15 Dec 2017 15:40 Cheltenham
Winner: £22,000 (Penalty: £13,763); Distance: 2m 7f 213y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Citipost Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
9 |
| - |
Arthur's Gift (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) |
58/4211 / 10 |
Jump (22) | Tom Humphries | N & W Twiston-Davies Arthur's Gift Partnership |
6/1 | |
| mid-division, outpaced after 3 out, rallied before last, led inside final 100 yards, stayed on | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| 1¾ L |
Sykes (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
6F45-41 / 12 |
Jump (21) | Matt Griffiths | Nicky Martin Bradley Partnership |
33/1 | |
| tracked leader, led 9th, 3 lengths clear when hit last, headed inside final 100 yards, kept on | ||||||||||
3rd |
10 |
| NK |
Jester Jet (GB) (mare, brown, 10 10) |
11-1321 / 9 |
Jump (11) | R T Dunne | T Lacey Mrs T P James |
7/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway before 2 out, went 2nd approaching last, every chance flat, held inside final 100 yards, kept on | ||||||||||
4th |
1 |
| 6 L |
Shantou Bob (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
6P/215-8 / 10 |
Jump (40) | R Johnson | W Greatrex Fallon, Shipp &… |
12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, outpaced before not much room after 2 out, modest 6th last, stayed on flat, went 4th close home | ||||||||||
5th |
8 |
| ½ L |
Anteros (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
58-32F2 / 13 |
Jump (27) | P J Brennan | Mrs S Leech C Leech |
16/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway after 2 out, 4th after last, soon hung right, no impression, lost 4th close home | ||||||||||
6th |
3 |
| 5 L |
The Dutchman (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
2F227-2 / 11 |
Jump (20) | R M Power | C L Tizzard Sprayclad Uk |
7/2 | |
| mid-division, headway 7th, went 2nd after 2 out until before last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
7th |
6 |
| 8 L |
Taj Badalandabad (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0) |
47141/9- / 10 |
Jump (587) | David Noonan | D Pipe Mr W Frewen |
33/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway before 2 out, hanging left and weakened before last | ||||||||||
8th |
2 |
| 4½ L |
Champers On Ice (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 9) |
3/126P-5 / 10 |
Jump (20) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Professor Caroline… |
9/2 | |
| not always fluent, chased leaders, ridden 9th, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
9th |
11 |
| ¾ L |
Luccombe Down (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 8) |
453723 / 7 |
Jump (48) | N D Fehily | F O'Brien Paul & Clare Rooney |
10/1 | |
| le,d not fluent 3rd, mistake 8th, headed next, mistake 3 out, awkward 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
10th |
7 |
| ½ L |
Fly Camp (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 0) |
1/2121P- / 8 |
Jump (280) | Aidan Coleman | N J Henderson The Blue Bar Partnership |
12/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway before 3 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
PU |
5 |
| - |
Rocky's Treasure (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
13411-3 / 11 |
Jump (27) | David Bass | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mr J Perriss |
7/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, ridden after 9th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before next | ||||||||||