27 Dec 2016 15:30 Kempton
Winner: £40,000 (Penalty: £25,024); Distance: 3m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
32Red.com Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Double Shuffle (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 135-2P5 / 12 | Jump (32) | Adrian Heskin | T R George Crossed Fingers… | 8/1 | |
| held up, headway tracking leaders 4th, went 2nd and hit 3 out, ridden before next where jumped left, driven to lead before the last, kept on strongly run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 3½ L | Go Conquer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 3/461-2F / 10 | Jump (10) | Aidan Coleman | J & A O'Neill Paul & Clare Rooney | 9/2 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, ridden before 3 out, handy 3rd when blundered 2 out, went 2nd approaching last, one pace and no impression run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 1 L | Out Sam (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 1177-8F / 12 | Jump (18) | Andrew Tinkler | W Greatrex D Charlesworth | 7/1 | |
| jumped left, held up in mid-division, steady headway tracking leaders 9th, mistake 13th, pushed along and outpaced in 5th after 4 out, rallied before the last, kept on into 3rd final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 2½ L | More Buck's (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 13-1211 / 11 | Jump (25) | S Bowen | P F Nicholls Bucks Racing Club | 11/4 | |
| raced keenly, went right 1st, pressed leader, led 5th until 11th, led again 4 out, slight lead when pecked 2 out, ridden and headed before the last, soon dropped to 3rd, weakened into 4th 100 yards out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 13 L | Opening Batsman (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 5P2P-35 / 13 | Jump (51) | N D Fehily | H Fry The Twelfth Man… | 15/2 | |
| raced wide, led until 5th, pressed leader, led again 11th until 4 out, chased leader until after 3 out, weakening when tired jump next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 25 L | Bally Longford (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 8U-4633 / 12 | Jump (18) | J E Moore | C L Tizzard Ann & Alan Potts… | 3/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway tracking leaders 9th, mistake 13th, weakened next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | 26 L | Howlongisafoot (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | P442-7F / 10 | Jump (24) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Mr D S Dennis | 16/1 | |
| always in rear, struggling after 9th, soon lost touch, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Buddy Bolero (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 61F603/ / 11 | Jump (656) | N P Madden | M Pitman Malcolm C Denmark | 25/1 | |
| mistakes,always behind, blundered badly 3rd, pushed along and struggling before 12th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
