21 Jan 2015 14:40 Catterick
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,498); Distance: 2m 3f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Happy Birthday Neil Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Local Hero (GER) (colt, bay, 11 6) | 8327P-4 / 8 | Flat (152), Jump (199) | A P McCoy | S Gollings Mr Irvin S Naylor | 7/2 | |
| tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd after 3 out, led before next, driven approaching last, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 3½ L | Dark Dune (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 8-04332 / 7 | Flat (523), Jump (15) | Danny Cook | T D Easterby Ryedale Partners… | 6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake 4th, led 3 out, headed before 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 4 L | Conquisto (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 11 10) | 755-762 / 10 | Flat (1684), Jump (71) | Craig Gallagher | B Ellison Mr P J Martin | 4/1 | |
| tracked leader until before 3 out, soon outpaced, went 3rd and stayed on approaching last, no impression | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 10 L | Minella Fiveo (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 6-43P65 / 12 | Jump (18) | Callum Bewley | J Parkinson & S Smith Mrs S Smith | 7/2 | |
| mid-division, headway 5th, outpaced after 3 out, no impression before next, lost 3rd approaching last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 2½ L | Tikkandemickey (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 2) | 123-518 / 12 | Jump (19) | Jonathan England | R Shiels Mr R Shiels | 20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, lost touch before 6th, well held after | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | ¾ L | Stopped Out (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 12) | 13P-123 / 11 | Flat (96), Jump (19) | A Nicol | P A Kirby The Well Oiled… | 5/1 | |
| led, not fluent 7th, headed 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | ½ L | Getabuzz (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 0-05P65 / 7 | Flat (486), Jump (15) | D C Costello | T D Easterby Langham Hall Stud… | 10/1 | |
| held up in rear on outside, jumped left 5th, shaken up 7th, never on terms, well beaten after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | 27 L | Rival D'estruval (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 1FP/5-56 / 11 | Jump (19) | Alain Cawley | Miss P Robson Mr & Mrs Raymond… | 16/1 | |
| held up in rear, pushed along before 4th, lost touch approaching 7th, well behind when blundered 2 out | ||||||||||
