03 Dec 2017 15:20 Leicester
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,330); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Stonesby Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 15 |   | - | Knocknamona (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 5-97F01 / 14 | Jump (7) | Alain Cawley | Micky Hammond The Rat Pack Racing… | 10/3 | |
| held up towards rear, good headway on outside chasing leaders before 5th, led going well 2 out, clear last, stayed on well, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 5 L | Western Wave (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 4140-46 / 7 | Jump (26) | Adrian Heskin | T R George Somerset Racing | 9/2 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 5th, lost place and dropped towards rear next, rallied on outside approaching 3 out, chased leaders and chance next, went 2nd last, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 2¼ L | Megabucks (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 44P1-25 / 8 | Jump (23) | Mr Robert Hawker | Henry Oliver Parsonage Racing… | 5/1 | |
| chased leaders, led 3 out, headed 2 out, lost 2nd last, kept on same pace in 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 3¾ L | Robert's Star (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 223P-58 / 9 | Jump (76) | N de Boinville | M Bradstock North Star Partnership | 8/1 | |
| chased leader until approaching 6th, chased leaders, outpaced approaching 3 out, rallied into modest 4th towards finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | 1½ L | Primo Blue (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 27/F66-9 / 7 | Jump (24) | Thomas Bellamy | Noel Williams Mr Robert Skillen | 28/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway approaching 4 out, chased leaders approaching next, no impression when mistake last, weakened into 5th run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 4 L | Kincora Fort (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 42461/4 / 9 | Jump (27) | Wayne Hutchinson | Noel Williams Epds Racing Partnership… | 13/2 | |
| mid-division, headway chasing leaders approaching 3 out, ridden and weakened next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 13 L | Gran Maestro (USA) (colt, chestnut, 11 11) | 324460 / 9 | Flat (55), Jump (14) | Ryan Winks | P Winks P W O'mara & Peter… | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd approaching 6th, led 4 out, headed before next, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10 |   | 5 L | Mahlerdramatic (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 9) | 1/132-65 / 8 | Jump (30) | Danny Cook | B Ellison Mr R D E Woodhouse | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along and weakening when mistake 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8 |   | 2 L | The Blue Bomber (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 934F6-9 / 6 | Flat (282), Jump (20) | Bridget Andrews | C Fryer C J Underwood And… | 50/1 | |
| always towards rear, no chance when hampered 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4 |   | 11 L | Bowie (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12) | 3147-34 / 13 | Jump (43) | Tom Broughton | N Kent Cynthia Commons,marina… | 33/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened soon after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 9 |   | 2 L | Samson (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 9) | 143158 / 10 | Flat (676), Jump (16) | James Best | Mrs S Leech Miss Tracy M Reilly | 11/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 12th | 13 |   | 20 L | Friendship Bay (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 683/54-6 / 13 | Jump (216) | Mitchell Bastyan | H J Evans Mrs J Evans | 20/1 | |
| towards rear, headway approaching 4 out, weakened before next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 6 |   | - | Ivanhoe (GB) (colt, bay, 11 10) | 452B/UP- / 8 | Flat (46), Jump (262) | M D Grant | M Blanshard The Ivanhoe Partnership | 66/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, towards rear and struggling when fell 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Maroc (GB) (colt, bay, 11 4) | 543- / 7 | Flat (112), Jump (252) | P J Brennan | Mrs N S Evans Jamie Knight Melissa… | 33/1 | |
| pulled hard, soon led, hit 6th, headed 4 out, lost 2nd before next, soon weakened and eased, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 14 |   | - | Chivers (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 7) | 43747-9 / 11 | Flat (220), Jump (41) | Nick Scholfield | D Steele Mr D Steele | 66/1 | |
| behind, tailed off when mistake 5th, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
