15 Dec 2017 13:35 Doncaster
Winner: £9,000 (Penalty: £5,630); Distance: 2m 3f 88y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
grandnational.fans Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Value At Risk (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 4175-27 / 12 | Jump (20) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton P Van Der Linden | 5/1 | |
| led to 1st, with leader, led again narrowly after 6th, hard pressed 3 out, soon ridden, edged left and held on under pressure flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | ½ L | Cake de L'Isle (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 0P31-U6 / 7 | Jump (22) | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill Piece of Cake Partnership | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 out, virtually upsides next, every chance when not fluent last, kept on, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 8 L | Ahead of The Curve (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 21212P / 8 | Jump (27) | James Corbett | S Corbett Mr T Green | 25/1 | |
| in touch on outside, pushed along after 6th, headway under pressure when left 3rd 3 out, kept on same pace, no impression with front pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 11 L | Keep In Line (GER) (colt, bay, 11 9) | 439F-23 / 6 | Flat (680), Jump (27) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Paul & Clare Rooney | 4/1 | |
| held up in touch, outpaced 4 out, ridden and plugged on into modest 4th after 2 out, no chance with leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 4½ L | High Secret (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 11) | 1314-05 / 7 | Flat (43), Jump (31) | Bryony Frost | P F Nicholls Hools & Forces… | 16/1 | |
| held up in touch, driven to chase leaders after 4 out, outpaced before next, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 15 L | Fixed Rate (GB) (colt, bay, 10 11) | 6-351P1 / 7 | Flat (436), Jump (13) | Harry Bannister | C J Mann The Steeple Chasers | 6/1 | |
| led 1st, headed narrowly after 6th, lost place 4 out, weakened from next | ||||||||||
| FE | 7 |   | - | Carlos Du Fruitier (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 2120-21 / 7 | Jump (42) | D A Jacob | B Pauling Major Charlie Lane | 3/1 | |
| tracked leaders, driven 4 out, headway into 3rd when fell next | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Clondaw Kaempfer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 4177-02 / 10 | Jump (30) | W T Kennedy | D McCain Jnr T Leslie & D Gorton | 6/1 | |
| held up in touch, short of room and lost place on bend after 3rd, soon behind, reminders before 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Forth Bridge (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 2115-43 / 7 | Flat (415), Jump (24) | J J Burke | C E Longsdon The Queen | 40/1 | |
| tracked leaders, reminders before 4 out, soon outpaced, no impression when hampered next, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Querry Horse (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 41UP-69 / 7 | Jump (41) | Jack Sherwood | O Sherwood Luksonwood Partnership | 16/1 | |
| in touch, mistake 2nd, lost place when mistake 5th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
