19 Apr 2017 15:15 Cheltenham
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,512); Distance: 2m 4f 56y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Watered).
Arkells Brewery Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
11 |
| - |
Political Quiz (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 3) |
8-41012 / 7 |
Jump (16) | James Davies | T Symonds Mr I A Low |
9/1 | |
| tracked leaders, raced quite keenly, 2nd from 5th, led before last, pressed final 100 yards, stayed on well to always just hold rival | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| ½ L |
Qualando (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
20-3452 / 7 |
Jump (48) | T Scudamore | A E Jones Mrs Kathy Stuart |
8/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 2 out, went 2nd last, stayed on, tried to challenge winner but always just held | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 4 L |
Arctic Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
61PU20 / 9 |
Jump (34) | Jamie Bargary | N & W Twiston-Davies Geoffrey & Donna… |
10/1 | |
| pressed leader, led 2nd, headed before last, held in 3rd and staying on same pace final 75 yards | ||||||||||
4th |
6 |
| 1¾ L |
Casper King (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
262119 / 8 |
Jump (32) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White The Casper King… |
9/2 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, lost place when slow 3 out, mistake and outpaced 2 out, rallied and pressing for 2nd when mistake last, 4th and no extra inside final 50 yards | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
| 2¼ L |
Divine Spear (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
08-1322 / 8 |
Jump (32) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Middleham Park… |
5/4 | |
| led until 2nd, tracked leader until 5th, pushed along after 3 out, outpaced before last, no extra flat | ||||||||||
6th |
8 |
| HD |
Forecast (GB) (colt, chestnut, 10 8) |
B142F / 11 |
Flat (28), Jump (98) |
Conor Shoemark | M Keighley Martin Keighley… |
25/1 | |
| held up in rear, took keen hold, not fluent 3rd, headway before 2 out, ridden to press for 2nd before last, soon no impression, no extra flat | ||||||||||
7th |
2 |
| 6 L |
Its'afreebee (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) |
15133P / 10 |
Jump (36) | Ian Popham | D Skelton Rebel Jumping |
6/1 | |
| towards rear, slow 1st, not fluent 3rd, pushed along after 6th, in touch before 2 out, soon outpaced, well beaten before last | ||||||||||
7 |
| - |
Creep Desbois (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 11) |
135413 / 7 |
Jump (1) | David Bass | B Pauling Slater Stockwood… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
9 |
| - |
Drumcliff (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) |
38-6225 / 12 |
Jump (74) | N D Fehily | H Fry John P McManus |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
10 |
| - |
Sir Toby (FR) (colt, chestnut, 10 3) |
2126 / 6 |
Flat (350), Jump (207) |
Sam Twiston-Davies | Dr R D P Newland Mr C E Stedman |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
1 |
| - |
River Frost (GB) (colt, bay, 11 12) |
311F19 / 10 |
Flat (453), Jump (35) |
Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr C Helfferich |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||