23 Mar 2018 14:30 Newbury
Winner: £12,435 (Penalty: £7,153); Distance: 2m 6f 93y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.
Be Wiser Insurance Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Bally Longford (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 36-43PP / 12 | Jump (35) | H Cobden | C L Tizzard Ann & Alan Potts… | 5/1 | |
| chased leaders, hit 8th, 2nd after 13th, led approaching last, last, stayed on well, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 1½ L | Private Malone (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 3-52542 / 11 | Jump (47) | G Sheehan | Miss E C Lavelle P B Mitford-slade… | 7/2 | |
| chased leader, led 3rd until next, chased leader, led again after 7th until next, with leader, led again 13th, ridden and headed before last, stayed on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 4 L | Halo Moon (GB) (gelding, brown, 11 12) | 111/732 / 11 | Jump (30) | N D Fehily | N P Mulholland Level Par Racing | 7/1 | |
| held up in rear, steady headway 10th, chased leaders next, 3rd between last, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 5 L | Mystical Knight (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | P36-3PP / 10 | Jump (33) | Aidan Coleman | Miss R Curtis Geegeez Co Uk Pa | 12/1 | |
| held up in last pair, steady headway before 4 out, kept on into 4th run-in, never going pace to reach leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 4½ L | Kincora Fort (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 1/46211 / 9 | Jump (29) | Wayne Hutchinson | Noel Williams Epds Racing Partnership… | 3/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and no impression between last 2, weakened into 5th run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 12 L | Church Hall (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 565/4-1U / 11 | Jump (83) | Jamie Bargary | Mrs E Bishop Mrs M J Arnold | 14/1 | |
| mistakes, mid-division, mistake 1st, not fluent 7th (water), headway chasing leaders when awkward 11th, not fluent 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 1¼ L | Dr Robin (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 12P-416 / 14 | Jump (203) | James Bowen | P & M Bowen W Power | 33/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 11th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | 32 L | Kap Jazz (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 113-028 / 8 | Jump (15) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams Charles Barlow… | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, weakened 11th, tailed off 4 out, blundered next | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Highbury High (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 4) | 1-46216 / 11 | Jump (174) | T Scudamore | N P Mulholland The Affordable… | 50/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 9th, losing touch when blundered 11th, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Speedalong (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 42-2614 / 7 | Jump (31) | Nick Scholfield | J Scott Mrs Sue Lanz | 16/1 | |
| led until 3rd, chased leaders until weakened quickly 10th, tailed off 12th, pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 11 |   | - | Morning Reggie (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 1) | 917-6P4 / 9 | Jump (13) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood Tim Syder | 8/1 | |
| raced wide, chased leaders, led 4th, narrowly headed after 7th, with leader, led again next, blundered and headed 13th, weakened, mistake 3 out, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
