23 Aug 2017 18:00 Worcester
Winner: £9,000 (Penalty: £5,697); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Haines Watts Worcester Making Tax Simple Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Mile House (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 32UF62/ / 12 | Jump (669) | C Gethings | R Stephens Castle Farm Racing | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 2nd before 2nd, carried right before 2 out, ridden to lead last, stayed on, clear inside final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 3¾ L | Doubly Clever (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 12) | 544-114 / 8 | Flat (450), Jump (32) | M G Nolan | M Blake Mrs G Morgan | 7/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 7th, soon ridden and closed, not fluent last, stayed on flat, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | ½ L | Sky Khan (GB) (colt, bay, 11 12) | 5502-8U / 11 | Flat (1072), Jump (67) | D R Fox | Miss Lucinda V Russell The Ormello Way | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden 7th, headway 2 out, stayed on flat, went 3rd last strides, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | ½ L | Western Miller (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 04-4115 / 10 | Jump (38) | J J Burke | C E Longsdon The Pantechnicons… | 7/1 | |
| led, ridden and hard pressed before 3 out, edged right before 2 out, headed last, no extra and lost 2 places towards finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 1¾ L | Mr Mcguiness (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 0S-2114 / 11 | Jump (49) | Benjamin Poste | Mrs R Gasson Mrs Rosemary Gasson | 4/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway 2 out, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 1½ L | Mr Shantu (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 3415U-6 / 9 | Jump (36) | Aidan Coleman | J & A O'Neill Local Parking Security… | 11/1 | |
| mid-division, headway after 7th, no impression 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | ¾ L | Beau Du Brizais (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 6) | 41441-F / 9 | Jump (101) | Sean Houlihan | P Hobbs & J White Mrs R J Skan | 6/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 6th, ridden and no impression 2 out, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 56 L | Star Foot (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 422-115 / 8 | Jump (32) | T J O'Brien | Miss J S Davis John Marriott | 5/1 | |
| in rear, well beaten when mistake 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Cottersrock (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 433P-5P / 7 | Jump (22) | R Johnson | M Keighley Mr Stuart Baikie | 13/2 | |
| tracked leader, mistake 2nd, soon lost 2nd, not fluent next, reminder after not fluent 5th, struggling 7th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
