29 Jan 2018 16:40 Hereford
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,120); Distance: 2m 4f 194y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.
Festival Preview Night 1st March Open Hunters' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Shotavodka (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 12 6) | 503736- / 13 | Jump (310) | Hugh Nugent | Miss H Brookshaw Mrs Jane Gerard-Pearse | 10/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on wide outside chasing leaders 10th, 2nd approaching 3 out, challenged and hit last, quickened to lead run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 2¼ L | Full Trottle (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 12 6) | 1211-12 / 13 | Jump (57) | Mr Jonathan Bailey | Miss L Thomas Mr Norman Thomas | 4/1 | |
| chased leaders, led before 3 out, joined last, headed and kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 15 L | Sir Jack Yeats (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 6) | 514P05 / 12 | Jump (92) | Mr William Biddick | R Spencer Mr Fergal O'brien | 10/1 | |
| led until 2nd, chased leaders, pushed along in 4th and outpaced before 2 out, modest 3rd run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 1 L | Opening Batsman (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 6) | 55011-4 / 13 | Jump (20) | Mr M Legg | H Fry The Twelfth Man… | 7/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, kept on into 4th at the last, no chance with leading duo | ||||||||||
| 5th | 12 |   | ¾ L | Loughaderra Prince (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 31/4440- / 9 | Jump (288) | Mr N George | T R George Mrs H W Polito | 4/1 | |
| led 2nd until after 4th, chased clear leader, closed and every chance 3 out, soon lost 2nd, chased leading pair but no chance, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 13 |   | 3 L | Rouge Et Blanc (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 5P0/UP-P / 14 | Jump (64) | Miss Pippa Glanville | O Sherwood Mr O M C Sherwood | 40/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders 6th, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 27 L | Drumhart (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 12 6) | 736656 / 12 | Jump (154) | Miss Josephine Banks | Mrs D Ralph Mr Michael Fothergill | 66/1 | |
| pulled hard, mistake 2nd, headway to lead after 4th and soon clear, headed and weakened before 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1 |   | 23 L | De Bene Esse (IRE) (gelding, brown, 12 6) | 15/PFP-4 / 10 | Jump (254) | Lorcan Williams | Miss C Packwood Mr Adrian Wintle | 40/1 | |
| keen, chased leaders, lost place before 7th, behind and struggling, after next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Paddy The Stout (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 2) | 1P-UPP6 / 13 | Jump (15) | Mr L Humphrey | L Humphrey Mr L Humphrey | 100/1 | |
| towards rear, blundered 9th and 11th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Bouggietopieces (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | PU384-P / 9 | Jump (228) | Mr James King | A B Leyshon K B Racing | 66/1 | |
| always in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10 |   | - | Deadly Sting (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 6143/P-6 / 10 | Jump (64) | Charlie Price | Paul Henry Webb Mr Paul Henry Webb | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| UR | 11 |   | - | Got The Nac (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12) | 2216/F-1 / 9 | Jump (107) | Mr D Maxwell | Mrs K Smyly Mr David Maxwell | 9/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up, headway chasing leaders 10th, unseated rider 12th | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Toby Lerone (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 6) | 1P/1213- / 11 | Jump (299) | Mr S Davies-Thomas | D Skelton Mrs Gill Duckworth… | 4/1 | |
| held up towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
