09 Dec 2016 14:40 Cheltenham
Winner: £22,000 (Penalty: £13,763); Distance: 2m 7f 213y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Watered).
Citipost Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 |   | - | Call To Order (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | 223-633 / 9 | Jump (26) | Aidan Coleman | J & A O'Neill Mr R Stanton-gleaves | 11/2 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, jumped right 4 out and went 2nd 3 out, led 2 out, edged left before last, wandered flat, driven clear towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 3¾ L | For Good Measure (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 003-225 / 9 | Jump (27) | B J Geraghty | P Hobbs & J White Mr John P McManus | 13/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway 2 out, went 2nd last, stayed on, no impression on winner towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 4½ L | Valhalla (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 431-324 / 11 | Jump (27) | R Johnson | C L Tizzard Mrs C Hitch | 4/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 2 out, soon challenging, ridden before last, lost 2nd and no impression, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11 |   | 1 L | Patsys Castle (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 4) | P4P115 / 10 | Jump (27) | Conor Shoemark | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mr Phil Moorby | 50/1 | |
| held up in touch, not fluent 7th or 8th, outpaced after 2 out, stayed on flat, went 4th close home, no impression | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 1¼ L | Anteros (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 323P71 / 13 | Jump (27) | Paul Townend | Mrs S Leech C Leech | 11/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 3 out, not much room 2f out, 4th and beaten from last, no extra and lost 4th close home | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | NK | The Eaglehaslanded (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 24P11-8 / 11 | Jump (216) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Coles, Smith, McManus… | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders on outside, lost place after 6th, closed 8th, mistake 2 out, beaten before next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 2¾ L | Herbert Park (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 1/U9P-12 / 9 | Jump (33) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Miss Margaret Alford | 12/1 | |
| prominent, pushed along after 3 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | NK | Rolling Maul (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 124P12 / 11 | Jump (56) | S Bowen | P & M Bowen Roddy Owen & Paul… | 25/1 | |
| jumped slowly, made most until 2 out, no extra last | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7 |   | 14 L | L'aigle Royal (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 2747-13 / 6 | Jump (32) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mr Terry Warner | 25/1 | |
| held up towards rear, some headway on outside after 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10 |   | 1¾ L | Dragon's Den (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 4) | 215-556 / 11 | Flat (2355), Jump (77) | James Best | Miss J Du Plessis Mr G Waterman | 33/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway after 3 out, close up after next, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 11th | 9 |   | 3¾ L | Templeross (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 212-141 / 9 | Jump (21) | Tom Humphries | N & W Twiston-Davies Anthony Bloom | 3/1 | |
| mid-division, mistake 3rd, pushed along after 6th, struggling from 8th, well beaten 3 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 8 |   | 45 L | Driftwood Haze (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 1715-33 / 12 | Jump (21) | Conor Orr | P C Dando Mr P Dando | 50/1 | |
| tracked leader, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
