25 Feb 2017 15:35 Kempton
Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £56,950); Distance: 3m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
BetBright Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13 |   | - | Pilgrims Bay (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 25-1F23 / 8 | Jump (23) | James Best | N P Mulholland Clifford, Gosden… | 25/1 | |
| patiently ridden and held up last, hit 7th, steady headway 14th, tracking leaders on inside on bit before 3 out, 2nd 3 out, produced to lead at the last, kept on well and always doing enough run-in, wonderful ride | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | ½ L | Double Shuffle (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 35-2P51 / 12 | Jump (60) | Adrian Heskin | T R George Crossed Fingers… | 11/2 | |
| raced wide, chased leaders, left 2nd and hampered 9th, l every chance when blundered 3 out, recovered to challenge last, went 2nd run-in, stayed on, always held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 2½ L | Theatre Guide (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | F8-2817 / 14 | Jump (60) | P J Brennan | C L Tizzard Mrs Jean R Bishop | 11/1 | |
| chased leaders, hampered 9th, led 13th, ridden and headed last, 3rd and one pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | ½ L | Aso (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 61-4218 / 12 | Jump (28) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams The Bellamy Partnership | 11/1 | |
| held up in last pair, headway on outside 3 out, chased leaders hanging right approaching 2 out, stayed on well run-in, almost snatched 3rd | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 2¼ L | Ballykan (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 6R1134 / 9 | Jump (108) | William Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Simon Munir… | 11/1 | |
| chased leaders on inside, slightly hampered 9th, chased leading pair 14th, pushed along before 3 out where slightly impeded, driven between last two, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | ½ L | Three Musketeers (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 154-6U1 / 11 | Jump (38) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton F McAleavy | 5/1 | |
| towards rear, mistake 10th, headway under pressure chasing leaders and hung right from 3 out, hit next, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12 |   | 7 L | Fingerontheswitch (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | 42F371 / 11 | Jump (32) | N P Madden | N P Mulholland Cahill, Atwell… | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on inside before 3 out, run flattened out approaching next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1 |   | 3 L | Annacotty (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 610-P8U / 9 | Jump (28) | Ian Popham | A King Mrs Peter Prowting | 33/1 | |
| chased leader, led 9th until 13th, weakened quickly before next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6 |   | 1¾ L | Irish Saint (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 143/563 / 8 | Jump (21) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Mrs Johnny de la… | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders, hit 4th, pushed along before 3 out, soon ridden and weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | 18 L | Opening Batsman (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | P2P-355 / 13 | Jump (60) | Mr M Legg | H Fry The Twelfth Man… | 14/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up towards rear on inside, never involved, tailed off when blundered last | ||||||||||
| 11th | 10 |   | 1½ L | Viva Steve (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 6825-10 / 9 | Jump (42) | B J Geraghty | F O'Brien Paul & Clare Rooney | 8/1 | |
| led until mistake and headed 1st, chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Triolo D'alene (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 3/150-00 / 10 | Jump (70) | J McGrath | N J Henderson Mr & Mrs Sandy… | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders until pulled up quickly after 2nd | ||||||||||
| FE | 7 |   | - | Cocktails At Dawn (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 1/10F-P4 / 10 | Jump (84) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson George P Mahoney | 25/1 | |
| led 1st, hit 8th, fell 9th | ||||||||||
