02 Mar 2019 13:30 Newbury
Winner: £21,800 (Penalty: £13,256); Distance: 2m 4f 118y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 8YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Peter O'Sullevan Charitable Trust H.O.P.E Programme Seniors' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | First Drift (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | 12-P127 / 14 | Jump (35) | Max Kendrick | B I Case Mrs Carolyn Kendrick | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, mistake 6th, outpaced 4 out, rallied before 2 out, led narrowly and hit 2 out, soon joined and ridden, | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | 2½ L | Betameche (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 6) | 11/021 / 8 | Jump (35) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Judy Craymer | 9/4 | |
| held up towards rear, steady headway 5th, chased leaders before 3 out went 2nd going well before 2 out, every chance last, no extra final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 8 L | Fortunate George (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 310-077 / 10 | Jump (66) | J J Burke | Miss E C Lavelle The George Inn… | 17/2 | |
| mid-division, headway chasing leaders 4 out, kept on same pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 8 L | Space Oddity (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 11) | 54-4FU9 / 10 | Jump (11) | Kieron Edgar | H Fry Miss I T Walsh | 40/1 | |
| led 100 yards, prominent in chasing group, outpaced 2 out, went badly left last, kept on into modest 4th post | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | SHD | Bally Longford (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 1-42524 / 12 | Jump (10) | R M Power | C L Tizzard Ann & Alan Potts… | 8/1 | |
| mid-division until outpaced 4 out, rallied chasing leaders before next, kept on same pace from 2 out, lost modest 4th post | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 2¾ L | Nesterenko (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 144P/73- / 11 | Flat (1760), Jump (321) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams Mrs Vida Bingham | 25/1 | |
| raced wide, chased leaders, outpaced before 3 out, no danger after | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 9 L | A Hare Breath (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 0/188-59 / 11 | Jump (78) | N de Boinville | B Pauling Mrs S N J Embiricos | 7/1 | |
| held up in last trio, never involved | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10 |   | 6 L | Hallings Comet (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 3) | 211142- / 11 | Flat (28), Jump (473) | M Goldstein | S Lycett Lord Blyth | 40/1 | |
| led after 100 yards and soon clear until reduced lead 5th, headed approaching 2 out, weakened soon after, carried left last | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11 |   | 25 L | Ritual Of Senses (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 11346/7 / 9 | Jump (49) | Sam Twiston-Davies | W Greatrex Mr J R Weatherby | 11/1 | |
| held up, good headway on outside chasing leaders before 4th, 2nd next until ridden before 2 out, weakened quickly | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Private Malone (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 54226-U / 11 | Jump (85) | N D Fehily | Miss E C Lavelle P B Mitford-slade… | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders until weakened quickly soon after 3 out, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| UR | 2 |   | - | Tapaculo (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 3112/ / 8 | Jump (1148) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs R J Skan | 9/2 | |
| held up in rear, slightly hampered 2nd, never on terms, eased when blundered and unseated rider last | ||||||||||
| FE | 12 |   | - | Hit The Highway (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | P032-90 / 11 | Jump (71) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Team Abc | 12/1 | |
| chasing clear leader when fell 2nd | ||||||||||
