19 Dec 2015 11:55 Haydock
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,798); Distance: 1m 7f 144y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Heavy.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 |   | - | After Hours (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 211-355 / 8 | Jump (22) | James Davies | Henry Oliver Mr R G Whitehead | 6/0 | |
| always prominent, led 3 out, headed approaching last, rallied closing stages, ran on to lead again post | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | SHD | Baratineur (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 31142 / 10 | Jump (29) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mr Adrian Wintle | 11/0 | |
| held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders approaching 3 out, every chance next, led before and jumped right at last, soon hung left under pressure, hard ridden closing stages, headed post | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11 |   | 12 L | Captain Redbeard (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 11) | 211-433 / 10 | Jump (12) | Sam Coltherd | W Coltherd Mr S Coltherd | 25/0 | |
| held up towards rear, headway when mistake 3 out, chased leaders before last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 3¼ L | Virnon (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 1750-11 / 9 | Flat (53), Jump (20) | P J Brennan | G A Swinbank Mr Jack Pearce | 5/0 | |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | ½ L | Fatcatinthehat (GB) (colt, bay, 11 12) | 2F102/F- / 7 | Flat (1154), Jump (266) | G Sheehan | H Whittington The Felix Partnership | 11/0 | |
| led until 3 out, weakened approching last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 8 L | Wells De Lune (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 12-9 / 9 | Jump (14) | B S Hughes | C E Longsdon The Smith Swinburne… | 16/0 | |
| behind, headway on inside after 3 out, hit next, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 10 L | Russian Royale (GB) (filly, bay, 11 6) | 125312 / 11 | Flat (95), Jump (51) | Jamie Bargary | Micky Hammond Raypasha | 33/0 | |
| in touch, ridden approaching when mistake 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | 1¾ L | Watt Broderick (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 6) | F52218 / 10 | Flat (287), Jump (33) | D F O'Regan | Ian Williams Mr Patrick Kelly | 28/0 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8 |   | 1¼ L | Sandygate (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 344-33 / 6 | Jump (43) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Mr Trevor Hemmings | 7/0 | |
| chased leaders, lost place 4 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9 |   | 14 L | Two B's (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 71- / 4 | Flat (470), Jump (396) | Brian Harding | T D Easterby Habton Farms | 25/0 | |
| chased leaders, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 4 |   | 2½ L | Circus Star (USA) (colt, bay, 11 6) | 514-673 / 9 | Flat (1520), Jump (14) | Mr John Dixon | J E Dixon Mrs S F Dixon | 9/0 | |
| mid-division, pushed along 5th, soon lost place | ||||||||||
