27 Feb 2016 15:35 Kempton
Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £56,950); Distance: 3m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
BetBright Chase (Grade 3 Handicap)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 |   | - | Theatre Guide (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 40U-323 / 14 | Jump (28) | P J Brennan | C L Tizzard Mrs Jean R Bishop | 6/0 | |
| midfield, headway 12th, chased leaders next, led before 2 out, ran on strongly | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9 |   | 10 L | Opening Batsman (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 211-95P / 13 | Jump (33) | Liam McKenna | H Fry The Twelfth Man… | 20/0 | |
| held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, chased leaders next, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 13 |   | ¾ L | Roc D'apsis (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 3) | 34-71P1 / 14 | Flat (1372), Jump (33) | R Johnson | T R George Mrs V Sollitt | 16/0 | |
| held up towards rear, mistake 9th, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on strongly closing stages, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 14 |   | 1¾ L | Ballykan (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | 21114P / 9 | Jump (91) | Ryan Hatch | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Simon Munir… | 20/0 | |
| chased leaders, under pressure from 4 out, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | ¾ L | Le Reve (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 2) | 3-P0261 / 13 | Jump (21) | Harry Skelton | L Wadham Mr P H Betts | 9/0 | |
| led 1st, soon headed and chased leaders, progress to lead 4 out, headed before 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 16 |   | NK | Viva Steve (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 462-126 / 9 | Jump (28) | Harry Bannister | M R Channon Paul & Clare Rooney | 14/0 | |
| took keen hold in touch, not fluent 10th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 1¾ L | Hadrian's Approach (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | U101/6P- / 10 | Jump (392) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mr & Mrs R Kelvin-hughes | 20/0 | |
| midfield, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 3½ L | Ziga Boy (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 8) | 46-P311 / 10 | Jump (28) | Thomas Bellamy | A King Axom Li | 8/0 | |
| led approaching 2nd, headed soon after, led again 6th, headed 4 out, rallied next, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5 |   | ½ L | Fox Appeal (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 2U8-330 / 12 | Jump (70) | D A Jacob | Miss E C Lavelle The Hawk Inn Syndicate… | 25/0 | |
| chased leaders, lost place approaching 12th, rallied after 3 out, weakening when blundered last | ||||||||||
| 10th | 2 |   | 2½ L | Rocky Creek (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 10P-2P4 / 11 | Jump (14) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls The Johnson & Stewart… | 16/0 | |
| held up in touch, headway approaching 12th, tracked leaders 5 out, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 1 |   | ¾ L | Virak (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 31-7222 / 12 | Jump (35) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Mr Clive Hitchings… | 12/0 | |
| tracked leaders, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 11 |   | 7 L | Ruben Cotter (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 1F93-15 / 12 | Jump (323) | Nick Scholfield | P F Nicholls Sean F Conway | 16/0 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| FE | 3 |   | - | Champagne West (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 112F-2P / 11 | Jump (28) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Knowle Racing Stables… | 7/0 | |
| pulled hard in midfield, mistake 5 out, under pressure when fell 2 out | ||||||||||
| UR | 10 |   | - | Thomas Brown (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 1P6-121 / 8 | Jump (29) | N D Fehily | H Fry The Corse Lawners | 4/0 | |
| behind, slow 2nd, blundered and unseated rider 11th | ||||||||||
| 15 |   | - | Astracad (FR) (gelding, brown, 10 2) | 0F-1457 / 13 | Jump (77) | Jamie Bargary | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Mark Barlow | 0/0 | ||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Tenor Nivernais (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 94-1322 / 12 | Jump (28) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Boultbee Brooks… | 16/0 | |
| prominent, led after 2nd, headed 6th, under pressure 13th, behind when pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
