03 Dec 2016 12:50 Sandown
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £9,384); Distance: 2m 3f 173y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
mezzanine7.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier For The Mares' Hurdle Series Final)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 |   | - | Tullow Tonic (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 10) | 654511 / 6 | Jump (2) | T J O'Brien | T H Weston Mr Tom Weston | 7/2 | |
| held up in rear, mistake 6th, headway on outside tracking leaders approaching next, pushed along to lead 2 out, clear between last 2, hard ridden run-in, just held on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | HD | Midnight Sapphire (GB) (filly, chestnut, 11 10) | 065112 / 10 | Jump (14) | Nick Scholfield | V R A Dartnall MR ROD HARDING | 4/1 | |
| held up in 5th, pushed along after 3 out, headway on outside after 2 out, went 2nd approaching last, strong challenge in closing stages, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 8 L | Bonnet's Vino (GB) (mare, bay, 11 10) | 33B74-1 / 10 | Jump (16) | Jack Andrews | Mrs P Sly Mrs P M Sly | 16/1 | |
| held up in 6th, headway before 2 out, 2nd and every chance 2 out, soon hung right, no impression when lost 2nd approaching last, 3rd and one pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 3¾ L | Graceful Legend (GB) (filly, bay, 11 12) | 335-312 / 9 | Jump (13) | Max Kendrick | B I Case Mr B I Case | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and every chance approaching 2 out, one pace in 4th between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | ¾ L | Kentford Heiress (GB) (filly, bay, 11 11) | 311193 / 11 | Jump (28) | Kevin Jones | J W Mullins Mr D I Bare | 40/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden before 2 out, modest 5th approaching last, never involved | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 9 L | Ding Ding (GB) (filly, chestnut, 10 12) | 64-3811 / 11 | Flat (168), Jump (5) | M Goldstein | Miss S West Mr Ian Poysden | 5/1 | |
| tracked leader, went left 3rd, hit 5th, pushed along to lead before 2 out, headed when mistake and weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 2½ L | Royal Debutante (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 6) | 148-32 / 7 | Jump (14) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P R Webber The Ping Partnership | 7/1 | |
| chased leading pair, pushed along and weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | ½ L | Oskar's Eva (IRE) (filly, grey, 11 6) | P75-712 / 9 | Jump (47) | J E Moore | Tim Vaughan Sally & Richard… | 15/2 | |
| led, hit 3 out, headed before 2 out, weakened rapidly | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8 |   | 15 L | Kentford Myth (GB) (filly, bay, 11 5) | 329-P15 / 7 | Jump (139) | J McGrath | J W Mullins Mr D I Bare | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, behind after 3rd, struggling in rear 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Jelly Monger (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 8) | 1323 / 6 | Flat (117), Jump (25) | N D Fehily | D J S Ffrench Davis Gary Black & Mark… | 9/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up in last pair, struggling after 3 out, tailed off, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
