14 Dec 2016 14:35 Newbury
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,549); Distance: 2m 92y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Powersolve Electronics Greatwood Charity Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Cepage (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 531-414 / 13 | Jump (185) | L Treadwell | Miss V Williams The Bellamy Partnership | 4/1 | |
| sweating, took keen hold, tracked leader, led approaching 4th, went right 4 out, and next, clear before 2 out, hit last, stayed on strongly, very easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 18 L | After Hours (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 5146-42 / 8 | Jump (24) | James Davies | Henry Oliver Mr R G Whitehead | 3/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 9th, pushed along and no chance with winner before 2 out, eased run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 23 L | Very Live (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 11PUP-3 / 11 | Jump (15) | R P McLernon | P R Webber Miss Sally Randell | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along before 4 out, ridden and plugged on same pace from next | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 2¾ L | Strongly Suggested (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 172476 / 11 | Jump (28) | Aidan Coleman | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, lost place 6th, pushed along and outpaced before 4 out, rallied next, went poor 4th 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | ½ L | Keep Moving (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 7F5F4-5 / 10 | Flat (493), Jump (28) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White The Country Side | 9/1 | |
| held up, headway tracking leaders 4th until lost place and behind 7th, no chance after | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | 4½ L | Starkie (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | PP3P4-4 / 12 | Flat (853), Jump (19) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Mr Anthony Ward-Thomas | 8/1 | |
| led, not fluent 1st, jumped slowly next, headed approaching 4th, chased winner until 9th, chased leaders, weakened before 2 out, | ||||||||||
| FE | 3 |   | - | Irish Thistle (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 514-F54 / 12 | Flat (176), Jump (145) | James Banks | D L Williams Mr F Michael | 40/1 | |
| held up, fell 9th | ||||||||||
| FE | 6 |   | - | Smoking Jacket (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 4/F04-13 / 9 | Jump (27) | Adrian Heskin | T R George Vicki Robinson… | 11/4 | |
| held up, blundered and pecked 8th, pushed along and no impression next, last and struggling when fell 2 out | ||||||||||
