17 Dec 2014 13:20 Ludlow
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £16,245); Distance: 2m; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Tanners Champagne Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Gardefort (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | F11PF6- / 13 | Flat (918), Jump (251) | L Treadwell | Miss V Williams Venetia Williams'… | 11/4 | |
| raced keenly, tracked leaders, went 2nd 5 out, poised to challenge next, led 3 out, 6 lengths clear when hit last, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 9 L | Arkaim (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 214-611 / 8 | Flat (556), Jump (23) | Kielan Woods | Mrs P Sly Mr David L Bayliss | 15/2 | |
| led, not fluent 4th, headed 3 out, soon ridden, 4 lengths down and held when mistake next, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 3½ L | Sir Valentino (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | F2F1-52 / 8 | Flat (971), Jump (23) | P J Brennan | T R George Doone Hulse Susie… | 7/2 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, outpaced in 3rd when switched outside approaching 3 out, kept on same pace, no impression | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 6 L | Notarfbad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 34-18P8 / 12 | Jump (12) | R Johnson | J Scott Govier & Brown | 16/1 | |
| tracked leader, lost place 5 out, one pace next, weakened from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 12 L | Oyster Shell (GB) (gelding, brown, 11 3) | 53-52R2 / 10 | Jump (14) | Jake Greenall | H D Daly Hewitt & Daresbury | 6/1 | |
| reluctant to line up, reared and left at start, hit 1st, always detatched in rear, went remote 5th 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | 6 L | Valco De Touzaine (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 12) | 123F-33 / 9 | Jump (26) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Mr I Greening | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders on outside, reminders after 8th, weakening when mistake 4 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 27 L | Le Bacardy (FR) (colt, bay, 11 9) | 121-352 / 12 | Flat (1359), Jump (11) | T E Whelan | A W Carroll Mr A Gardner | 8/1 | |
| behind, struggling 8th, weakened and behind from 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Swift Arrow (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 16P-536 / 10 | Jump (39) | J M Maguire | D McCain Jnr Mrs C Strang Steel | ||
