01 Jan 2017 15:10 Cheltenham
Winner: £40,000 (Penalty: £22,780); Distance: 2m 4f 56y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.
Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Agrapart (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 1316-74 / 10 | Flat (637), Jump (43) | Lizzie Kelly | Nick Williams Gascoigne/brookes/barker/ | 16/1 | |
| tracked leader, mistake 7th, challenged 2 out, led before last, headed just after hurdle, edged left flat, rallied towards finish, led close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9 |   | HD | L'ami Serge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 11232-2 / 11 | Jump (17) | D A Jacob | N J Henderson Mr Simon Munir… | 2/1 | |
| held up, in rear, closed going well 3 out, challenged last, soon led, ridden flat, headed close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 7 L | Cole Harden (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 12/334-2 / 8 | Jump (29) | G Sheehan | W Greatrex Mrs Jill Eynon… | 7/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed before last, stayed on same pace, no impression on front pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 6 L | Lil Rockerfeller (USA) (colt, chestnut, 11 8) | 317-322 / 10 | Flat (589), Jump (15) | T E Whelan | N B King An Hollinshead | 11/4 | |
| held up, in 5th, not fluent 2nd, closed next, ridden from 5th, 4th and beaten when jumped left and not fluent last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 23 L | Camping Ground (FR) (colt, bay, 11 8) | 1595-2U / 7 | Flat (1029), Jump (18) | Aidan Coleman | R Walford Mr G L Porter | 11/2 | |
| tracked leaders, hit 6th, ridden and outpaced 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 3 |   | - | Old Guard (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 14-P143 / 8 | Flat (902), Jump (22) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls The Brooks Family… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| UR | 4 |   | - | Adrien Du Pont (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 1211-43 / 10 | Jump (49) | S Bowen | P F Nicholls Mrs Johnny de la… | 6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, lost place 4th, not fluent next, closed 6th, shaken up and just over 4 lengths 5th when mistake and unseated rider 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6 |   | - | Leoncavallo (IRE) (colt, brown, 11 4) | 1U5-27P / 10 | Flat (90), Jump (29) | Mr Alex Ferguson | B Pauling ValueRacingClub… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| 7 |   | - | Protek Des Flos (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 2112-4 / 10 | Jump (37) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr John P McManus | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
