13 Apr 2016 16:10 Cheltenham
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,256); Distance: 2m 7f 213y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Messier-Bugatti-Dowty 'Confined' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | Altesse De Guye (FR) (filly, chestnut, 10 9) | 13-4243 / 7 | Jump (25) | R Johnson | M Keighley Daydream Believers | 5/0 | |
| took keen hold, held towards rear, headway on outside 2 out, challenging when jumped left into rivals last, stayed on well to lead towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | ½ L | Anteros (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 1-343P0 / 13 | Jump (46) | Paul Moloney | Mrs S Leech C Leech | 12/0 | |
| mid-division, hampered 4th, headway 9th, led approaching last, stayed on, headed towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 3½ L | Kentucky Star (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 11) | 01-99F2 / 8 | Jump (16) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton S Donohoe | 7/0 | |
| held up in rear, headway after 2 out, challenging when bumped last, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 2 L | Fort Worth (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | F-4F27P / 8 | Jump (49) | P J Brennan | J & A O'Neill Sleeping Panther… | 10/0 | |
| held up in rear, hampered 4th, not fluent 8th, headway when not fluent 2 out, close up when hampered last, one pace flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 2¾ L | Batavir (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7) | 3P5323 / 8 | Flat (766), Jump (9) | T Scudamore | D Pipe The Angove Family | 9/0 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden after next, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 2½ L | Allbarnone (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 43-2552 / 11 | Jump (8) | Thomas Garner | W Kinsey Girls Are Loud | 7/0 | |
| mid-division, left 4th from 4th, closed 8th, led after 2 out, headed before last when awkward jump, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 8 L | Horizontal Speed (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 4F4989 / 8 | Jump (25) | N D Fehily | David Dennis Favourites Racing… | 16/0 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 7th, led before 3 out, headed after 2 out, lost place before mistake last, weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 6 L | Sybarite (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | P30347 / 13 | Jump (9) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Miss Sarah A Dawson | 16/0 | |
| jumped right at times, led, headed before 3 out, lost place before next, weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6 |   | 11 L | According To Trev (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | P2078P / 11 | Jump (29) | Jake Hodson | D G Bridgwater Mr Alan Hill | 33/0 | |
| chased leader, jumped slowly 3rd, lost 2nd 7th, soon ridden, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | 47 L | While You Wait (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 6) | 234730 / 9 | Flat (242), Jump (45) | Lucy Gardner | Mrs S Gardner Mr William Belcher | 50/0 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| FE | 4 |   | - | Billy Dutton (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | 2/33923 / 12 | Jump (18) | James Davies | C J Down Upton Racing 2 | 15/0 | |
| tracked leaders, fell 4th | ||||||||||
