06 Dec 2017 14:25 Haydock
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,498); Distance: 2m 6f 204y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Northern Racing Club Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Whiskey Chaser (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 1) | 3/P2P22- / 11 | Jump (274) | W T Kennedy | D McCain Jnr Deva Racing Flemensfirth… | 17/2 | |
| chased leaders, mistake 1st, went 2nd 7th until 9th, slightly hampered 14th, challenged 4 out, led last, stayed on well drawing clear final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 3½ L | Back To The Thatch (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 61249-F / 7 | Jump (24) | R Johnson | H D Daly Mr M R & Mrs C… | 13/2 | |
| not always fluent, held up in rear, headway after 12th, hanging left from before 4 out, went 2nd last, no impression on winner final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 4½ L | Morney Wing (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | P453-U7 / 11 | Jump (17) | Harry Bannister | C J Mann The Steeple Chasers | 7/2 | |
| led until 2nd, led next, jumped right 7th, not fluent 10th, headed last, no extra in 3rd final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 14 L | Granville Island (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | U/2658-F / 12 | Jump (23) | Sean Quinlan | J Candlish Mr P And Mrs G… | 14/1 | |
| held up in rear, jumped left 7th, mistake 12th, headway next, not much room 14th, pecked 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 26 L | West Wizard (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 4-026P6 / 12 | Jump (27) | T Scudamore | Mrs S Leech J O'brien | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders and kept wide, went left at times, mistake 1st, close up from 12th until 3 out, weakened from next | ||||||||||
| UR | 5 |   | - | Just Georgie (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 4B33-62 / 11 | Jump (21) | Danny Cook | J Parkinson & S Smith Mrs S Smith | 2/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway before 10th, close up when mistake 14th, unseated rider some way after fence after valiant effort to stay on board | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Sharney Sike (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 11) | 6273-45 / 12 | Jump (18) | Sam Coltherd | W Coltherd Mrs Catherine Hogg | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along 11th, not fluent 12th, weakened 14th, pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Purple Harry (GB) (gelding, grey, 10 3) | 3213/P1- / 14 | Jump (247) | A Nicol | Miss T Jackson Mr H L Thompson | 9/1 | |
| led 2nd until 3rd, pushed along before 6th, lost place 11th, pulled up before 14th | ||||||||||
