20 Mar 2015 14:40 Newbury
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,330); Distance: 2m 6f 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Pheasant Inn Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Shuil Royale (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 55255-1 / 12 | Jump (30) | R Mahon | H Fry Mr Phil Fry | 9/2 | |
| held up, steady headway 11th, tracking leading trio next, 3rd before 4 out, 2nd 2 out, led soon after, clear when went right last, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 3¼ L | Noble Legend (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 53P342 / 10 | Jump (14) | A Thornton | Mrs Caroline Bailey Mr P Dixon Smith | 9/2 | |
| led, went right 4 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, no chance with winner before the last, kept on to hold 2nd | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | NK | Bob Tucker (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 208-34P / 10 | Jump (43) | N D Fehily | C E Longsdon Mr Nigel M Davies | 10/3 | |
| chased leader, every chance when not fluent 3 out, lost 2nd next, kept on pressing for 2nd run-in but no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 3½ L | Top Dancer (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 431/415- / 8 | Jump (469) | G Sheehan | W Greatrex The Lone Star Partnership | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along and lost place after 12th, kept on again into 4th run-in, no danger | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 2¼ L | Shakalakaboomboom (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 6P0P-0P / 11 | Jump (78) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr Liam Breslin | 13/2 | |
| held up in last pair, jumped slowly 8th, struggling in 6th 13th, went left 3 out, modest 4th from 2 out, weakened into 5th run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 1¼ L | Hatters River (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 4F42-3R / 9 | Jump (137) | Jack Doyle | A Stronge Susan & Gerard… | 12/1 | |
| held up in last pair, mistake 4th, pushed along and struggling in 5th before 4 out, 6th and beaten when eased towards finish | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 33 L | On Trend (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 71-75P5 / 9 | Jump (35) | Tom Cannon | N J Gifford Ham Manor Farms… | 7/1 | |
| pushed along almost throughout, chased leaders, jumped slowly 9th, soon struggling, tailed off when pecked 12th | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 1½ L | Speedy Tunes (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 8/12-RP0 / 8 | Jump (53) | Andrew Tinkler | N J Henderson Jimmy Hack Racing… | 25/1 | |
| not fluent, towards rear, struggling in rear before 13th, tailed off when blundered 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Phone Home (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 424244 / 8 | Jump (34) | T Scudamore | Nick Mitchell Mr & Mrs Andrew… | ||
| 10 |   | - | Back In June (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 5832PP / 9 | Jump (34) | T J O'Brien | P Henderson Mrs K Heard | |||
