07 May 2018 16:05 Kempton
Winner: £7,749 (Penalty: £4,094); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in Places).
Matchbook Betting Podcast Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Faint Hope (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 673553- / 13 | Jump (22) | L Heard | G Harris Mrs Elaine Tate… | 9/1 | |
| held up in touch, steady headway on inside after 6th, close 3rd before 2 out where not fluent, ridden and wandered between last 2, stayed on from the last to lead final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 1½ L | Spin A Yarn (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 0/312- / 5 | Jump (263) | R Johnson | W Greatrex Mrs J & Miss C… | 4/1 | |
| led until narrowly headed 1nd, chased leader, led again 4th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, in front again at the last, headed and not pace of winner last 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 1 L | Fixed Rate (GB) (colt, bay, 11 12) | P1624P- / 7 | Flat (579), Jump (29) | Angus Cheleda | C J Mann The Steeple Chasers | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders on outside, 2nd before 4 out, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, headed last, no extra in 3rd run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 4½ L | Rothman (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 822521- / 8 | Jump (22) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Mr Roger Alwen… | 4/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place 3rd, outpaced after next, mistake 6th, plugged on but never on terms with leaders after | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 2¾ L | Querry Horse (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 1UP/69P- / 7 | Jump (143) | Jack Sherwood | O Sherwood Luksonwood Partnership | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 4 out, ridden and weakening when mistake next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 4½ L | Brown Bear (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 1115P6- / 8 | Jump (71) | James Bowen | N J Gifford The Bear Necessities | 12/1 | |
| held up in 6th, headway before 3 out, ridden and weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | ½ L | Aviator (GER) (gelding, brown, 11 4) | 1240/66- / 10 | Flat (241), Jump (151) | Nick Scholfield | J M P Eustace The Macdougall… | 16/1 | |
| behind, some late modest headway, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 25 L | North Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 0F1/159- / 9 | Jump (19) | R T Dunne | Ian Williams Sue Howell | 4/1 | |
| mistake 2nd, always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Foxy Act (GB) (filly, chestnut, 11 7) | 117P40- / 9 | Jump (28) | Page Fuller | C J Down The Down & Dennis… | 12/1 | |
| not that well away, soon chasing leaders on inside, led 2nd, mistake and headed 4th, lost 2nd before 4 out, weakening when hampered next, behind and pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
