10 May 2018 15:45 Huntingdon
Winner: £8,900 (Penalty: £4,874); Distance: 3m 1f 10y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Watered).
Smarkets Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Fingerontheswitch (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 262540- / 11 | Jump (40) | Philip Donovan | N P Mulholland Cahill, Atwell… | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, headway before 8th, 3rd 2 out, led flat, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 1 L | Will O'the West (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 4496P6- / 8 | Jump (16) | Andrew Tinkler | H D Daly The Racing With… | 10/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway on inside after 7th, ridden 3 out, closed 2 out, every chance last, held final 100 yards, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 14 |   | 3 L | Mab Dab (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 1/62321- / 9 | Jump (20) | Thomas Garner | Mrs L C Jewell Mr Tony Betteridge | 11/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 8th, led 3 out, soon headed, led again 2 out, headed and stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 2¼ L | Gibbes Bay (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 9) | 53/27UF- / 8 | Jump (91) | Lorcan Williams | P F Nicholls Mrs M E Moody | 13/2 | |
| in touch in mid-division, lost place before 6th, headway from 3 out, switched right before last, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | ½ L | Colt Lightning (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 46P11P- / 5 | Jump (32) | Alan Johns | T Lacey Roberts, Churchward,… | 14/1 | |
| pressed leader, led 8th, headed 3 out, soon led again, headed 2 out, faded flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 12 L | Bodega (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 685141/ / 10 | Jump (411) | T J O'Brien | Ian Williams Mr Paul Williams | 20/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 6th, some headway from 2 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 7th | 13 |   | ½ L | Sackett (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | P32123- / 11 | Jump (16) | Harry Teal | N B King The Ridgeway Racing… | 6/1 | |
| prominent, every chance when mistake 3 out, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12 |   | 2¼ L | Doitforjoe (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 3) | 34931P- / 9 | Jump (209) | B S Hughes | David Dennis Mr M Slingsby | 25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 4 out, lost place before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2 |   | 1¼ L | Bandon Roc (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | P7P241- / 8 | Jump (13) | M Hamill | K Bailey & M Nicholls The Wow Partnership | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along after 7th, lost place before next, well beaten 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3 |   | ¾ L | Stage Summit (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 11) | P/51253- / 8 | Jump (49) | N de Boinville | B Pauling The Lanson Lads | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake 8th, lost place before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 1 |   | 25 L | Popelys Gull (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 142F63- / 10 | Jump (55) | Jack Andrews | Mrs P Sly Mr L Humphrey | 66/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 8th, ridden after 4 out, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 11 |   | 9 L | Bonnet's Vino (GB) (mare, bay, 11 4) | 15P/236- / 10 | Jump (78) | Miss Gina Andrews | Mrs P Sly Mrs P M Sly | 25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, weakening when mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Sartene's Son (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | P79333- / 9 | Jump (39) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr R J Bevis | 20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, badly hampered 3rd, soon pulled up | ||||||||||
| UR | 6 |   | - | Le Dauphin (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 2P1/056- / 7 | Jump (164) | Ned Curtis | N J Henderson Mr A B Hamilton | 13/2 | |
| mid-division, blundered and unseated rider 3rd | ||||||||||
| PU | 15 |   | - | Local Show (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 13) | P/64PP8- / 10 | Jump (17) | Aidan Coleman | Mrs S J Humphrey The Friday Lunch… | 28/1 | |
| led until 8th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
