21 Jan 2017 12:55 Haydock
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £5,198); Distance: 1m 7f 144y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Cheltenham Preview Here March 6th Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Deepsand (IRE) (colt, brown, 11 11) | 07/80-24 / 10 | Flat (154), Jump (14) | Alexander Thorne | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mrs Bettine Evans | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, headway before 4 out, led before 3 out, held on towards finish, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 14 |   | NK | Vocaliser (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 6) | 740-437 / 10 | Flat (198), Jump (31) | C Poste | R Dickin Matt Fitzgerald… | 20/1 | |
| in touch on outer, every chance 3 out, ridden before last, kept on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 1¾ L | Raise A Spark (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 35U-218 / 9 | Jump (23) | W T Kennedy | D McCain Jnr Mr R Pattison &… | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, headway from 3 out, chased winner briefly last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 2 L | Chieftain's Choice (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 6P0-965 / 12 | Jump (55) | T E Whelan | K Frost Curzon House Partnership… | 13/2 | |
| in rear, headway 4 out, went 3rd from 3 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 13 |   | 12 L | Rafafie (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 7/244-P7 / 10 | Jump (17) | Lucy Gardner | Mrs S Gardner Mr D V Gardner | 11/1 | |
| mid-division, blundered 5 out, headway before 4 out, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 1½ L | Hartside (GER) (colt, bay, 11 10) | 270663 / 14 | Flat (216), Jump (26) | Ryan Winks | P Winks Miss L D Sanders | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 7 L | Heath Hunter (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 254-879 / 10 | Jump (53) | David Noonan | D Pipe The Heath Hunter… | 8/1 | |
| with leader, pushed along after 4 out, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10 |   | 6 L | Jaunty Thor (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 355115 / 8 | Jump (46) | Jake Greenall | O Greenall & J Guerriero Call It What You… | 12/1 | |
| led, headed before 3rd, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12 |   | 2¾ L | Dragon Khan (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 2) | 7127-00 / 12 | Flat (121), Jump (17) | Benjamin Poste | J G M O'Shea Mrs Rosemary Gasson | 150/1 | |
| always towards rear, weakened after 4 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6 |   | 1¼ L | Lough Kent (GB) (colt, bay, 11 11) | 7P7661 / 11 | Flat (1473), Jump (14) | B S Hughes | James Moffatt Hadwin, Moffatt,… | 6/1 | |
| mid-division, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 3 |   | - | Get Rhythm (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 512-533 / 9 | Jump (66) | Adrian Heskin | T R George A Good Days Racing | 11/2 | |
| towards rear and fell 1st | ||||||||||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Free Stone Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 5/024-33 / 9 | Jump (74) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mr G Richards | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, led before 3rd, ridden and headed before 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
| 11 |   | - | Centurius (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 7) | 6331-46 / 8 | Flat (976), Jump (33) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams Venetia Williams… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| FE | 2 |   | - | Hastrubal (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 12) | 448-745 / 11 | Jump (36) | T J O'Brien | H D Daly Varlien Vyner-brooks… | 13/2 | |
| close up, blundered badly 3rd, rider briefly lost an iron, soon lost place, fell 2 out | ||||||||||
