30 Mar 2014 16:10 Ascot
Winner: £18,500 (Penalty: £11,574); Distance: 3m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 10YO plus; Going: Good.
Iron Stand Veterans' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Hey Big Spender (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | P-41PP0 / 22 | Jump (18) | Brendan Powell | C L Tizzard Brocade Racing | 22/1 | |
| in touch, headway 2 out, every chance last, stayed on strongly to lead closing stages | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | ¾ L | Time For Rupert (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 7) | 5/4-4820 / 10 | Jump (19) | D F O'Regan | P R Webber Littlecote Racing… | 5/1 | |
| chased leaders, slow 11th, joined leader 15th, led next, hard ridden when challenged after 2 out, headed flat, no extra | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 13 |   | 2½ L | Fredo (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 2) | 670512 / 12 | Flat (2006), Jump (20) | Rob McCarth | Ian Williams Mrs Jacky Allen | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, mistake 16th, driven to challenge when not fluent 2 out, stayed on well under pressure | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | ¾ L | Gauvain (GER) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) | 942675 / 15 | Flat (2752), Jump (90) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Miss Sarah A Dawson | 14/1 | |
| held up in rear, slow 7th, headway to chase leaders 3 out, kept on same pace approaching last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 4 L | Bradley (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 1) | 539P1P / 10 | Jump (15) | P J Brennan | F O'Brien Mr J C Collett | 16/1 | |
| held up in rear, mistake 3rd, headway 5 out, stayed on approaching last, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 5 L | Junior (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 8) | P43489 / 12 | Flat (281), Jump (15) | C O'Farrell | D Pipe Middleham Park… | 5/1 | |
| slow 1st, in touch, hard ridden to challenge after 3 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10 |   | 4 L | Tullamore Dew (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 9) | 7-32254 / 14 | Flat (2856), Jump (29) | Tom Cannon | N J Gifford Give Every Man… | 8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 17th, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | 2¼ L | Coole River (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 11) | 2-20U13 / 10 | Jump (114) | N D Fehily | Miss E C Lavelle Queens' Prices… | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, mistake 4th, soon lost place, headway 13th, chased leaders 5 out, effort after 3 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12 |   | 99 L | Max Bygraves (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 2) | P1P5/33 / 11 | Jump (12) | Sam Twiston-Davies | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mr J Perriss | 11/2 | |
| mid-division, ridden 4 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11 |   | - | Aachen (GB) (Horse (entire), bay, 10 8) | 7/1-416P / 13 | Flat (1991), Jump (22) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mr Tony Bloom | |||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Well Refreshed (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | P-03PPF / 10 | Jump (20) | Joshua Moore | G & J Moore Mr Patrick Wilmott | ||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Fine Parchment (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 3-1115P / 13 | Jump (17) | Harry Bannister | C J Mann Mr N W A Bannister | ||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Pickamus (FR) (Gelding, grey, 11 2) | 61/8146 / 11 | Jump (17) | Andrew Tinkler | H D Daly Neville Statham… | ||
