08 Oct 2017 15:30 Uttoxeter
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,330); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Marston's Warsteiner Beginners' Chase (For the Staffordshire & Shropshire Yeomanry Challenge Trophy)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Aqua Dude (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4) | P3U320- / 10 | Jump (197) | Adam Wedge | Evan Williams Mr & Mrs William… | 5/1 | |
| led after 1st, headed 3rd, led again 9th, headed next, led again 5 out, hard driven when challenged 2 out, kept on well under pressure | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 3 L | Qualando (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 0/34522- / 7 | Jump (172) | T Scudamore | A E Jones Mrs Kathy Stuart | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, headway before 4 out, chased winner next, soon driven to challenge, kept on same pace approaching last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 7 L | Solstice Star (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 708426- / 11 | Jump (171) | Killian Moore | M Keighley Foxtrot Racing:… | 13/2 | |
| led until after 1st, tracked leaders, effort 3 out, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | 3 L | Templeross (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 141023- / 9 | Jump (232) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Anthony Bloom | 6/5 | |
| in touch, slow 10th, headway next, chased leaders 4 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | HD | Gray Day (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 4) | 812133- / 9 | Jump (168) | W T Kennedy | D McCain Jnr Mrs Sian McCain | 22/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 5 out, chased leaders next, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 8 L | Deauville Crystal (FR) (filly, bay, 10 0) | 212115- / 5 | Flat (482), Jump (171) | S Bowen | N J Hawke Mrs K Hawke & Mr… | 8/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 12 L | Allee Bleue (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 0512P0- / 9 | Flat (30), Jump (184) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Andrew Cohen | 11/2 | |
| keen, soon prominent, led 3rd, headed when mistake 9th, led again next, headed when blundered badly 5 out, weakening when mistake 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | King Golan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 9-554PU / 10 | Jump (14) | William Clarke | Kenny Johnson Ryan Tongue And… | 200/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place 5 out, behind when pulled up before last | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Speronimo (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 4/U07- / 8 | Jump (238) | Mr Robert Hawker | N J Hawke Pearce Bros Partnership | 100/1 | |
| jumped slowly in rear, struggling halfway, detached 8th, pulled up 5 out | ||||||||||
| 1 |   | - | Above Board (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 1/21P- / 9 | Jump (274) | Non Runner | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 0/0 | ||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
