28 Feb 2015 13:45 Newbury
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,996); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 8YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Betfair Supporting Greatwood Veterans' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 |   | - | Leave It Be (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 2) | 256/2-3 / 8 | Jump (17) | B J Geraghty | N P Mulholland Hanham Boys Racing… | 8/1 | |
| held up behind, pushed along after 4 out, headway next, challenged next, ridden to lead flat, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 4½ L | Irish Buccaneer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 2/5F-124 / 8 | Jump (51) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr John P McManus | 7/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, driven to chase leaders 3 out, challenged next, led narrowly last, ridden and headed flat, no extra | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 7 L | Provo (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 6) | 5112/F-7 / 8 | Jump (21) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Hilton And Lyn… | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, soon one pace, stayed on to take 3rd flat, no impression | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 6 L | Loyaute (FR) (mare, chestnut, 11 12) | 062P56 / 9 | Flat (1251), Jump (32) | C Gethings | C J Down Upton Racing 2 | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, headway after 4 out, chased leaders and came towards stands side next, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 15 L | Fairy Rath (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 8) | F73-519 / 11 | Jump (35) | Tom Cannon | N J Gifford Mrs C L Kyle | 14/1 | |
| led to 2nd, led again next, hard pressed 2 out, soon ridden, headed last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 6 L | Allthegear No Idea (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 672/123 / 11 | Jump (31) | Ryan Hatch | N & W Twiston-Davies The Yes No Wait… | 11/1 | |
| towards rear, driven 4 out, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11 |   | 10 L | Bothy (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 4) | 0/06635 / 9 | Flat (134), Jump (27) | J E Moore | B Ellison Dan Gilbert & Jessica… | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake 5th, effort to chase leader 3 out to next, soon ridden and weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 25 L | Topolski (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 5) | 7U99/48- / 10 | Flat (348), Jump (529) | Aidan Coleman | D W P Arbuthnot Mr P M Claydon | 40/1 | |
| behind, ridden after 4 out, weakened next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 |   | 1½ L | Ruler Of All (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 4) | 56620-7 / 9 | Flat (1782), Jump (10) | Ryan Winks | P Winks Mr P Winks | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, blundered 1st, dropped to mid-division 4th, ridden after 3 out, never on terms, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 13 |   | 23 L | Winning Spark (USA) (colt, bay, 11 1) | 84-2312 / 11 | Flat (724), Jump (23) | Nick Scholfield | Miss J Du Plessis Miss J du Plessis | 8/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, chased leaders after 4 out to before next, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2 |   | 6 L | Midnight Sail (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 12) | 5/616-P7 / 12 | Jump (16) | Harrison Beswick | B Pauling Mrs C Houldsworth | 25/1 | |
| with leader, led 2nd to next, in touch, mistake 5th, lost place 4 out, weakened from next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 14 |   | - | Wily Fox (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 1) | 4158-29 / 8 | Flat (534), Jump (23) | J M Quinlan | J M P Eustace Blue Peter Racing… | ||
| FE | 15 |   | - | Laughton Park (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 10) | P1/541-1 / 11 | Jump (19) | M G Nolan | Miss S Smith S Smith, M Forbes-wood… | ||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Lookslikerainted (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 7-1PUP6 / 10 | Jump (33) | Jack Sherwood | Miss R Curtis Mr M S Wilesmith | ||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Radmores Revenge (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 3-07F19 / 14 | Jump (28) | Paul Moloney | Mrs S Leech Mr C J Leech | ||
| 16 |   | - | Paddocks Lounge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 26770-2 / 13 | Jump (266) | A Thornton | Jim Best Chrissy's Passion… | |||
