22 Feb 2018 13:50 Huntingdon
Winner: £7,463 (Penalty: £3,899); Distance: 2m 4f 145y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Smarkets Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Red Admirable (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 445-216 / 13 | Jump (63) | Kielan Woods | D Killahena & G McPherson The McPherson Racing… | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, challenged 7th, led before last, edged left flat, headed towards finish, soon led again, held on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | HD | Lubatic (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 41-P077 / 5 | Jump (92) | N D Fehily | N P Mulholland The Keith Adams… | 6/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 6th, challenged 2 out, not fluent last, led towards finish, soon headed, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 6 L | Sackett (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 8/13-2PP / 11 | Jump (12) | Harry Teal | N B King The Ridgeway Racing… | 6/1 | |
| led until 2nd, not fluent 6th, soon led again, headed before mistake last, no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 9 L | Arthur's Reuben (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 6-9068P / 8 | Jump (12) | David Noonan | J Candlish Mr A White | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, closed on outside 2nd, ridden after 7th, plugged on but no chance with leaders after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | NK | Celma Des Bois (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 35P87-9 / 11 | Jump (297) | A Glassonbury | R Rowe Encore Partnership… | 22/1 | |
| behind, headway after 7th, 4th and well held before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 7 L | The Blue Bomber (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 6-99666 / 6 | Flat (363), Jump (22) | R Patrick | C Fryer C J Underwood And… | 6/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12 |   | 4½ L | Sizing Sahara (GB) (gelding, grey, 10 12) | UP43-34 / 11 | Jump (240) | P J Brennan | P Henderson Mr C Clark | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, not fluent 3rd, mistake next, ridden after 5th, plugged on before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | 5 L | Phare Isle (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 5B5055 / 13 | Jump (43) | Max Kendrick | B I Case Moore, Moore &… | 11/1 | |
| in touch, lost place after 5th, behind from 7th | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 |   | 8 L | Yellow Kangaroo (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 5-0855 / 6 | Jump (18) | Conor Ring | Evan Williams Mr R E R Williams | 18/1 | |
| always towards rear, mistake when well behind 2 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 13 |   | ¾ L | Phoenix Rock (IRE) (mare, brown, 10 11) | F-4009 / 9 | Jump (44) | Aidan Coleman | J & A O'Neill Mr G M Barber And… | 11/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, not fluent 2nd, headway after 7th, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 15 |   | 33 L | Dude Alert (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 0) | P35PU4/ / 8 | Flat (1106), Jump (815) | James Bowen | M R Hoad Mr Michael Baldry | 66/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened, mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
| UR | 1 |   | - | Now Listen Here (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 3042 / 6 | Jump (32) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mrs Ruth Arnold | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden after 7th, disputing 8th when blundered and unseated rider 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 11 |   | - | Blazing Glen (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 13) | P7-62RP / 11 | Jump (157) | Michael Heard | A E Jessop Mrs Gloria Jessop | 100/1 | |
| led 2nd, jumped left 4th, headed after 6th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Sergio (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 48069-3 / 7 | Jump (58) | R Johnson | Tim Vaughan Mr Paul Bowtell | 9/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and lost place when blundered 7th, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 14 |   | - | Taken By Force (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 7-P60P4 / 5 | Jump (14) | C Poste | T H Weston Mr Tom Weston | 0/0 | ||
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