31 Jul 2017 15:45 Newton Abbot
Winner: £7,250 (Penalty: £4,711); Distance: 2m 167y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Racing Welfare Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Treasure The Ridge (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 10) | 8/F3-642 / 9 | Flat (98), Jump (8) | J McGrath | M Hill The French Connection | 4/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd after 2 out, edged left in behind leader briefly before last, led flat, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | 1¾ L | Iniesta (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 4) | 444739/ / 8 | Flat (19), Jump (616) | David Bass | F O'Brien Mrs Jill Gould | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, ridden briefly after next, led after 3 out, mistake last, headed flat, held after | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 13 |   | 2½ L | Marmont (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 13) | 25-6828 / 7 | Jump (46) | R Johnson | Miss J S Davis Miss J Davis | 15/2 | |
| prominent, not fluent 1st, led 4th, ridden and headed after 3 out, stayed on same pace last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | ¾ L | Alexander The Grey (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 7) | 3443-55 / 10 | Jump (29) | P J Brennan | D Killahena & G McPherson The McPherson Racing… | 6/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden before next, stayed on same pace approaching last, went 4th flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | ¾ L | Collodi (GER) (colt, bay, 11 12) | 0/1447-7 / 11 | Flat (51), Jump (29) | Mr James King | N P Mulholland Mr Andrew Page | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden before next, unable to challenge, one pace last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 1¼ L | Maximus Maridius (GB) (gelding, brown, 11 9) | 665PU-6 / 6 | Jump (15) | Mr J Drinkwater | S Drinkwater Mr Richard Bailey | 14/1 | |
| behind, headway into 7th 2 out, kept on, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 2 L | Too Many Diamonds (IRE) (colt, brown, 11 5) | 8-11113 / 12 | Flat (293), Jump (36) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mr Anthony Ward-Thomas | 9/2 | |
| in touch in mid-division on outside, headway before 5th, every chance after 3 out, fading when mistake 2 out, no extra | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | 22 L | Billy My Boy (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 01-3527 / 10 | Jump (13) | Page Fuller | C J Down Mr John Radford | 9/1 | |
| led, not fluent 2nd, headed 4th, weakened after 3 out, mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12 |   | 1¼ L | Scorpion Star (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 135-2P5 / 10 | Jump (34) | Alice Mills | M Hill Mrs Abi Sole | 20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 4th, well beaten 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 14 |   | 5 L | Frozen Over (GB) (colt, bay, 10 7) | 3771-4U / 9 | Flat (1144), Jump (41) | James Davies | C J Down C J Down Mr A O'neill | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 11 |   | - | Paladin (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 4) | 3P/7-8 / 8 | Flat (194), Jump (48) | H Cobden | M Blake The Moonlighters | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, towards rear but still going ok when fell 5th | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Honey Pound (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 2451-45 / 9 | Jump (36) | Alan Johns | Tim Vaughan David & Susan Luke | 33/1 | |
| reluctant to line up, led into start but dug toes in and lost about 20 lengths, always well behind, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Sureness (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 11 9) | PP/33-35 / 8 | Flat (324), Jump (35) | N D Fehily | C J Mann Mr P Mott | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, every chance after 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | Celestial Path (IRE) (colt, brown, 11 11) | P4-43 / 6 | Flat (310), Jump (26) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Prof Caroline Tisdall | 0/0 | ||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 15 |   | - | Karl Marx (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 0) | 7316-33 / 10 | Flat (376), Jump (34) | T Dowling | Mark Gillard Mr Sam Bartlett | 25/1 | |
| towards rear, not fluent 1st, soon ridden, behind 3rd, pulled up after 4th | ||||||||||
