07 Feb 2015 16:40 Newbury
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £11,390); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO to 6YO; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Barters Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 11 / 8 | Jump (58) | David Bass | B Pauling Circle Of Friends | 10/1 | |
| made all, ridden over 2f out, joined over 1f out, driven found extra and stayed on to assert inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | ¾ L | Buveur D'air (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 1 / 11 | Flat (174), Jump (128) | N D Fehily | N J Henderson Mr John P McManus | 15/2 | |
| took keen hold, held up tracking leaders on outside, went 2nd travelling well 2f out, poised to challenge over 1f out, founds no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 2½ L | Altior (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 1 / 11 | Jump (265) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mrs Patricia Pugh | 13/8 | |
| held up towards rear, steady headway over 3f out, went 3rd over 1f out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 4½ L | Final Nudge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | F/2-41 / 13 | Jump (32) | B S Hughes | David Dennis Mrs J Rees | 16/1 | |
| chased winner, ridden 3f out, lost 2nd 2f out, chased leading pair until driven and one pace in 4th over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 5 L | Wishing And Hoping (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 1 / 13 | Jump (65) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mrs Peter Andrews | 25/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up in last pair, headway over 3f out, 5th and one pace final 2f | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 2 L | Oh Land Abloom (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 6 / 11 | Jump (50) | Lizzie Kelly | N B King Milsom Baker Racing | 100/1 | |
| held up in rear, pushed along on outside and some headway over 3f out, ridden and weakened well over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 3 L | Fortunate George (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 1 / 10 | Jump (43) | Aidan Coleman | Miss E C Lavelle The George Inn… | 5/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | ½ L | Duke Des Champs (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 1 / 9 | Jump (119) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Diana Whateley… | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11 |   | 15 L | Skywards Reward (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | / 7 | A P McCoy | J P Ferguson The Cheltenham… | 10/1 | ||
| held up in last trio, closer on inside and in touch halfway, weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 8 |   | 27 L | Watcombe Heights (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 1 / 8 | Jump (202) | Hadden Frost | M Hill Mr R M Harvey-Bailey | 25/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up, pushed along over 4f out, soon outpaced, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 7 |   | 22 L | Present Man (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 2-1 / 11 | Jump (91) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Mr & Mrs Mark Woodhouse | 16/1 | |
| took keen hold in touch, pushed along over 4f out, soon lost place, tailed off | ||||||||||
