22 Dec 2018 13:35 Haydock
Winner: £16,400 (Penalty: £9,747); Distance: 1m 7f 157y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).
Smarkets Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Kauto Riko (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 3/11D5-P / 12 | Jump (42) | B S Hughes | T R Gretton Mr And Mrs J Dale… | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, headway on inside 6th, challenged from 4 out, led 3 out, stayed on well, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 4½ L | Zalvados (FR) (colt, chestnut, 10 13) | 172-043 / 9 | Flat (785), Jump (25) | P J Brennan | O Greenall & J Guerriero Mr D C Mercer | 4/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, challenged before 2 out going well, ridden and not run on flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 2 L | Shear Rock (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 1232/2-2 / 8 | Jump (21) | Sam Twiston-Davies | Kerry Lee Mr Mark E Smith | 7/2 | |
| tracked leaders, challenged 6th, led 8th, mistake and went right 4 out, headed and mistake 3 out, mistake 2 out, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | ¾ L | Vendor (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 12) | 3062/65 / 11 | Jump (24) | T Scudamore | J Parkinson & S Smith Mrs S Smith | 28/1 | |
| in rear, slow 1st, closed 3 out, 4th next, no impression last, stayed on final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 13 L | Uno Valoroso (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 23325-2 / 12 | Jump (21) | Lorcan Murtagh | M Walford Mr C N Herman | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, challenging when jumped left into and brushed rival 9th, hampered 4 out, weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 2¾ L | Granville Island (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 43111-7 / 12 | Jump (14) | Sean Quinlan | J Candlish Mr P And Mrs G… | 12/1 | |
| not always fluent, led 1st until 2nd, lost place 8th, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | 3½ L | Ontopoftheworld (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 13) | 113212 / 11 | Jump (12) | T J O'Brien | P & M Bowen Saith O Ni & Karen… | 9/1 | |
| led until 1st, led and not fluent next, headed 8th, mistake 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Elixir Du Gouet (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 1-81421 / 7 | Jump (53) | Bryony Frost | Miss V Williams Charles & Mary… | 3/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, headway when mistake 7th, lost place next, well beaten from after 9th, tailed off before 4 out, pulled up after | ||||||||||
| UR | 8 |   | - | Ubaltique (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 11340-3 / 12 | Jump (15) | W T Kennedy | D McCain Jnr Mr T G Leslie | 5/1 | |
| blundered and unseated rider 1st | ||||||||||
