20 Feb 2016 16:10 Ascot
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £9,747); Distance: 2m 7f 118y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Two Weeks Until Racing UK HD Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier For The Challenger Staying Hurdle Series Final)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 |   | - | Bangkok Pete (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | P7/242-2 / 11 | Jump (64) | Matthew Batchelor | Jamie Poulton Miss Stephanie… | 12/0 | |
| behind, headway from 4 out, chased leaders after next, led before last, kept on well under pressure | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 1½ L | Billy Dutton (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 112/339 / 12 | Jump (50) | C Gethings | C J Down Upton Racing 2 | 11/0 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, mistake 2 out, not fluent last, no extra closing stages | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | 1 L | Petethepear (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 8) | 4-33255 / 7 | Jump (35) | Joshua Moore | S Edmunds Ktda Consultancy… | 6/0 | |
| always prominent, every chance 3 out, led next, headed before last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | NK | Sybarite (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 96P303 / 13 | Jump (23) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Miss Sarah A Dawson | 25/0 | |
| behind, struggling 4 out, headway 2 out, kept on well, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | ½ L | Royale Knight (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 26P-712 / 11 | Jump (19) | Charlie Hammond | Dr R D P Newland C E Stedman & R… | 8/0 | |
| led, mistake 3 out, headed next, no extra closing stages | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 12 L | Norse Legend (GB) (colt, bay, 11 12) | 22P-32P / 9 | Flat (625), Jump (16) | M Goldstein | C Gordon Woodhaven Racing… | 33/0 | |
| tracked leaders, under pressure 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12 |   | 6 L | Captainofindustry (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 9-24125 / 8 | Jump (42) | D F O'Regan | M Pitman Mr Malcolm C Denmark | 12/0 | |
| prominent, mistake 4 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | 25 L | What A Moment (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 214-424 / 13 | Jump (28) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Bryan Drew & Steve… | 6/0 | |
| behind, effort 4 out, weakened next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1 |   | 1 L | Decimus (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | PUF-1P2 / 10 | Jump (87) | L Heard | J Scott The Ten 2 One Gang | 40/0 | |
| chased leaders, under pressure 4 out, weakened next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 13 |   | 1¼ L | Grand Introduction (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 7/33052 / 8 | Jump (38) | Conor Shoemark | F O'Brien Geoffrey & Donna… | 20/0 | |
| with leader, under pressure 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 8 |   | 5 L | Here's Herbie (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 632F52 / 13 | Jump (28) | Lucy Gardner | Mrs S Gardner Mr P A Tylor &… | 10/0 | |
| held up, never dangerous, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12th | 5 |   | 44 L | Aigle De La See (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 12) | 176-4BP / 6 | Jump (23) | D A Jacob | N J Henderson Mr Simon Munir… | 15/0 | |
| always behind, tailed off before 3 out | ||||||||||
| SU | 6 |   | - | Brod Na Heireann (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 4F-4014 / 7 | Jump (42) | Thomas Bellamy | A King Mr David Sewell | 16/0 | |
| mid-division when slipped up on bend after 5th | ||||||||||
| PU | 11 |   | - | Muhtaris (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 6) | 175/2 / 8 | Flat (41), Jump (112) | L Treadwell | H J Evans The Cheltenham… | 9/0 | |
| keen tracking leaders, mistake 2nd, weakened 4 out, behind when pulled up next | ||||||||||
