22 Dec 2017 12:45 Ascot
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,798); Distance: 2m 5f 141y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Clondaw Native (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 1-432 / 13 | Jump (27) | C Gethings | S Edmunds KTDA Racing | 13/2 | |
| chased leader until 5th, 2nd again before 4 out, challenged and slight bump 2 out, switched right last, driven to challenge run-in, stayed on gamely to lead last 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9 |   | NK | Settie Hill (USA) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 1-8 / 9 | Jump (28) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mr S R Whistance | 11/2 | |
| chased leaders, switched left approaching 2 out, challenged and bumped 2 out, led soon after, edged left last, ridden run-in, headed final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 1½ L | Robin Waters (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 13 / 6 | Jump (21) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mr Colm Donlon | 4/1 | |
| raced wide, held up in last pair, headway on inside travelling well tracking leaders when switched left approaching 2 out, awkward and hampered 2 out, challenged and flattened last, 3rd and one pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 2½ L | Good Man Pat (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | P-1322 / 8 | Jump (25) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr David Sewell | 7/2 | |
| took keen hold in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 4 out, ridden and not quicken between last 2, switched right before last, 4th and one pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10 |   | 10 L | Stage Summit (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 0) | P-512 / 8 | Jump (23) | D A Jacob | B Pauling The Lanson Lads | 25/1 | |
| led, dived at 3 out, headed soon after 2 out, weakened before the last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 1¼ L | Oakley Hall (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 221-3 / 9 | Jump (28) | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill Taymar Racing | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 5th until before 4 out, chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, weakened between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 11 L | Darius Des Bois (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | F5-5 / 8 | Jump (27) | N D Fehily | N J Henderson Mark Flinton And… | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, headway on outside before 3 out, weakened tamely before next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 26 L | Puppet Warrior (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 2223-2 / 11 | Jump (18) | L P Aspell | N J Gifford Ms G Howell | 14/1 | |
| in touch on inside, pushed along and outpaced and towards rear after 6th, behind and struggling when mistake 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Moving In Style (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 21-8 / 9 | Jump (30) | James Best | N P Mulholland Mr Brian Derrick | 100/1 | |
| always in rear, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| 3 |   | - | Duke Of Kilcorral (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 0) | 80-68 / 8 | Jump (13) | Mr James King | N P Mulholland J P Kehoe | 0/0 | ||
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| PU | 11 |   | - | Whiskey In The Jar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 21-2 / 8 | Jump (20) | R Johnson | O Murphy Mrs Barbara Hester | 11/2 | |
| never fluent, took keen hold, held up towards rear, awkward 3rd and next, jumped left 6th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
