03 Feb 2018 16:10 Sandown
Winner: £11,400 (Penalty: £6,498); Distance: 2m 3f 173y; 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 | 3 |   | - | Landin (GER) (colt, bay, 11 8) | 867-125 / 12 | Flat (541), Jump (47) | J McGrath | J W Mullins Four Candles Partnership | 7/1 | |
| tracked leader, led before 2nd, 1 length ahead when blundered and left clear last | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 2½ L | Holdbacktheriver (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 4-U325 / 11 | Jump (25) | L P Aspell | Evan Williams W J Evans Racing | 10/1 | |
| slight lead until before 2nd, chased leader until before 2 out, outpaced in 3rd between last 2, left in 2nd and badly hampered last, stayed on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 6 L | Palmers Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 31-14 / 9 | Jump (70) | B J Geraghty | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 3/1 | |
| held up in touch, headway into modest 4th 2 out, left 3rd and hampered last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | SHD | Just So Cool (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 3) | 03223/1 / 10 | Jump (22) | Aidan Coleman | David Dennis Legacy Racing &… | 9/2 | |
| keen, tracked leaders on inside, hit 3 out, mistake and weakened next, left 4th and hit last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 9 L | Miss Adventure (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 5) | 32-252 / 6 | Jump (27) | Daniel Sansom | P W Middleton P Middleton, M… | 15/2 | |
| took keen hold, held up and behind, outpaced and struggling 3 out, left remote 5th last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 5 L | Kapcorse (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 6) | 4-67 / 10 | Jump (64) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Hip Flask Racing… | 7/1 | |
| keen, held up in touch, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 2 |   | - | Colonial Dreams (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 4721-32 / 10 | Jump (25) | James Bowen | N J Henderson Mr C N Barnes | 10/3 | |
| keen, tracked leading pair, 2nd before 2 out, 1 length down when fell last | ||||||||||
