23 Mar 2018 16:10 Newbury
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £9,747); Distance: 2m 69y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Be Wiser Insurance Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Sizing Granite (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 9) | 5P51-PP / 11 | Jump (118) | H Cobden | C L Tizzard Ann & Alan Potts… | 7/1 | |
| tracked leader, led going well 2 out, 2 lengths ahead last, stayed on strongly run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 3½ L | Early Du Lemo (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 11) | 133- / 9 | Flat (733), Jump (392) | Joshua Moore | G & J Moore Mr Ashley Head | 7/1 | |
| pulled hard, mistake 1st, held up in last pair, smooth headway on outside into 3rd 3 out, went 2nd between last 2, keeping on same pace when went left last, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 11 L | Moabit (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | P-23411 / 8 | Flat (92), Jump (15) | Bryony Frost | P F Nicholls Owners Group 014 | 6/5 | |
| led and raced freely, joined 3 out, headed next, lost 2nd between last 2, soon no extra in 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 7 L | Solstice Star (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 324566 / 11 | Jump (34) | Thomas Bellamy | M Keighley Foxtrot Racing:… | 9/1 | |
| chased leaders on outside, jumped slowly 4th, slightly outpaced next, plugged on in modest 4th run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 4½ L | Mcgroarty (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 121176 / 13 | Jump (18) | Sam Twiston-Davies | Dr R D P Newland The Has Been's | 5/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost 3rd 3 out, ridden before 2 out, mistake hung left and weakened soon after | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | 4 L | Curious Carlos (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 0-12F24 / 10 | Jump (198) | James Bowen | P & M Bowen Carl & Emma Pyne | 16/1 | |
| held up in rear, struggling when hit 4 out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 33 L | Raven's Tower (USA) (colt, bay, 11 8) | P-22100 / 11 | Flat (1246), Jump (76) | D A Jacob | B Pauling Mrs Sophie Pauling | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
