11 Feb 2017 13:10 Uttoxeter
Winner: £5,200 (Penalty: £3,379); Distance: 2m 3f 207y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Connor's 21st Birthday Celebrations Novices' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Modulus (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 2404P4 / 11 | Jump (15) | Ryan Winks | P Winks Mr Mark E Smith | 9/2 | |
| close up, reminders after 4th, led 4 out, headed 3 out, ridden and hung right before last, soon regained lead, kept on well to draw clear | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 12 L | Airpur Desbois (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 46P-P4P / 7 | Jump (82) | A Glassonbury | O Greenall & J Guerriero Spitalized Racing | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, took closer order 3rd, led 3 out, ridden and headed before last, kept on and no impression | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9 |   | 1¾ L | Man In Black (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 5) | 94800/0 / 8 | Jump (67) | Thomas Dowson | P A Kirby Nobaj Ltd | 8/1 | |
| held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, went 3rd before 3 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 19 L | Sword of The Lord (GB) (colt, bay, 11 11) | 241P66 / 8 | Flat (176), Jump (38) | Jamie Bargary | N & W Twiston-Davies Mrs Dawn Scott | 9/2 | |
| in rear, not fluent 5th, headway before 3 out, in 4th from 2 out, one pace and no impression | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 14 L | Wazowski (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 5U58P2 / 11 | Jump (31) | James Cowley | D McCain Jnr Mr D McCain Jnr | 4/1 | |
| close up early, in touch when badly hampered and nearly unseated rider 3rd, ridden and weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 23 L | Act Four (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 375858 / 9 | Jump (38) | Stan Sheppard | M Sheppard Mrs Elizabeth Ballham | 11/2 | |
| behind, jumped left 4th, soon pushed along, tailed off 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Samdibien (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 1) | 37-34F / 5 | Jump (13) | Jake Greenall | S Thomas Sam's Six | 6/1 | |
| with leaders and keen, pushed along before 6th, soon lost place, weakened quickly before 4 out, soon pulled up | ||||||||||
| 6 |   | - | Tactical Manoeuvre (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | P3-PF90 / 11 | Jump (25) | R P McLernon | Alexandra Dunn The Tacticians | 0/0 | ||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Pension Madness (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 1) | 8736 / 5 | Flat (101), Jump (19) | James Davies | M D I Usher Mr Mark Shears | 20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along before 5 out, struggling before 6th, tailed off, pulled up after 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Friends Of Ama Gi (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | P/00P / 8 | Flat (1669), Jump (14) | C Gethings | B Leavy Mrs Lizzy Wilson | 80/1 | |
| led and keen, blundered 3rd, headed 4 out, quickly weakened and pulled up | ||||||||||
