17 Oct 2017 15:20 Huntingdon
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,899); Distance: 1m 7f 171y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
32Red Casino Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Canyon City (GB) (colt, bay, 10 12) | 3 / 12 | Flat (54), Jump (21) | T E Whelan | N B King A Whyte And D Nott | 5/2 | |
| chased leaders, 2nd going well 2 out, led narrowly last, found extra and asserted final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 1¼ L | Desiremoi D'authie (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | / 6 | Flat (205) | N D Fehily | A King Mr D S Dennis | 4/9 | |
| pulled hard, chased leaders on inside, led on bit 2 out, headed narrowly last, chased winner, found little final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 8 L | Pumaflor (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | P/ / 8 | Flat (17), Jump (692) | Thomas Dowson | P A Kirby Resdev | 14/1 | |
| chased leader until approaching 2 out, kept on same pace in 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 |   | 2 L | Eastern Lady (IND) (filly, chestnut, 10 5) | 8 / 7 | Flat (61), Jump (21) | Benjamin Poste | R J Price Mr K Reece | 66/1 | |
| led, hit 3 out, pushed along and headed just before next, no extra approaching last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 2½ L | Smooth Operator (GB) (colt, bay, 10 12) | 0/9 / 6 | Flat (75), Jump (12) | Adrian Heskin | M Pitman Mr Malcolm C Denmark | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on inside before 3 out, weakened tamely before next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 15 L | Choral Bee (GB) (filly, bay, 10 5) | 50/480P- / 10 | Flat (1845), Jump (188) | Brendan Powell | A E Jessop Mrs Gloria Jessop | 150/1 | |
| bumped 1st, held up, never involved | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 3 L | Nonno Giulio (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 10 12) | / 6 | Flat (17) | T J O'Brien | C R Dore Mr Chris Marsh | 66/1 | |
| bumped 1st, held up, headway on outside chasing leaders 3rd, weakened before 2 out where mistake | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | ½ L | Whiskey Moon (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 06- / 9 | Jump (194) | M D Grant | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr J A B Old | 8/1 | |
| always behind, never a factor, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Demand Respect (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | / 5 | Flat (182), Jump (21) | Charlie Hammond | L Hurley Mrs R Hurley | 200/1 | |
| keen towards rear, mistake and reminder 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Sunader (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 6 / 5 | Jump (29) | J J Burke | C E Longsdon Paul & Clare Rooney | 14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, mistake and dropped to rear 4th, tailed off when blundered badly 2 out, pulled up soon after | ||||||||||
