18 Apr 2018 17:30 Cheltenham
Winner: £16,400 (Penalty: £9,747); Distance: 2m 179y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Cheltenham Pony Racing Authority Graduates' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals And Amateurs)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | Magic Dancer (GB) (colt, bay, 10 11) | 721178 / 12 | Flat (905), Jump (44) | R Patrick | Kerry Lee The Magic Partnership | 11/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway after 2 out, led last, ran on strongly, clear final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 6 L | Forth Bridge (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 15-43P2 / 7 | Flat (539), Jump (74) | Harry Reed | C E Longsdon The Queen | 16/1 | |
| prominent, led 3rd, headed last, not pace of winner flat, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | HD | Mister Fizz (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 0/00-037 / 12 | Flat (32), Jump (146) | Lorcan Williams | Miss I Pickard Miss I H Pickard | 50/1 | |
| held up in touch, closed on outside 3rd, kept on flat, pressing for 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 1¼ L | Poppy Kay (GB) (mare, bay, 11 8) | 2-1310P / 9 | Jump (33) | Tom Cheesman | P Hobbs & J White Aiden Murphy &… | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, mistake 1st, headway after 3 out, kept on flat, 4th and no extra close home | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 2¼ L | Capitaine (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 12) | 4P1-11F / 11 | Jump (130) | Stan Sheppard | P F Nicholls Martin, Jocelyn… | 10/3 | |
| took keen hold, tracked leaders, every chance last, ridden flat, not run on | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | NK | Going Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 8-24431 / 7 | Jump (18) | James Bowen | R Hobson Mr Carl Hinchy | 9/1 | |
| prominent, ridden after 2 out, stayed on same pace last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12 |   | 1¼ L | Symphony Of Angels (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 43-2113 / 6 | Jump (283) | Charlie Deutsch | D Killahena & G McPherson Good Evans Racing… | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway after 2 out, no real impression, not fluent last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 5 L | Bertimont (FR) (colt, grey, 11 0) | 2200-97 / 8 | Flat (1466), Jump (27) | Bridget Andrews | D Skelton Rio Gold Racing… | 16/1 | |
| held up in mid-division on outside, headway after 2 out, no impression when jumped left last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 9th | 15 |   | 1¾ L | North Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | 60F1-15 / 9 | Jump (341) | C J Todd | Ian Williams Sue Howell | 25/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside when mistake 4th, not fluent next, not fluent and hanging right 3 out, every chance 2 out, beaten last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | ½ L | Oxford Blu (GB) (colt, bay, 10 10) | 1432P / 7 | Flat (237), Jump (35) | Fergus Gregory | O Murphy Lady Susan Brooke | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 4th, ridden when not much room after 2 out, well beaten after | ||||||||||
| 11th | 14 |   | 8 L | Innocent Touch (IRE) (gelding, black, 10 6) | 14/ / 9 | Flat (220), Jump (873) | Charlie Hammond | H D Daly Mr N H T Wrigley | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pulled hard, not fluent 3rd or 4th, weakened from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 13 |   | 11 L | Saxo Jack (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 421250 / 9 | Flat (11), Jump (36) | Mr Robert Hawker | Mrs S Leech Mike Harris Racing… | 33/1 | |
| held up in rear, slow 3rd and 5th, ridden after 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 13th | 8 |   | NS | Viserion (GB) (colt, chestnut, 10 11) | 861462 / 7 | Flat (591), Jump (24) | Lorcan Murtagh | D McCain Jnr Clwydian International | 12/1 | |
| held up in mid-division after not much room 1st, struggling 4th, well beaten 2 out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 5 |   | 45 L | Comanche Chieftain (CAN) (colt, bay, 11 4) | 121325 / 7 | Flat (629), Jump (44) | Jack Andrews | N B King Mr B Bell, Mr T… | 18/1 | |
| led until 3 out, weakened after next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 3 |   | - | Amour de Nuit (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 10) | 121533 / 10 | Flat (564), Jump (74) | Bryony Frost | P F Nicholls Mr Andrew Williams | 5/1 | |
| held up towards rear, took keen hold, fell 2 out | ||||||||||
| 16 |   | - | Hazamar (IRE) (colt, grey, 10 0) | 51P-66F / 7 | Flat (18), Jump (241) | Page Fuller | Mrs S Leech Mike Harris Racing… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
