25 Oct 2014 14:00 Aintree
Winner: £40,000 (Penalty: £25,024); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Betfred TV Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Hawk High (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 10) | 121610- / 10 | Flat (393), Jump (205) | B S Hughes | T D Easterby Mr Trevor Hemmings | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, hampered 5th, headway 2 out, soon switched left, led flat, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9 |   | 1¾ L | Eagle Rock (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 221406/ / 6 | Flat (49), Jump (602) | D C Costello | T P Tate The Ivy Syndicate | 8/1 | |
| led until 4th, left in lead next, headed 2 out, still every chance flat, edged right and no impression towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 1 L | Garde La Victoire (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 124011- / 12 | Jump (192) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mme Dl Whateley | 5/2 | |
| held up in rear, hampered 5th, headway after next, challenged 3 out, blundered 2 out and last, led flat, soon headed, stayed on same pace towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 4 L | Cool Macavity (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 1441-P8 / 11 | Flat (728), Jump (118) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson West Buckland Bloodstock… | 13/2 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, close up from 5th, challenged 3 out, led 2 out, blundered last, headed flat, no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 4 L | Handazan (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 4) | 3/130-3P / 8 | Flat (542), Jump (153) | Aidan Coleman | A King John L Marriott… | 16/1 | |
| held up in touch, hampered and lost place 5th, unable to get back on term, no impression from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 4 L | Red Merlin (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 11 11) | 1141/22 / 10 | Flat (1477), Jump (85) | J M Maguire | D McCain Jnr Mr Matthew Taylor | 7/1 | |
| held up in rear, hampered 5th, closed 2 out, no impression, no extra last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | 11 L | Broughton (GER) (colt, bay, 11 7) | 2180- / 5 | Flat (378), Jump (205) | J M Quinlan | J P Ferguson Bloomfields | 12/1 | |
| held up in rear on outside, headway after 6th, every chance 3 out, soon lost place | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 2¾ L | Katgary (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 3/31126- / 9 | Jump (203) | Nick Scholfield | P F Nicholls D&d Armstrong Ltd | 6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, close up 5th, lost place 2 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 5 |   | - | Wadswick Court (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 4/17112- / 10 | Jump (252) | N D Fehily | C E Longsdon Roddy Owen & Paul… | ||
