03 Dec 2016 19:45 Wolverhampton
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,450); Distance: 1m 5f 194y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Betway Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(1) |   | - | Watersmeet (GB) (colt, grey, 9 12) | 007102 / 10 | Flat (28) | P J McDonald | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mr J Barson | 14/1 | |
| restless in stalls, led, quickened 3f out, ridden over 1f out, narrowly headed well inside final furlong, rallied gamely to lead again post | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(2) |   | NS | Rock Steady (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 1) | 122221 / 6 | Flat (7) | K Shoemark | H & R Charlton Owners Group 011 | 7/2 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, soon challenging, led narrowly well inside final furlong, headed post | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9(3) |   | 1¼ L | Wrangler (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 119/034 / 5 | Flat (17) | P Cosgrave | W J Haggas Highclere Thoroughbred… | 4/1 | |
| in touch in 5th on inside, headway on inner over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd near finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10(11) |   | NK | Masterpaver (GB) (colt, grey, 8 12) | 342457 / 6 | Flat (18), Jump (874) | Natalie Hambling | R A Fahey Exors Of The Late… | 33/1 | |
| tracked winner, ridden and every chance over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, lost 3rd near finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(8) |   | HD | Barye (GB) (colt, bay, 9 13) | 166847 / 7 | Flat (17) | S W Kelly | R Hughes Mr Anthony Hogarth | 66/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, not reach leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8(7) |   | 1½ L | Winning Story (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 15U3 / 4 | Flat (17) | K Stott | S bin Suroor Godolphin | 4/1 | |
| raced keenly, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11(5) |   | 2¼ L | Erhaaf (USA) (gelding, bay, 8 12) | 143 / 5 | Flat (30) | S Donohoe | C Fellowes Northern Line Racing… | 2/1 | |
| held up towards rear, effort on outside over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1(6) |   | SHD | First Mohican (GB) (colt, chestnut, 10 0) | 744326 / 10 | Flat (17), Jump (644) | Josephine Gordon | A King Hp Racing First… | 14/1 | |
| slowly into stride, took keen hold towards rear, ridden and headway on wide outside over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4(4) |   | ½ L | Novis Adventus (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 10) | 0-01306 / 10 | Flat (255) | A Kirby | J Noseda F&M Bloodstock… | 33/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5(9) |   | ¾ L | Sunblazer (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 7) | 003402 / 9 | Flat (31), Jump (408) | Joshua Bryan | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mr Norman Carter | 20/1 | |
| held up last of main group, good headway on wide outside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 11th | 6(10) |   | HD | Royal Marskell (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 2) | 278633 / 9 | Flat (5) | L Morris | Miss Gay Kelleway Miss Chantal Wootten | 40/1 | |
| started very slowly and lost 10 lengths, well behind, latched on to rear of field after 3f, pushed along and struggling over 2f out, never on terms | ||||||||||
