02 Dec 2017 14:25 Newbury
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £28,475); Distance: 2m 69y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Ladbrokes Intermediate Hurdle (Listed Limited Handicap) (Registered As The Gerry Feilden Hurdle)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | High Bridge (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 6/1119-3 / 7 | Flat (581), Jump (28) | Mr Alex Ferguson | B Pauling Mrs Margaret Ferguson | 9/4 | |
| made all and set steady pace, quickened approaching 3 out, joined last, ridden and kept on gamely when strongly pressed run-in, on top towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 1¼ L | Charli Parcs (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 11F6- / 10 | Jump (260) | N D Fehily | N J Henderson John P McManus | 4/1 | |
| held up in last pair, good headway on inside chasing leaders before 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, upsides when mistake last, every chance run-in, no extra and held towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | ¾ L | Poppy Kay (GB) (mare, bay, 11 0) | 41P12-1 / 9 | Jump (23) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Aiden Murphy &… | 5/1 | |
| raced keenly, disputing 4th, outpaced between last 2, hung left and rallied into 3rd run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | NK | Master Of Irony (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 121-31 / 7 | Flat (63), Jump (45) | D N Russell | J & S Quinn Highfield Racing… | 14/1 | |
| held up in rear, pushed along before 3 out, soon outpaced and struggling, ran on strongly run-in, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 1 L | Amour de Nuit (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 3) | 21-2121 / 10 | Flat (427), Jump (41) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Mr Andrew Williams | 13/2 | |
| took keen hold, disputing 2nd until outright 2nd 3 out until next, chased leaders, no extra run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | NK | Mount Mews (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 12112-3 / 10 | Jump (28) | B S Hughes | J M Jefferson The Blue Nuns | 4/1 | |
| disputed 2nd until 3 out, chased leaders, mistake next, kept on run-in, not pace to threaten | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | ½ L | Cosmeapolitan (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 1- / 7 | Flat (115), Jump (353) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Kingston Stud | 20/1 | |
| held up disputing 4th, slight peck 2nd, ridden and no extra run-in | ||||||||||
