23 Feb 2017 14:10 Sedgefield
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,899); Distance: 2m 178y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Brian Ellison Beat The Best Winner Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Dark And Dangerous (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 7) | 7-P7151 / 11 | Flat (743), Jump (17) | Amie Waugh | S Waugh Yacht London Racing… | 10/3 | |
| led, headed before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on gamely to regain lead run-in, held on near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | ½ L | Astrum (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 12) | 1P45U4 / 8 | Flat (175), Jump (93) | Harry Stock | D McCain Jnr Mr P W Middleton | 9/2 | |
| close up, led before 2 out, headed run-in, kept on and held towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 11 L | Baraboy (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 7) | U54159 / 12 | Flat (169), Jump (14) | Lorcan Murtagh | F P Murtagh Mr Anthony White | 22/1 | |
| held up mid-division, went 3rd from 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 20 L | Stilo Blue Native (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 11) | PF6164 / 9 | Jump (15) | B S Hughes | R Menzies Mr John Wade | 9/4 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake and weakened from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 13 L | Fiddler's Flight (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | 342-3P3 / 12 | Jump (17) | Colm McCormack | J R Norton Fellowship Of The… | 7/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along before 4th, soon outpaced | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Boethius (GB) (colt, bay, 11 5) | 5F45 / 6 | Flat (134), Jump (59) | Alan Johns | Tim Vaughan David & Susan Luke | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 4th, ridden and weakened from 3 out, soon pulled up | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Strait Run (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 10 0) | 2-0P0P2 / 8 | Flat (495), Jump (17) | Joe Colliver | Micky Hammond The Mount Racing… | 9/2 | |
| in rear and outpaced, pulled up | ||||||||||
