13 Mar 2014 15:05 Towcester
Winner: £3,000 (Penalty: £1,949); Distance: 3m; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
32Red.com Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Warsaw Pact (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 2) | 905901 / 22 | Flat (1772), Jump (7) | Mr L Kilgarriff | S D Dixon Mr S Dixon | 9/2 | |
| held up in last pair, pushed along approaching 7th, reminder after 4 out, headway to 2nd before 2 out, led 2 out, hung left flat, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | NK | Cropley (IRE) (colt, grey, 11 2) | 448-76 / 12 | Flat (208), Jump (26) | Thomas M O'brien | J & A O'Neill Miss Sarah Carter | 4/1 | |
| took keen hold tracking leaders, stayed on to 2nd at the last, kept on well flat, always just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 7 L | Earcomesthedream (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 039P23 / 14 | Jump (18) | Jack Doyle | P A Pritchard Mrs Alison Pritchard&Woodland… | 13/2 | |
| pressed leader, led narrowly 3rd, headed briefly after 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, chased winner, no impression and weakened to 3rd last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 14 L | Burnthill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 00P462 / 9 | Jump (64) | Gerald Quinn | Miss C Dyson Fsf Racing | 8/1 | |
| led until 3rd, pressed leader, went right 5th, led again briefly 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 34 L | Round The Horn (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | P/1PF0-P / 14 | Jump (53) | M D Grant | J A B Old Old Fools Partnership | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along and weakened soon after 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 1 |   | - | Solstice Son (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 13) | 170051 / 9 | Jump (3) | Rachael Green | A J Honeyball The Summer Solstice | |||
| 3 |   | - | Gonalston Cloud (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 7) | 567025 / 11 | Jump (38) | Non Runner | N Kent Mr R J Jackson | |||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Newton Thistle (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 80F-7F1 / 10 | Jump (18) | Felix de Giles | B Pauling J H And N J Foxon | ||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Blue Cove (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 1) | 933434 / 13 | Jump (18) | T Siddall | Miss L C Siddall Mr G Kennington | ||
