25 Feb 2017 13:15 Kempton
Winner: £9,000 (Penalty: £5,848); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Racing UK HD Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | River Frost (GB) (colt, bay, 11 10) | 311F / 10 | Flat (400), Jump (23) | B J Geraghty | A King Mr C Helfferich | 5/1 | |
| held up in mid-divison on inside, not fluent 1st, jumped bit slowly 6th, pushed laong and headway after 3 out, soon chasing leaders, challenged 2 out, ridden to lead last, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 1¼ L | Coastal Tiep (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | B1114 / 11 | Jump (98) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Jetmac Syndicate | 11/2 | |
| held up in mid-division, pushed along and headway before 2 out, ridden in 3rd before the last where every chance, went 2nd and every chance run-in, no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 4 L | Wishing And Hoping (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 11P-2FF / 13 | Jump (74) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mrs Peter Andrews | 8/1 | |
| held up last, mistake 6th, pushed along after 3 out, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on into never nearer 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11 |   | ¾ L | Expedite (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | P-31UV5 / 9 | Jump (24) | Tom Cannon | B Pauling Mr L G Kimber | 16/1 | |
| led until after 2nd, pressed leader, every chance 2 out, chased leader, led narrowly between last two, awkward and headed last, 3rd and one pace run-in, faded into 4th towards finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 1¾ L | Easter Day (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 92P94-4 / 10 | Jump (281) | Harry Skelton | H Spiller Broughton Thermal… | 50/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside approaching 2 out, driven and kept on run-in, never going pace to threaten | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 1¾ L | Crimson Ark (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 148-12P / 7 | Jump (119) | Adrian Heskin | Miss E C Lavelle Gemmell, Langton,… | 10/1 | |
| chased leader, led after 2nd, joined and hit 2 out, soon ridden and headed between last two, chased leaders, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | 4 L | Nathans Pride (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 18/946-1 / 11 | Jump (288) | Alan Johns | Tim Vaughan Mr Paul Bowtell | 25/1 | |
| held up, headway on outside chasing leaders 4 out, travelling well before 2 out, slightly impeded 2 out, soon ridden and weakened between last two | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | 20 L | Shwaiman (IRE) (colt, brown, 11 4) | 52/21- / 7 | Flat (404), Jump (641) | J M Quinlan | M Banks Mr M C Banks | 66/1 | |
| raced keenly, chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, weakening when mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1 |   | 8 L | Rainy City (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 3-11223 / 12 | Jump (84) | Stan Sheppard | P F Nicholls Mr James Callow… | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along before 4 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Alibi De Sivola (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 2/21- / 7 | Jump (454) | N D Fehily | N J Henderson Maddie Giles &… | 9/1 | |
| never that fluent, held up towards rear, last and struggling 3 out, tailed off and pulled up soon after | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Lough Derg Leader (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 1-2115 / 6 | Jump (42) | R P McLernon | T Lacey Mr N T Griffith… | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along and weakened before mistake 2 out, behind and pulled up before the last | ||||||||||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Apple Of Our Eye (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 514-239 / 8 | Jump (91) | P J Brennan | C E Longsdon The Tweed Clad… | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders approaching 4 out, weakened next, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 13 |   | - | Argante (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 3-61 / 9 | Flat (208), Jump (69) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Dethrone Racing | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders on inside, pushed along before 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off pulled up after 3 out | ||||||||||
