19 Dec 2015 14:40 Haydock
Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £18,768); Distance: 2m 6f 204y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase (Sponsored By Nationwide Vehicle Contracts)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Seventh Sky (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 12-P242 / 10 | Flat (1560), Jump (14) | G Sheehan | C J Mann Mrs Fidelma Toole | 10/0 | |
| made all, driven 4 out, drew clear before last, ran on strongly | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 7 L | Spookydooky (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 3113-41 / 10 | Jump (23) | Joshua Moore | J & A O'Neill The Piranha Partnership | 5/0 | |
| in touch, chased leaders 3 out, ridden to challenge next, kept on well under pressure | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 6 L | Cloudy Too (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 6/45-9P8 / 12 | Jump (21) | Sean Quinlan | J Parkinson & S Smith Formulated Polymer… | 8/0 | |
| in touch, chasing leader when mistake 4 out, ridden to challenge next, kept on same pace approaching last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 |   | 8 L | Plus Jamais (FR) (colt, bay, 10 0) | 4313-32 / 12 | Jump (38) | Brendan Powell | J S Goldie A Crawford & Partner | 11/0 | |
| prominent, mistake 12th, ridden to challenge 4 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | NK | Hollow Blue Sky (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 3) | 38P1-PP / 10 | Jump (174) | Jamie Bargary | N & W Twiston-Davies The Hollow Partnership | 11/0 | |
| chased leaders, under pressure after 5 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 17 L | Wilton Milan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 32U-3P1 / 9 | Jump (25) | R Mahon | D Skelton Mr Robert Fanshawe | 12/0 | |
| always behind, never a factor | ||||||||||
| UR | 4 |   | - | Final Assault (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 623-314 / 8 | Jump (21) | D R Fox | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mrs S Russell &… | 6/0 | |
| mid-division when blundered and unseated rider 6th | ||||||||||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Sun Cloud (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 141-342 / 12 | Jump (28) | B S Hughes | J M Jefferson Boundary Garage… | 6/0 | |
| held up in rear, weakened 6 out, behind when pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Spirit Of Shankly (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 13) | 50P-525 / 8 | Jump (21) | T J O'Brien | C E Longsdon Mr Alan Halsall | 8/0 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake 1st, slow 4th, soon lost place, mistake 9th, struggling in rear next, pulled up 5 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | O Maonlai (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 47P1P-2 / 11 | Jump (21) | P J Brennan | T R George Mrs G Welch | 5/0 | |
| behind, mistakes 5th and 6th, headway approaching 10th, soon weakened, pulled up after 3 out | ||||||||||
