29 Jan 2016 15:50 Huntingdon
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,249); Distance: 2m 4f 145y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Abricot De L'oasis (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 1-14F13 / 9 | Jump (69) | Bridget Andrews | D Skelton Mr J H Henderson | 3/0 | |
| made all, blundered 3 out, strongly pressed from 2 out, untidy last, stayed on, just prevailed | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | NK | Poker School (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 215-47U / 10 | Jump (78) | W T Kennedy | Ian Williams Mr M Aniol, Mr… | 16/0 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along briefly before 6th, headway after next, not fluent 2 out, strong challenge from 2 out, stayed on, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 12 |   | 7 L | Wintered Well (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | D1P/P-57 / 8 | Jump (34) | Peter Carberry | J Candlish Mr A White | 9/0 | |
| mid-division, headway after 7th, 6th 3 out, went 3rd after 2 out, stayed on same pace and no impression on front pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | 6 L | Kamool (GER) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 954-655 / 6 | Flat (834), Jump (71) | N D Fehily | J & A O'Neill Let's Live Racing | 16/0 | |
| mid-division, headway after 7th, 4th 3 out, 3rd when blundered 2 out, no extra last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 14 |   | 12 L | Daliance (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 10 11) | 331/441 / 8 | Flat (710), Jump (14) | A Thornton | Noel Williams Epds Racing Partnership… | 6/0 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along before 6th, ridden after next, 5th 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 13 |   | 9 L | Drombeg West (GB) (mare, bay, 10 11) | 1U7PF2 / 9 | Jump (34) | T E Whelan | Mrs A E Brooks Mrs J M Owen | 16/0 | |
| held up towards rear, driven along after 7th, 8th 3 out, well held by leaders before next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 4½ L | Church Field (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 521U15 / 8 | Jump (25) | Conor Shoemark | P W Middleton Mr P W Middleton | 20/0 | |
| held up in rear, ridden after 7th, 9th and well beaten 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 7 L | Handsome Sam (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | 6214 / 7 | Jump (32) | W Featherstone | A King P J & S E Bailey | 9/0 | |
| mid-division, headway 6th, ridden after next, 7th and struggling 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1 |   | 1 L | Speed Demon (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 2434F2 / 8 | Jump (161) | Ian Popham | R T Phillips Mrs S C Welch | 33/0 | |
| tracked leader until 4th, lost place after 7th, 10th and well beaten 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10 |   | 43 L | Rustamabad (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 233-732 / 6 | Jump (105) | Alan Johns | Tim Vaughan Mr D R Passant | 25/0 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 4th until after 3 out, weakened | ||||||||||
| 11 |   | - | Petrou (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 34-642 / 9 | Jump (49) | C Poste | B I Case Mr Tim Thirlby | 0/0 | ||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Sandygate (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 344-339 / 6 | Jump (41) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Mr Trevor Hemmings | 10/0 | |
| mid-division, struggling after 5th, behind next, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Pink Gin (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | 004126/ / 11 | Jump (700) | M D Grant | N & W Twiston-Davies Mrs J Fowler &… | 11/0 | |
| in rear, not fluent and behind 6th, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Vif Argent (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | P0715-1 / 10 | Jump (267) | Benjamin Poste | A Reid Mr D B Roberts | 25/0 | |
| held up in mid-division, ridden and weakened before 7th, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| PU | 15 |   | - | Fuhgeddaboudit (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 8) | 37585P/ / 10 | Jump (1037) | Kevin Jones | J W Mullins Mr J T Brown | 50/0 | |
| held up towards rear, headway after 6th, weakened next, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
