21 Jan 2019 15:30 Sedgefield
Winner: £6,300 (Penalty: £4,094); Distance: 2m 3f 188y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO to 7YO; Going: Good to Soft.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Windsor Avenue (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 111-214 / 13 | Jump (51) | B S Hughes | B Ellison Mr R D E Woodhouse | 4/6 | |
| tracked leaders and raced wide, challenged and flattened 3 out, led travelling well next, soon clear, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 15 L | Hill Sixteen (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 1-322 / 10 | Jump (25) | Danny Cook | J Parkinson & S Smith J Fyffe & S Townshend | 2/1 | |
| raced keenly, tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, led after 3 out until ridden 2 out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 8 L | Romeo Brown (GB) (gelding, brown, 11 11) | 3-821 / 11 | Jump (43) | Sean Quinlan | P A Kirby McGoldrick Racing | 6/1 | |
| held up in touch, headway on inside tracking leaders 5th, close 2nd after 3 out until pushed along before 2 out, hit 2 out, plugged on in 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 11 L | Peak Time (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 7 / 9 | Jump (40) | Nathan Moscrop | R Menzies Mr John Wade | 200/1 | |
| took keen hold, led until after 1st, mostly chased leader after, mistake 3rd, went left 5th, every chance when bumped 3 out, outpaced soon after, 4th and no impression when mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | ¾ L | Mill Race King (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 6-1 / 8 | Jump (92) | Mr William Easterby | T D Easterby Reality Partnerships… | 25/1 | |
| held up in 5th place, dropped to last pair and struggling 6th, no chance after but kept on run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 18 L | Manon (GB) (filly, bay, 10 12) | 20-0 / 5 | Jump (54) | C R King | M & D Easterby Mr N Wrigley, Mrs… | 80/1 | |
| always in rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | ¾ L | Hello Bertie (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 3257-70 / 7 | Jump (26) | Henry Brooke | Ruth Jefferson Mr C S Johnston… | 33/1 | |
| made most after 1st until after 3 out, weakened quickly soon after | ||||||||||
| FE | 4 |   | - | Chauvet Cave (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 9 / 7 | Jump (34) | Dale Irving | Mrs J Walton Mrs J M Walton | 250/1 | |
| held up in rear until fell 2nd | ||||||||||
| 9 |   | - | Rocket Man Rodney (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 6-67PP / 6 | Jump (23) | Thomas Dowson | Mrs H O Graham H G Racing | 0/0 | ||
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| PU | 1 |   | - | Massini Man (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 6-14 / 11 | Jump (33) | C Gethings | T R George P And F Racing | 12/1 | |
| held up in touch, headway tracking leaders 5th, in 6th place when pulled up quickly before 3 out | ||||||||||
