23 Oct 2015 15:20 Cheltenham
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,512); Distance: 2m 7f 208y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Series Qualifier)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Dark Spirit (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 6) | 121267- / 8 | Flat (812), Jump (227) | Mr Lewis Gordon | Evan Williams Richard Abbott… | 11/0 | |
| held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, not clear run before last, went 2nd flat, ran on well to lead final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 2¼ L | Mr Shantu (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 661-911 / 9 | Jump (31) | Patrick Cowley | J & A O'Neill Local Parking Security… | 4/0 | |
| held up well in rear, closing when badly hampered 4 out, behind until closed after 2 out, challenged last, soon led, headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 12 L | Mijhaar (GB) (colt, bay, 11 9) | 732905- / 9 | Flat (748), Jump (196) | Aidan Coleman | J P Ferguson Hambleton Racing… | 7/0 | |
| held up, headway after 8th, led 2 out, headed last, no extra final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 6 L | Polamco (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 3311P0- / 6 | Jump (191) | N D Fehily | H Fry Mr Andrew Polson | 9/0 | |
| held up, not fluent 3rd, mistake 6th, headway 4 out, led last, soon headed, weakened final 150 yards | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | ½ L | Kilfinichen Bay (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 19-1111 / 11 | Flat (602), Jump (33) | R Johnson | C E Longsdon Cracker Syndicate | 8/0 | |
| held up, headway 3 out, chasing leaders last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 8 L | Fighter Jet (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 289-P42 / 8 | Jump (100) | B S Hughes | J Mackie Ladas | 14/0 | |
| chased leaders, closed 4 out, outpaced and no impression from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 1 L | On The Bridge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 531853 / 11 | Jump (14) | Nick Scholfield | J Scott Mr Kit James | 16/0 | |
| led until after 1st, chased leaders, not fluent 5th, closed before 4 out, lost place before next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12 |   | 2¼ L | My Lad Percy (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 32BF4-P / 9 | Jump (28) | Killian Moore | M Keighley The Almost Hopeful… | 100/0 | |
| led after 1st, headed next, led again 5th, headed 2 out, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6 |   | 30 L | Willem (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 45-5202 / 9 | Flat (57), Jump (21) | B J Toomey | D Pipe The Only Fools… | 33/0 | |
| held up towards rear, headway after 8th, every chance out, mistake 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| BD | 9 |   | - | King Boru (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 3U27-P2 / 8 | Jump (31) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Icm Racing | 5/0 | |
| held up towards rear, headway and in touch when brought down 4 out | ||||||||||
| 11 |   | - | Mawaqeet (USA) (colt, bay, 10 0) | 0P14-43 / 8 | Flat (86), Jump (18) | Sam Twiston-Davies | M Appleby Mr Frank McAleavy | 0/0 | ||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| FE | 7 |   | - | Saint John Henry (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 4/1F11F- / 8 | Jump (207) | Kieron Edgar | D Pipe Bryan Drew | 8/0 | |
| tracked leaders, led 2nd, not fluent and headed 5th, ridden and losing place when fell 4 out | ||||||||||
