28 Oct 2017 15:10 Cheltenham
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £31,280); Distance: 1m 7f 199y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Randox Health Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Foxtail Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 511F92- / 10 | Jump (192) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Options O Syndicate | 15/2 | |
| made all, pressed before 2 out, ridden after last, stayed on gamely when strongly challenged flat, held on well, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | NK | Le Prezien (FR) (gelding, brown, 10 12) | 21138P- / 8 | Jump (183) | B J Geraghty | P F Nicholls Mr John P McManus | 5/2 | |
| mid-division on outside, headway 8th, tracked leaders 3 out, close up in 2nd before next, ridden to challenge and every chance flat, kept on, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 11 L | Sizing Platinum (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 94F07-1 / 12 | Jump (26) | B J Cooper | C L Tizzard Ann & Alan Potts… | 12/1 | |
| in touch, tracked winner 3 out to before next, soon outpaced in 3rd, no chance with front pair before last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12 |   | 7 L | Poker School (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 46-6425 / 10 | Jump (28) | J E Moore | Ian Williams Mr M Aniol, Mr… | 5/1 | |
| mid-division, outpaced 3 out, headway under pressure before next, 4th and ridden between last 2, kept on, no chance with leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | 1 L | Cobra De Mai (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 2-111P1 / 10 | Flat (874), Jump (25) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mrs Susan Carsberg | 7/1 | |
| held up behind, outpaced 3 out, kept on under pressure before last, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | ¾ L | Doitforthevillage (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | 132F1-9 / 12 | Jump (23) | P J Brennan | P Henderson The Rockbourne… | 20/1 | |
| behind, mistake 2nd, outpaced 3 out, stayed on into mid-division before last, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | ½ L | Vaniteux (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 12) | 331814- / 11 | Jump (182) | T Scudamore | D Pipe C Leech | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, outpaced 3 out, kept on under pressure from next, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 1½ L | Some Plan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | F1166-4 / 10 | Jump (20) | A E Lynch | H De Bromhead Mr R S Brookhouse | 12/1 | |
| mistake 1st, in touch, driven to chase leaders after 3 out, soon outpaced, no impression from next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7 |   | 7 L | Theflyingportrait (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 8) | 1-51453 / 11 | Jump (20) | Sean Quinlan | J Candlish The Mere Partnership | 25/1 | |
| tracked winner, lost place 3 out, soon outpaced, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9 |   | 3 L | Mr Fiftyone (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | 406-338 / 9 | Flat (59), Jump (13) | R M Power | Mrs J Harrington David Bobbett | 25/1 | |
| in touch, lost place 4 out, outpaced next, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2 |   | 11 L | Eastlake (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | PP1P0P- / 13 | Jump (204) | Aidan Coleman | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 40/1 | |
| mid-division, chased leaders 3 out to before next, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 14 |   | ½ L | Lord Ballim (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 0) | 111U1-6 / 11 | Jump (146) | C Gethings | N J Hawke Miss H M McMahon | 33/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 13th | 13 |   | 1½ L | Un Beau Roman (FR) (gelding, black, 10 0) | 26P6-P5 / 13 | Flat (1624), Jump (26) | James Best | P Henderson Mr John H W Finch | 33/1 | |
| chased leaders to before 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 14th | 6 |   | 17 L | Double W's (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 10) | 7291P-5 / 10 | Jump (20) | B S Hughes | J M Jefferson Wharton & Wilson | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 5th, lost place 4 out, soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 15th | 16 |   | 12 L | Lord Ben (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 32-3432 / 13 | Jump (40) | Sean Houlihan | D L Williams Mr F Michael | 100/1 | |
| in touch, mistake and rider lost iron briefly 3rd, lost place 3 out, soon weakened and behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 15 |   | - | Exitas (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 5521F1 / 13 | Jump (6) | James Bowen | P W Middleton Mr P W Middleton | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
