01 Dec 2017 14:25 Newbury
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £31,280); Distance: 2m 3f 187y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Ladbrokes Open Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Oldgrangewood (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 11P3-33 / 14 | Jump (33) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mr G C Myddelton | 6/1 | |
| held up off the pace in last trio, headway into 3rd 4 out, went 2nd next, challenged and hit 2 out, led inside final 150 yards, ridden out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | ½ L | Jameson (GB) (gelding, brown, 10 13) | 2312-21 / 6 | Jump (19) | Jamie Bargary | N & W Twiston-Davies Walters Plant Hire… | 8/1 | |
| held up, headway chasing leaders 8th, blundered 10th, 2nd before 4 out, led next, ridden and hung left run-in, headed inside final 150 yards, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 1¼ L | O O Seven (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 213154- / 9 | Jump (238) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mr Christopher… | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, keeping on same pace in 3rd when crossed and switched right run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 4½ L | Vibrato Valtat (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 7) | 622P5-5 / 9 | Jump (24) | Aidan Coleman | Miss E C Lavelle Axom XLIII | 25/1 | |
| held up in last pair, headway before 2 out, went modest 4th between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 2¼ L | Icing On The Cake (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 3/41U43- / 8 | Jump (251) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood Palmer-brown Worcester… | 8/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up in rear, steady headway on inside 4 out, no impression when hit 2 out, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 11 L | Willie Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 335F1-1 / 8 | Jump (22) | L Treadwell | Miss V Williams Kate & Andrew Brooks | 3/1 | |
| led, hit 9th, joined 4 out, headed next, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | ½ L | Space Oddity (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 1P2-142 / 10 | Jump (27) | N D Fehily | H Fry Miss I T Walsh | 11/2 | |
| chased leader, hit 12th, lost 2nd before 4 out, chased leaders, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 33 L | Ridgeway Flyer (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 5211-11 / 10 | Jump (15) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Mr A J Norman | 6/1 | |
| held up, closer 5th (water), pushed along after 12th, brief effort before next, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
