J Coombe | 66/1 | |
| held up in last pair, headway on outside 2 out, stayed on same pace in 5th run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 5 L | Little Jon (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 643272 / 11 | Jump (28) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Robert Frosell | 33/1 | |
| led until ridden before 2 out, chased leaders, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | NK | Swing Bowler (GB) (filly, bay, 11 12) | 11/130-5 / 8 | Jump (28) | C O'Farrell | D Pipe Mr K Alexander | 9/1 | |
| chased leader, led approaching 2 out until 2 out, chased leaders, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11 |   | 1¼ L | Somemothersdohavem (GB) (colt, chestnut, 10 10) | 4-P7622 / 6 | Flat (451), Jump (9) | L Treadwell | Miss V Williams Maybe The Last… | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders on outside, pushed along and hung right before 2 out, weakened between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 9th | 14 |   | 3¼ L | Skint (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | 362263 / 12 | Jump (91) | D F O'Regan | A Stronge Mrs Bettine Evans | 33/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along challenging before 2 out, weakened and blundered 2 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6 |   | 8 L | New Year's Eve (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 221811 / 7 | Jump (20) | J M Quinlan | J P Ferguson Bloomfields | 11/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 12 |   | 2¾ L | Harristown (GB) (colt, chestnut, 10 9) | 1331 / 6 | Flat (249), Jump (30) | Kielan Woods | C E Longsdon Kyuna Memories | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along and weakened on long run to 2 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 2 |   | 28 L | First Avenue (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 10) | F51P-P8 / 11 | Flat (23), Jump (56) | Paddy Bradley | Mrs L J Mongan Mrs L J Mongan | 40/1 | |
| always well in rear, never a factor, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Fourth Estate (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 11114/2 / 9 | Jump (103) | Andrew Tinkler | N J Henderson Mr John Wade | ||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Knight Of Pleasure (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 486-127 / 6 | Jump (49) | Joshua Moore | G & J Moore The Knights Of… | ||
