07 Jan 2017 14:25 Sandown
Winner: £45,000 (Penalty: £25,628); Distance: 1m 7f 216y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
32Red Tolworth Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Finian's Oscar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 11 / 13 | Jump (19) | T J O'Brien | C L Tizzard Ann & Alan Potts… | 11/10 | |
| tracked leader, stepped at 2nd, led before 2 out, soon clear, hit last, stayed on strongly, ridden out, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 5 L | Capitaine (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 7) | 21-121 / 11 | Jump (22) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Martin, Jocelyn… | 2/1 | |
| tracked leading pair on inside, 2nd approaching and mistake 2 out, no chance with winner after | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 3¾ L | Chalonnial (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7) | 13-1 / 5 | Jump (16) | N D Fehily | H Fry Mr Nicholas Cooper | 8/1 | |
| led, mistake 1st, wandered and jinked right briefly bend after 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon lost 2nd, kept on same pace in 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 1¼ L | Global Stage (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 4/FF1-2 / 7 | Jump (50) | P J Brennan | F O'Brien The Yes No Wait… | 25/1 | |
| held up in 5th, pushed along in 4th approaching 2 out, no impression when hit last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 3½ L | Charlemar (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 2111 / 7 | Jump (35) | Aidan Coleman | H Whittington The Hennessy Six | 8/1 | |
| took keen hold, tracked leading trio, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and weakened before next | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Celestial Path (IRE) (colt, brown, 11 7) | / 6 | Flat (105) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Prof Caroline Tisdall | 33/1 | |
| never that fluent, held up last, jumped slowly 4th, pushed along and struggling after 3 out, ridden and beaten well before next, eased and soon pulled up | ||||||||||
