16 Feb 2019 15:20 Ascot
Winner: £85,000 (Penalty: £47,830); Distance: 1m 7f 152y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in Places).
Betfair Hurdle (Grade 3 Handicap)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Al Dancer (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 8) | 314-111 / 12 | Jump (64) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Walters Plant Hire… | 5/2 | |
| keen early, chased leaders, challenged on inside going well 2 out, led and went right last, driven clear run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 13 |   | 3¾ L | Magic Dancer (GB) (colt, bay, 10 6) | 1-26572 / 12 | Flat (1209), Jump (35) | R Patrick | Kerry Lee The Magic Partnership | 20/1 | |
| led, pushed along and kept on well when joined 2 out, headed last, kept on same pace run-in, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 2½ L | Blu Cavalier (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 111-232 / 10 | Jump (46) | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | A Stronge Pimlico Racing… | 100/1 | |
| chased leader, pushed along after 3 out, lost 2nd next, chased leaders, ridden before the last, kept on into 3rd final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | ½ L | Getaway Trump (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 46-4112 / 9 | Jump (49) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Owners Group 023 | 4/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders before 2 out, kept on into 4th final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 5th | 12 |   | ¾ L | Ar Mest (FR) (gelding, black, 10 7) | F0-9311 / 9 | Jump (31) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Best Foot Forward… | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 4 out, 2nd and every chance 2 out, still challenging at the last, ridden and no extra final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 4 L | Equus Amadeus (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 461018 / 6 | Jump (21) | Stan Sheppard | T Lacey Galloping On The… | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along and struggling after 3 out, plugged on run-in | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 3½ L | Mont Des Avaloirs (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 414-230 / 9 | Jump (56) | Lorcan Williams | P F Nicholls Mrs Johnny de la… | 7/1 | |
| held up in rear, some late headway, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1 |   | NK | Lisp (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 12) | 13F-122 / 6 | Flat (649), Jump (56) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr & Mrs R Kelvin-Hughes | 13/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway into mid-division when stumbled 3 out, no headway after | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6 |   | 1¾ L | Didtheyleaveuoutto (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | 110-115 / 11 | Jump (52) | W T Kennedy | N J Gifford Mr John P McManus | 9/1 | |
| mid-division, hit 4th, pushed along after 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10 |   | 1½ L | William H Bonney (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 680-011 / 10 | Jump (69) | Tom Cannon | A King Mr & Mrs R Scott | 25/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, pushed along after 3 out, headway chasing leaders next, weakened before the last | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11 |   | 10 L | Nordic Combined (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 0) | 5222 / 8 | Flat (162), Jump (33) | Bryony Frost | D Pipe David Pipe Racing… | 16/1 | |
| took keen hold, tracked leaders, hit 3rd and 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 12th | 8 |   | HD | Distingo (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 2) | 21P-230 / 8 | Flat (38), Jump (51) | Joshua Moore | G & J Moore Alan Jamieson Site… | 50/1 | |
| raced wide in mid-division, pushed along and some headway after 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 13th | 9 |   | 2 L | Zanza (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 6181 / 9 | Jump (48) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Louisville Syndicate… | 14/1 | |
| held up and always in rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 14th | 14 |   | ¾ L | Nelson's Touch (GB) (gelding, grey, 10 6) | 13-1226 / 8 | Flat (470), Jump (21) | J McGrath | J W Mullins Mrs P de W Johnson | 66/1 | |
| chased leaders on outside, hit 1st, lost place before 4th, hit 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
