07 Feb 2015 13:50 Newbury
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,512); Distance: 3m 110y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Betfair Home Of The Price Rush Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13 |   | - | Bygones Sovereign (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 07-0714 / 9 | Jump (42) | Michael Heard | D Pipe Arnie & Alan Kaplan | 12/1 | |
| made all, 10 lengths clear 3rd, maintained strong pace and over 20 lengths ahead 3 out, kept on strongly, unchallenged | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 28 L | Araldur (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 450-024 / 12 | Jump (21) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr David Sewell | 16/1 | |
| held up in rear, pushed along and headway on inside approaching 3 out but still plenty to do, ridden and chased leaders 2 out, went 2nd before the last, never any chance with unchallenged winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 1¼ L | Shotavodka (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 199579 / 13 | Jump (28) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mrs Jane Gerard-Pearse | 25/1 | |
| held up in last pair, steady headway but still plenty to do after 3 out, edged left and kept on run-in, went 3rd close home but never any chance with unchallenged winner | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | NK | Milan Bound (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 145P-82 / 8 | Jump (78) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 11/8 | |
| held up off the pace towards rear, steady headway approaching 5th, soon tracking leaders, chased (clear) winner before 2 out, until before the last, weakened run-in, lost 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | 1¾ L | Tempest River (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 6) | 4-55632 / 9 | Jump (42) | D A Jacob | B I Case Fly Like The Wind… | 14/1 | |
| took keen hold, tracked (clear) winner, hit 4th, no chance when lost 2nd before 2 out, chased leading pair until between last two, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 3¼ L | Rydon Pynes (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | F/12F31- / 7 | Jump (288) | Hadden Frost | M Hill The Rydon Pynes… | 8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway approaching 4 out, pushed along before 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10 |   | 1¾ L | Provo (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 8) | 5112/F- / 8 | Jump (408) | Nick Scholfield | P F Nicholls Hilton And Lyn… | 12/1 | |
| took keen hold, chased leaders on inside, mistake and weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | 1¾ L | Bally Beaufort (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 31-5524 / 13 | Jump (21) | Ryan Hatch | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr R J Rexton | 14/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along before 8th, chasing leaders when hung left approaching 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12 |   | 11 L | Top Cat Henry (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 6P2323 / 10 | Jump (43) | W T Kennedy | Dr R D P Newland Alexander Family | 9/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along on long run before 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Merry King (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | 53P4-33 / 8 | Jump (70) | B J Geraghty | J & A O'Neill Mr F Gillespie | ||
| 3 |   | - | Closing Ceremony (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 14-0112 / 11 | Jump (28) | Aidan Coleman | Miss E C Lavelle The High Altitude… | |||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Rigour Back Bob (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 9) | 25F248/ / 10 | Jump (771) | B S Hughes | M Bradstock D Chapman-jones,j… | ||
| 1 |   | - | Milansbar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 081/112 / 13 | Jump (21) | T E Whelan | N B King Mr Robert Bothway | |||
