14 May 2014 16:10 Worcester
Winner: £8,300 (Penalty: £5,393); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | First Avenue (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 11) | P/P806-6 / 20 | Flat (17), Jump (12) | Tom Cannon | Mrs L J Mongan Mrs L J Mongan | 25/1 | |
| not fluent 1st, held up in last pair, steady headway approaching 7th, chased leading pair 2 out, led last, stayed on well run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 1 L | For Two (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 12) | 122/346- / 7 | Jump (28) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Cooper & Gamble | 2/1 | |
| in touch on inside, went 2nd before 6th until not fluent next, chased leaders, went 2nd again approaching 2 out, disputing lead and every chance last, driven and stayed on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | ¾ L | Stiff Upper Lip (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 2) | 41619- / 7 | Flat (184), Jump (18) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood Richard Hitchcock… | 5/1 | |
| in rear, headway approaching 2 out, not fluent last, kept on well flat, went 3rd towards finish, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | ¾ L | Fade To Grey (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 11 1) | 13305/P / 10 | Flat (30), Jump (7) | D Elsworth | S Lycett Worcester Racing… | 50/1 | |
| raced wide, held up in mid-division, headway 6th, chased leaders next, led approaching 3 out, headed last, unable to quicken run-in, lost 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 10 L | Balzaccio (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 02/3254- / 9 | Jump (23) | Conor Shoemark | F O'Brien King, Roberts,… | 12/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway approaching 6th, went 2nd next, chance when hit 3 out, soon ridden, lost 2nd before next, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 7 L | Get Back In Line (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 21/U655- / 6 | Jump (23) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 9/4 | |
| took keen hold, jumped left and hung left most of way, chased leader, led and went badly left 5th, headed before 3 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10 |   | 39 L | Quaddick Lake (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 10) | 9U599-0 / 11 | Jump (13) | C O'Farrell | R Woollacott Eight Ball Partnership | 16/1 | |
| raced keenly, led, headed and hampered 5th, lost 2nd before next, weakened soon after, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12 |   | 31 L | Georgian King (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 5) | 220000- / 13 | Jump (29) | Ian Popham | M Keighley Mr Roger Allsop | 20/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along and weakened before 6th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2 |   | 22 L | Cinevator (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 1182P0- / 13 | Jump (179) | James Best | Mrs Caroline Keevil Mr M Tucker | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along before 5th, ridden and weakened before 7th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5 |   | 15 L | Angelot Du Berlais (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 5130/4- / 5 | Flat (93), Jump (81) | T J O'Brien | Dr R D P Newland Mr C E Stedman | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, reminders and weakened after 6th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | Ainsi Fideles (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | 1/5F0-2 / 5 | Jump (12) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr Simon Munir… | |||
| 11 |   | - | My Lord (GB) (gelding, brown, 10 8) | 521516- / 11 | Flat (49), Jump (216) | L Treadwell | L A Dace Miss M Bryant | |||
