11 Mar 2016 15:50 Sandown
Winner: £14,000 (Penalty: £8,758); Distance: 2m 5f 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places Back Straight).
Team Army Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Ballycross (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 31-6352 / 14 | Jump (74) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Oscar Singh… | 7/0 | |
| raced wide, tracked leader, led 5th, came clear from 2 out, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9 |   | 4 L | Spencer Lea (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 42516/1 / 10 | Jump (31) | R Johnson | Henry Oliver Mrs Carol Davis | 5/0 | |
| held up in rear, mistake 6th, headway into 2nd before 2 out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 8 L | Bon Enfant (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 7) | 1-0112 / 7 | Jump (34) | G Sheehan | W Greatrex The Silo Syndicate | 9/0 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along and went 3rd at the last, one pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | NK | Bells 'n' Banjos (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 7F12-10 / 9 | Jump (76) | Harry Bannister | W Greatrex The Maple Hurst… | 20/0 | |
| led until 5th, chased winner until 7th, chased leaders, pushed along in 2nd again briefly before 2 out, chased leaders, ridden between last 2, 4th and one pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 1¾ L | Suit Yourself (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 1-013 / 8 | Jump (36) | B J Geraghty | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 12/0 | |
| mid-division, lost place 3 out, rallied on outside before 2 out, weakened between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11 |   | 2 L | American Life (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | 133353 / 12 | Flat (1342), Jump (7) | Paul Moloney | Mrs S Leech American Life Partnership | 33/0 | |
| held up in last pair, effort and pushed along on inside before 2 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | ½ L | Little Boy Boru (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 5-4F854 / 12 | Jump (34) | Jack Sherwood | Miss S Smith J Logan, D Harrison,… | 12/0 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders approaching 3 out, weakened approaching next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | 1¾ L | Cadoudoff (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 6) | 6-24413 / 7 | Jump (20) | Aidan Coleman | C E Longsdon The Four Kings | 14/0 | |
| tracked leaders on inside until lost place slightly 5th, headway chasing leaders again approaching 8th, weakened under pressure before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 |   | 5 L | Doctor Look Here (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 56-2421 / 10 | Jump (92) | Lucy Gardner | Mrs S Gardner Mr P A Tylor &… | 10/0 | |
| held up towards rear, short-lived effort on wide outside before 2 out, soon strugggling | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6 |   | 17 L | Ayalor (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 1/2 / 9 | Jump (35) | N D Fehily | H Fry Joanne Thomason-murphy | 9/0 | |
| mid-division, went left 3rd, pushed along and weakened on long run before 2 out | ||||||||||
| UR | 4 |   | - | Le Boizelo (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 4-51941 / 10 | Flat (516), Jump (21) | J E Moore | R Walford Dr & Mrs John Millar | 17/0 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 7th until ridden before 2 out, weakened quickly, behind and no chance when blundered badly and unseated rider last | ||||||||||
