15 Nov 2014 15:00 Cheltenham
Winner: £27,000 (Penalty: £15,376); Distance: 3m 1f 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Ultima Business Solutions Handicap Hurdle (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 |   | - | Katkeau (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 321742/ / 10 | Flat (1153), Jump (630) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Prof C Tisdall,… | 9/2 | |
| held up towards rear, hampered 1st, headway before 9th, challenged after 2 out, led flat, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 2½ L | Big Easy (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 5061/6-7 / 10 | Flat (35), Jump (189) | M G Nolan | P Hobbs & J White Mr Terry Warner | 11/4 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 4th, went close up when mistake 4 out, led before next, driven and headed flat, no impression on winner towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 12 |   | 4½ L | Invicta Lake (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | 382-331 / 14 | Jump (26) | P J Brennan | Miss S Smith The Invicta Partnership | 14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, jumped left and bumped rival 1st, not fluent 3rd, mistake 5th, headway approacing 3 out, driven and stayed on same pace before last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 8 L | Vivaldi Collonges (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 2631-2 / 9 | Jump (28) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls David Maxwell Racing… | 4/1 | |
| prominent, led 6th, headed after next, mistake 4 out, no extra when hit last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | ½ L | Theatrical Star (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 39U133- / 12 | Jump (287) | Brendan Powell | C L Tizzard Brocade Racing | 25/1 | |
| led until after 1st, prominent, hit 9th, every chance 4 out, one pace before last, no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 18 L | Dragon's Den (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 8) | 444-132 / 11 | Flat (1600), Jump (28) | L P Aspell | C J Down Mr G Waterman | 25/1 | |
| held up in rear, some headway before 3 out, weakened approaching next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10 |   | 4 L | Cannon Fodder (GB) (mare, bay, 10 8) | 42200-5 / 9 | Jump (26) | M Goldstein | Miss S West The Cheapskates | 25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, mistake 8th, not fluent next, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 3¾ L | Fighter Jet (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 152-722 / 8 | Jump (41) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Ladas | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, challenged 4 out, every chance next, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 9th | 14 |   | 10 L | The Italian Yob (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | 21PPP-P / 9 | Jump (35) | Aidan Coleman | Nick Williams The Macaroni Beach… | 25/1 | |
| led after 1st until 6th, led after 7th, headed before 3 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9 |   | 12 L | Masterofdeception (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 03-1124 / 10 | Jump (10) | Chris Ward | Dr R D P Newland The Berrow Hill… | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 9th, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 1 |   | 2¾ L | Pineau De Re (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | F27131- / 13 | Flat (1137), Jump (224) | D A Jacob | Dr R D P Newland Mr J A Provan | 20/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 4 out, well beaten before next | ||||||||||
| 12th | 13 |   | 7 L | Heronshaw (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | 11F/23- / 9 | Jump (350) | R Johnson | H D Daly Strachan,stoddart,griffith,barlow&harf | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders, not jump well, lost place before 8th, well beaten after 4 out | ||||||||||
| 6 |   | - | Double Double (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 216/U15- / 9 | Flat (388), Jump (213) | Mr D Devereux | P & M Bowen Roddy Owen & Paul… | |||
| 2 |   | - | Dawn Commander (GER) (gelding, grey, 11 11) | P411-13 / 8 | Jump (20) | Joshua Moore | Mrs P Robeson Nick Brown Racing | |||
