17 Nov 2018 15:00 Cheltenham
Winner: £40,000 (Penalty: £22,508); Distance: 2m 7f 208y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Regulatory Finance Solutions Handicap Hurdle (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | First Assignment (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 1/2413-1 / 12 | Jump (22) | T J O'Brien | Ian Williams The Dttw Partnership | 6/4 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, led after next, clear when carried left by loose horse last, very easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 9 L | Boyhood (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 214/141- / 10 | Jump (320) | P J Brennan | T R George H Stephen Smith… | 10/1 | |
| held up in touch, outpaced on outside before 3 out, driven stayed on to get better of duel for modest 2nd flat, no chance with easy winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | NK | Goodbye Dancer (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 20PP1/0 / 10 | Flat (1686), Jump (21) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies The Yes No Wait… | 25/1 | |
| held up in touch in last pair, headway after 3 out, driven to chase easy winner turning in, soon ridden, kept on same pace, just lost out in duel for modest 2nd flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11 |   | 8 L | Sweet Home Chicago (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 2) | 3-F4511 / 12 | Jump (20) | Adrian Heskin | C Bowe Faster Horses Syndicate | 7/1 | |
| held up in touch, headway to join leader on outside after 7th, lost place after 3 out, beaten when left modest 4th last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 3¼ L | The Eaglehaslanded (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 1186/P-0 / 11 | Jump (21) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Coles, Smith, McManus… | 7/1 | |
| prominent, lost place 3 out, ridden and weakened after next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 16 L | Weebill (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 33212-1 / 11 | Jump (194) | R Johnson | O Murphy Olly Murphy Racing… | 9/1 | |
| raced keenly, tracked leaders on inside, lost place before 4 out, weakened before 2 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | NK | Dell' Arca (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 03-4148 / 13 | Flat (84), Jump (21) | David Noonan | D Pipe Prof Caroline Tisdall | 33/1 | |
| held up in touch in last pair, struggling after 8th, tailed 2 out | ||||||||||
| 3 |   | - | Vieux Lion Rouge (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | 16/4749- / 12 | Jump (217) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Prof Caroline Tisdall… | 0/0 | ||
| Withdrawn | ||||||||||
| FE | 8 |   | - | Master Dancer (GB) (colt, grey, 10 8) | 20/147-0 / 10 | Flat (101), Jump (35) | Alan Johns | Tim Vaughan Mr G Whisker | 16/1 | |
| left in lead start, driven and headed after 2 out, lost place turning in, 4th and beaten when fell last | ||||||||||
| FE | 9 |   | - | Anteros (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | F256-34 / 13 | Jump (36) | Sean Houlihan | Mrs S Leech C Leech | 9/1 | |
| held up in touch on outside, fell 4th | ||||||||||
| RF | 10 |   | - | Buckle Street (GB) (gelding, brown, 10 7) | 10-R546 / 6 | Flat (507), Jump (20) | Harry Stock | M Keighley The Condicote Clan | 10/1 | |
| refused to race | ||||||||||
