12 Dec 2014 15:15 Cheltenham
Winner: £22,000 (Penalty: £13,763); Distance: 3m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Citipost Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Ulzana's Raid (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | 16311-1 / 6 | Jump (55) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr T Barr | 9/2 | |
| mid-division, closed 7th, led last, hard pressed flat, headed final 75 yards, battled gamely to lead again close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | NS | Big Easy (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 61/6-722 / 10 | Flat (62), Jump (20) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr Terry Warner | 15/8 | |
| chased leaders, closed 7th, not fluent 2 out, challenged last, led final 75 yards, headed close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | 1½ L | Guiding George (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 440412 / 9 | Jump (6) | A Freeman | D Skelton T A Crowe | 6/1 | |
| led until after 4th, led 7th, headed last, stayed on to press leaders until held towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | NS | Sybarite (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 2411-16 / 13 | Jump (20) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Miss Sarah A Dawson | 8/1 | |
| held up in rear, outpaced after 3 out, ran on from last, finished well, just failed to get 3rd | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | SHD | Land Of Vic (GB) (mare, bay, 11 1) | 51151-9 / 9 | Jump (34) | Mr D Devereux | P & M Bowen Mr Jonathan Martin | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, closed 7th, close up last, kept on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 3¼ L | Speed Master (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 5812P-P / 9 | Jump (43) | Ryan Hatch | N & W Twiston-Davies Spiers & Hartwell… | 33/1 | |
| with leader, led after 4th, headed 7th, still every chance before last, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | NK | Invicta Lake (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | 82-3313 / 14 | Jump (27) | P J Brennan | Miss S Smith The Invicta Partnership | 8/1 | |
| held up in rear, effort 2 out, outpaced and no impression when mistake last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | 2½ L | King Massini (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | F0-U449 / 11 | Jump (27) | Adam Wedge | Evan Williams Mrs C Williams | 11/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway before 2 out, outpaced before last, no impression | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7 |   | 19 L | Fighter Jet (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 52-7228 / 8 | Jump (27) | Aidan Coleman | A King Ladas | 20/1 | |
| held up, not fluent 5th, closed 7th, outpaced after 3 out, not fluent and well beaten 2 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 1 |   | 13 L | Peckhamecho (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | F/67-214 / 12 | Jump (13) | B J Geraghty | Miss R Curtis McCann & Maher… | 25/1 | |
| held up in rear, outpaced from 2 out, well beaten before last | ||||||||||
