28 Apr 2018 13:50 Sandown
Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £61,900); Distance: 1m 7f 216y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
bet365 Novices' Championship Final Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Ballymoy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 4-33511 / 12 | Jump (35) | D A Jacob | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr M H B Robinson | 13/2 | |
| mid-division on inside, headway approaching 2 out, chased leaders after 2 out, ridden to lead run-in, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 1¼ L | Highway One O One (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 10) | 122101 / 12 | Jump (19) | Harry Reed | C Gordon Mr Anthony Ward-Thomas | 10/1 | |
| chased leader, led 3rd, joined last, headed run-in, kept on gamely to hold 2nd | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 15 |   | ¾ L | Equus Amadeus (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 3-11P52 / 6 | Jump (19) | R T Dunne | T Lacey Galloping On The… | 12/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders before 2 out, every chance last, stayed on in 3rd run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 1½ L | Mont Des Avaloirs (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 1F1341 / 9 | Jump (17) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Mrs Johnny de la… | 15/2 | |
| raced wide, held up, headway 4th, chased leaders before 2 out, every chance last, ridden and no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | NS | Act Of Valour (GB) (colt, bay, 11 3) | 15291 / 4 | Flat (253), Jump (21) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls McNeill Family | 11/1 | |
| held up towards rear, good headway on wide outside into 2nd 2 out, every chance last, no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 2½ L | Burrows Edge (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 2-24112 / 9 | Jump (27) | James Bowen | N J Henderson Mr Michael Buckley | 9/1 | |
| held up in rear, pushed along before 3 out, headway on wide outside 2 out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure run-in, went never nearer 6th post | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11 |   | HD | Oistrakh Le Noir (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 412123 / 10 | Flat (365), Jump (21) | Thomas Bellamy | B Pauling Mr Ed Partridge | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, ridden and not quicken between last 2, no extra run-in, lost modest 6th post | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10 |   | 4½ L | Show On The Road (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 221231 / 12 | Jump (20) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Fiona Shaw | 13/2 | |
| last pair, headway on inside approaching 2 out, ridden and no impression between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 9th | 14 |   | 5 L | Django Django (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 13) | 562140 / 9 | Jump (42) | Aidan Coleman | J & A O'Neill Martin Broughton… | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, reminders and weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 12 |   | ½ L | Kelpies Myth (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 1-63411 / 6 | Jump (20) | Blair Campbell | Miss Lucinda V Russell Bolton, McGladery,… | 25/1 | |
| led until 3rd, chased leader until ridden before 2 out, weakened between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 11th | 4 |   | NK | Piton Pete (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 233112 / 8 | Jump (30) | Conor Shoemark | O Sherwood Mr Peter Mellett | 50/1 | |
| held up and behind, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 12th | 9 |   | HD | Friday Night Light (FR) (colt, bay, 11 3) | 32122P / 6 | Flat (196), Jump (49) | David Noonan | D Pipe Prof Caroline Tisdall… | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, weakening when mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 13 |   | NK | Going Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 244316 / 7 | Jump (10) | R Patrick | R Hobson Mr Carl Hinchy | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and weakened between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 14th | 18 |   | 2½ L | The New Pharaoh (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 8) | 315 / 7 | Flat (183), Jump (90) | Patrick Cowley | Laura Morgan Paul Read & Mrs… | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along and weakened before 2 out, | ||||||||||
| 15th | 16 |   | NS | Notre Ami (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 12) | 6221P1 / 9 | Jump (19) | Tom Cannon | N J Gifford The Berry Syndicate | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 16th | 20 |   | 2 L | Grapevine (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 7) | 5415 / 7 | Flat (194), Jump (42) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mr James Finch | 20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway before 2 out, weakening when blundered last | ||||||||||
| 17th | 6 |   | 11 L | Taxmeifyoucan (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 6) | 1U13 / 9 | Flat (211), Jump (21) | B S Hughes | K Dalgleish Sir Ian & Ms Catriona… | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, never involved | ||||||||||
| 18th | 3 |   | 1 L | Jaisalmer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | U-4411P / 10 | Jump (27) | Bryony Frost | M Bradstock Dartbridge Manor… | 40/1 | |
| raced wide, chased leaders, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 19th | 17 |   | ¾ L | Ar Mest (FR) (gelding, black, 10 10) | 53531F / 9 | Jump (50) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Best Foot Forward… | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders on inside, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 20th | 19 |   | 11 L | Enola Gay (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 6-20122 / 9 | Flat (692), Jump (87) | Wayne Hutchinson | Miss V Williams Stall Van Der Linden | 33/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened and behind when mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
