15 Dec 2017 13:20 Cheltenham
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,507); Distance: 2m 179y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Catesby Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Smaoineamh Alainn (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 4) | 56421-1 / 13 | Jump (47) | James Best | R Walford Yeo Racing Partnership | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, lost place 4th, closed next, 3rd last, led flat, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 2 L | Remiluc (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 08-4U32 / 11 | Jump (13) | Paul O'Brien | C Gordon Gilbert & Gordon | 8/1 | |
| veered right start, still led and others declined, ridden and headed before last, every chance flat, held towards finish, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | HD | Champagne City (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 0) | 411173 / 11 | Flat (505), Jump (28) | N D Fehily | T R George Ms Ciera McKeown | 9/2 | |
| tracked leader, led before last, headed flat, held after, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 1¾ L | Cornborough (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 324-452 / 9 | Flat (110), Jump (42) | Jamie Hamilton | M Walford Cornborough Racing… | 16/1 | |
| held up in rear, outpaced after 2 out, stayed on flat, went 4th and closing towards finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 1¼ L | Attest (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 71-1126 / 6 | Flat (37), Jump (21) | R Johnson | W Greatrex Bolingbroke Bartram… | 9/1 | |
| held up, switched right and headway from last bend, never able to challenge, no extra and lost 4th towards finish | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 3¼ L | Sea Wall (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 5111-22 / 10 | Jump (10) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Draper Edmonds… | 11/2 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 3 out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 1 L | Okotoks (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 1814/40- / 9 | Jump (232) | P J Brennan | F O'Brien Mr Malcolm C Denmark | 5/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, closed before next, ridden after 2 out, beaten before last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10 |   | ½ L | Master Of Finance (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 10 6) | 9-42483 / 7 | Flat (112), Jump (39) | L P Aspell | L Wadham Mr J David Abell | 8/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, closed 4th, handy 2 out, 5th and fading last | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1 |   | 12 L | Qualando (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 2) | 4522-2P / 7 | Jump (33) | T Scudamore | A E Jones Mrs Kathy Stuart | 33/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 5th or 3 out, well beaten 2 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3 |   | ¾ L | Raven's Tower (USA) (colt, bay, 11 7) | 37P-221 / 11 | Flat (1148), Jump (26) | Mr Alex Ferguson | B Pauling Mrs Sophie Pauling | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, looked to be getting outpaced when clipped heels and jockey nearly unseated on bend after 2 out, no chance after | ||||||||||
