10 Feb 2018 13:50 Newbury
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,512); Distance: 3m 52y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Betfair Cash Out Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Talkischeap (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 233-114 / 13 | Jump (71) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr Charles Dingwall | 11/1 | |
| held up in last pair, smooth headway tracking leaders before 3 out, switched left to challenge leader in 2nd between last 2, led last, clear run-in, idled in closing stages, ridden out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 2¼ L | King Uther (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | 531-431 / 10 | Jump (16) | R Johnson | C Gordon Charles Nugent… | 5/2 | |
| raced on inside, tracked leading pair, mistake 4 out, soon struggling to hold place, rallied went left and mistake 2 out, went left and hit last, 2nd towards finish, always held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | ½ L | Book of Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | 25-6342 / 10 | Jump (32) | Conor Shoemark | O Sherwood Mr A F Lousada | 9/1 | |
| tracked leader, led 3 out, headed and stumbled last, stayed on same pace run-in, lost 2nd close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 9 L | Lough Derg Farmer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 15121-P / 9 | Jump (77) | J McGrath | N J Henderson Mrs S Smith | 13/2 | |
| raced wide and ran in snatches, tracked leaders, pushed along before 4 out, headway into 3rd before next, chance 2 out, soon hung left, weakened tamely before last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 3¾ L | Bastien (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 113-31F / 10 | Jump (46) | Kevin Dowling | A King Mrs Jennifer Mason | 12/1 | |
| held up in 6th, headway tracking leaders approaching 4 out, every chance on outside next, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 33 L | Barters Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 11114/P- / 8 | Jump (456) | D A Jacob | B Pauling Circle Of Friends | 15/8 | |
| led, hit 6th, headed 3 out, ridden before next, weakened quickly, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Indian Stream (GB) (filly, chestnut, 11 12) | 18143-9 / 9 | Jump (119) | T Scudamore | N P Mulholland Mrs G Davies | 40/1 | |
| tracked leaders on outside, weakened 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| PU | 3 |   | - | The Eaglehaslanded (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 4P11/86- / 11 | Jump (428) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Coles, Smith, McManus… | 12/1 | |
| pushed along and struggling before 3 out, always in rear, tailed off and pulled up soon after | ||||||||||
