20 May 2017 18:35 Uttoxeter
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,256); Distance: 3m 2y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Staffs Construction Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | In The Rough (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 30P947- / 8 | Jump (37) | Aidan Coleman | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 5/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway from 10th, 2nd 4 out, 6 lengths down 2 out, closed last, stayed on, led towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 1 L | Solstice Son (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 6611/7F- / 9 | Jump (21) | H Cobden | A J Honeyball The Summer Solstice | 8/1 | |
| led, clear 10th, still 6 lengths ahead 2 out, driven flat, headed towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 2¼ L | Abracadabra Sivola (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 7) | 218P1P- / 8 | Jump (35) | David Noonan | D Pipe The Arthur White… | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, 2nd from 7th until 4 out, held in 3rd from next, stayed on flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | ¾ L | Bob Tucker (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 44572P- / 10 | Jump (35) | S Bowen | C E Longsdon Mr Nigel M Davies | 9/1 | |
| mid-division, headway from 14th, disputing 2nd when not fluent 4 out, 4th and held after next, awkward last, stayed on flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 22 L | Al Alfa (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7) | P0/413-2 / 10 | Jump (19) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr James Drummond | 4/1 | |
| mid-division, towards rear 11th, some headway from 14th, 5th and weakening from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 8 L | Kilbree Kid (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 2P3113- / 11 | Jump (227) | Adrian Heskin | T R George Five Valleys Racing… | 8/1 | |
| tracked leader until 3rd, chased leaders, weakened after 14th | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 6 L | Monetaire (FR) (mare, bay, 11 7) | U886/35- / 12 | Flat (1533), Jump (35) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mrs Jane P Wanless | 15/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway from 5th, close 3rd when mistake 12th, weakened before 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Racing Pulse (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | P/UB6P0- / 12 | Jump (84) | Alain Cawley | R Hobson Mr Jamie Alexander | 11/4 | |
| mid-division on outside, lost place when slow 6th, behind 12th, pulled up after 14th | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Aachen (GB) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 12) | 09P/PPP- / 13 | Flat (3138), Jump (108) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams Mr Tony Bloom | 25/1 | |
| towards rear, jumped slowly 4th, last 6th, mistake 8th, behind 11th, pulled up after 14th | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Truckers Highway (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | P/P417P- / 12 | Jump (83) | Harry Challoner | J Groucott Mr C J Tipton | 25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 2nd 3rd until 7th, lost place 12th, behind when pulled up after 14th | ||||||||||
