11 Dec 2015 14:55 Cheltenham
Winner: £22,000 (Penalty: £13,763); Distance: 2m 7f 213y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Citipost Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | So Fine (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 37307/0 / 11 | Jump (27) | James Best | P Hobbs & J White Mrs L R Lovell | 33/0 | |
| chased leaders, lost place 6th, soon hampered and lost further ground, not fluent 9th, headway from home bend, challenged last, soon led, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 1¾ L | According To Trev (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 11) | F1P04-P / 11 | Jump (47) | Jake Hodson | D G Bridgwater Mr Alan Hill | 66/0 | |
| led 1st until 2nd, prominent, not fluent 4th, challenged 2 out, stayed on flat, held towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11 |   | ¾ L | Billy Dutton (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 6) | 64112/3 / 12 | Jump (37) | James Davies | C J Down Upton Racing 2 | 16/0 | |
| chased leaders, challenged 2 out, every chance last, stayed on flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 |   | ½ L | The Eaglehaslanded (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 1/1F1-12 / 11 | Jump (37) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Coles, Smith, McManus… | 13/0 | |
| held up in rear, mistake 3rd, headway approaching last, stayed on flat, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | ½ L | One Track Mind (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 1/1U41- / 7 | Jump (297) | G Sheehan | W Greatrex A Weller | 11/0 | |
| mid-division, headway after 5th, slipped after next, ridden before last, kept on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 2¼ L | Drum Valley (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 42522-1 / 8 | Jump (51) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood A Taylor & A Signy | 25/0 | |
| led 2nd, headed just after last, no extra final 75 yards | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 2¾ L | Zeroeshadesofgrey (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 7) | 1133P-2 / 10 | Jump (41) | T E Whelan | N B King Mrs J K Buckle | 10/0 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 8th, headway before 2 out, edged left before last, no extra final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | NK | Monbeg Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 1/6-2211 / 11 | Jump (30) | R Johnson | J & A O'Neill Mrs Jonjo O'Neill | 9/0 | |
| held up towards rear, headway after 2 out, not fluent last, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12 |   | 10 L | Fingerontheswitch (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | 211-214 / 11 | Jump (26) | T Scudamore | N P Mulholland Cahill, Atwell… | 5/0 | |
| held up in rear, headway approaching 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 10th | 8 |   | 7 L | Oscarteea (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 150/12-4 / 8 | Jump (20) | S Bowen | P & M Bowen Steve & Jackie… | 12/0 | |
| held up towards rear, jumped slowly and outpaced 7th, well beaten from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2 |   | 2 L | Flintham (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 1151P-P / 12 | Jump (38) | Liam McKenna | M Bradstock The Rasher Partnership | 25/0 | |
| led until 1st, prominent, every chance 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 12th | 1 |   | 12 L | Bear's Affair (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12) | 276-104 / 13 | Jump (47) | Freddie Mitchell | N J Henderson Mr G B Barlow | 25/0 | |
| held up in mid-division, outpaced after 2 out, well beaten before last | ||||||||||
| PU | 13 |   | - | Always Tipsy (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | 32134-2 / 11 | Jump (41) | S Mulqueen | N W Alexander Alan Wight Judy… | 25/0 | |
| held up in rear, headway approaching 2 out, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
