03 Dec 2016 13:20 Sandown
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,512); Distance: 2m 7f 98y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Series Qualifier)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Arctic Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 11661-6 / 9 | Jump (21) | Tom Humphries | N & W Twiston-Davies Geoffrey & Donna… | 11/4 | |
| tracked leaders, awkward 4th, went 2nd after 3 out, challenged 2 out, soon led, ridden clear when hit last, idled run-in, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | 1¾ L | Some Kinda Lama (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 4) | 2/43-211 / 7 | Jump (33) | Adrian Heskin | C J Mann Sky's The Limit | 5/2 | |
| tracked leading pair, 2nd before 7th, bumped after 9th, led 3 out, joined 2 out, soon headed, chased winner, held before last, driven and stayed on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 2¼ L | Rainy City (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 13-1122 / 12 | Jump (58) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Mr James Callow… | 7/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, lost place and dropped towards rear approaching 7th, renewed effort tracking leaders 3 out, 3rd traveling ok before 2 out, ridden and one pace between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 |   | 3¾ L | Bugsie Malone (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 134-24 / 8 | Jump (17) | Michael Heard | C Gordon Mr Anthony Ward-Thomas | 8/1 | |
| took keen hold early, held up towards rear, dropped to last approaching 5th, struggling in rear when stumbled 8th, plugged on under pressure when not fluent 2 out, went never nearer 4th run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 3¼ L | Sirop De Menthe (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 11) | 12248-1 / 12 | Jump (15) | Lucy Gardner | Mrs S Gardner Clear Racing &… | 13/2 | |
| took keen hold, held up and behind, closer approaching 5th, headway on outside into modest 4th before 2 out, weakened into 5th run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | 21 L | Fingal Bay (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 332P8-6 / 11 | Jump (21) | C Gethings | P Hobbs & J White Mrs R J Skan | 8/1 | |
| in touch in mid-division, headway into 3rd before 7th, ridden and lost 3rd before 2 out, weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 33 L | Chartbreaker (FR) (colt, bay, 10 0) | 5713-9 / 6 | Flat (12), Jump (45) | M Goldstein | C Gordon N Schmidt | 33/1 | |
| pressed leader, led after 4th, blundered 9th and went left, headed 3 out, chased leaders, pushed along and weakened after 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Killala Quay (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 4104-PP / 11 | Jump (35) | G B Watters | C E Longsdon Mr Richard & Mrs… | 20/1 | |
| led until after 4th, chased leader, blundered and weakened 3 out, soon lost touch, tailed off and pulled up soon after | ||||||||||
| 7 |   | - | Blue Rambler (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 3225-1 / 10 | Flat (56), Jump (35) | T J O'Brien | Ian Williams Mr Paul Downing | 0/0 | ||
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| PU | 2 |   | - | Prince Of Steal (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 1/3115-F / 9 | Jump (18) | N D Fehily | H J Evans The Cheltenham… | 20/1 | |
| held up in last pair, making headway on outside when not fluent 7th and pushed along, weakened after 3 out, pulled up soon after | ||||||||||
