26 Oct 2018 15:10 Cheltenham
Winner: £16,800 (Penalty: £10,007); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good.
Brandon Hill Capital Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 |   | - | First Assignment (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 1/2413- / 12 | Jump (230) | T Scudamore | Ian Williams The Dttw Partnership | 9/2 | |
| in touch in mid-division, headway 6th, mistake 4 out, went 2nd 3 out, stayed on under pressure flat, led post | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 16 |   | SHD | Vive Le Roi (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 532211 / 11 | Jump (18) | Harry Bannister | A W Carroll Surefire Racing | 14/1 | |
| prominent, bumped and led 2nd, headed next, led 5th, stayed on well flat, headed post | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 19 |   | 2¼ L | Christmas In April (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 35/34P-1 / 10 | Jump (167) | H Cobden | C L Tizzard Swallowfield Racing | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, not clear run briefly last bend, went 3rd flat, stayed on well, unable to challenge front pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 13 |   | 2¾ L | Lungarno Palace (USA) (colt, bay, 11 1) | 13-21 / 9 | Flat (150), Jump (18) | Alain Cawley | F O'Brien Caveat Emptor Partnership | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside 4th, ridden and disputing 3rd on last bend, edged left after last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 1 L | Mr Antolini (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 631212- / 10 | Jump (208) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Alan & Sally Coney | 10/1 | |
| in touch in mid-division, hit 5th, closed 3 out, not fluent last, no extra and lost 4th close home | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11 |   | 1¾ L | Water Sprite (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 3) | 583481 / 8 | Flat (69), Jump (12) | D F O'Regan | G Elliott Mrs T C Collins | 66/1 | |
| held up towards rear, closed 3 out, ridden and stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 7th | 20 |   | NK | Trans Express (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 3) | 56162-3 / 12 | Jump (173) | Lucy Gardner | Mrs S Gardner Mr D V Gardner | 33/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, stayed on same pace approaching last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 15 |   | 2 L | Mellow Ben (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 31-251F / 9 | Jump (21) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Broadsword Group… | 20/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 6th, headway approaching last, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8 |   | 1¼ L | Court Minstrel (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 80-0077 / 11 | Flat (1007), Jump (13) | Adam Wedge | Evan Williams Mrs Janet Davies | 8/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway on inside 3 out, not clear run and lost place on home bend, no impression after | ||||||||||
| 10th | 18 |   | 2¼ L | Really Super (GB) (filly, bay, 10 10) | 25P-211 / 7 | Flat (125), Jump (28) | J M Quinlan | Miss A Murphy White Diamond Racing… | 20/1 | |
| in touch in mid-division, effort when not fluent 3 out, hit 2 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 11th | 7 |   | 1¾ L | High Expectations (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 1P-4521 / 8 | Flat (56), Jump (50) | R Johnson | G Elliott M J Wasylocha | 12/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 3rd or 3 out, some headway before last, no chance | ||||||||||
| 12th | 10 |   | 8 L | Whatthebutlersaw (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4) | 261/1-21 / 12 | Jump (64) | M D Grant | D J S Ffrench Davis Mrs P Ffrench Davis… | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 3 out, lost place before next | ||||||||||
| 13th | 5 |   | ½ L | Canton Prince (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | P4P/24-1 / 9 | Jump (22) | Alan Johns | Tim Vaughan Tertia Racing | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside when hit 4 out, one pace when not fluent last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 14th | 6 |   | ½ L | Fortunate George (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 517310- / 10 | Jump (195) | L P Aspell | Miss E C Lavelle The George Inn… | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, struggling 3 out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 9 |   | 4 L | Melody Of Scotland (FR) (filly, bay, 11 4) | 2/1-3326 / 6 | Jump (33) | B J Geraghty | A King Mr John P McManus | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, lost place 2 out | ||||||||||
| 16th | 4 |   | 1¾ L | And The New (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 376/313- / 12 | Jump (260) | S Bowen | J Farrelly Mr Greenfingers… | 10/1 | |
| led, slow 2nd, bumped and headed, stayed handy, jumped right 5th, not fluent next, not fluent 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 17th | 12 |   | HD | Good Tradition (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 2) | 221417 / 8 | Flat (168), Jump (37) | Harry Stock | D McCain Jnr Mrs Zoe Stock | 66/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along after 5th, well beaten 4 out | ||||||||||
| 18th | 1 |   | 2¾ L | Golden Birthday (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 1) | 1-211P0 / 8 | Flat (105), Jump (13) | N D Fehily | H Fry Mr G C Stevens | 40/1 | |
| held up towards rear, mistake 4 out, headway when mistake 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 19th | 17 |   | 27 L | Roi De Dubai (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 1U6145 / 11 | Jump (9) | Sean Houlihan | J C McConnell Ms Caroline Ahearn | 25/1 | |
| prominent, led 3rd, not fluent next, headed 5th, ridden and lost place 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Brillare Momento (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 12) | 84180-3 / 9 | Jump (28) | Aidan Coleman | M Keighley Mr Oliver Ryan | 10/1 | |
| mid-division when bad mistake 1st, soon pulled up | ||||||||||
