22 Mar 2019 16:30 Newbury
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £9,747); Distance: 2m 69y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Be Wiser Insurance Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Zanza (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 61810 / 11 | Jump (34) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Louisville Syndicate… | 15/2 | |
| chased leaders on inside, went 2nd and went left 2 out, ridden to challenge last, ran on under pressure to lead run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 1¾ L | Our Merlin (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 0312F9 / 8 | Jump (13) | Stan Sheppard | R Walford Mr Alvin Trowbridge | 14/1 | |
| raced keenly, led, blundered 4th, ridden between last 2, headed run-in, just held on for 2nd | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | SHD | Nube Negra (SPA) (gelding, brown, 11 12) | 2135-8B / 10 | Jump (31) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mr T Spraggett | 5/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway on wide outside before last, kept on well run-in, almost snatched 2nd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | 2¾ L | Maquisard (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | P93F2U / 8 | Flat (100), Jump (20) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Mr M K George | 5/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, headway chasing leaders 4 out, went 3rd before 2 out, no impression, weakened into 4th final 110 yards | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 7 L | Sunshade (GB) (filly, bay, 11 12) | 1/1139- / 6 | Jump (363) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson The Queen | 13/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, one pace and no impression next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 1½ L | Late Night Lily (GB) (filly, bay, 11 0) | 35/F32-7 / 8 | Jump (20) | Bridget Andrews | D Skelton Braybrooke Lodge… | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, some late headway, no threat | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | ½ L | William H Bonney (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 80-0110 / 10 | Jump (34) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr & Mrs R Scott | 6/1 | |
| held up in last pair, headway 3 out, ridden and weakened before the last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | 2 L | Nordic Combined (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 5) | 52220F / 8 | Flat (196), Jump (14) | T Scudamore | D Pipe David Pipe Racing… | 12/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, not fluent 4th, pushed along and weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8 |   | 7 L | Prince Charmin' (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 31/1FP-2 / 7 | Flat (85), Jump (68) | Charlie Price | Tim Vaughan Select-racing-club… | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out until soon after next, chased leaders, hung left and weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7 |   | 7 L | Robinshill (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | P-73866 / 10 | Jump (27) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr R J Rexton | 40/1 | |
| chased leader until 4 out, chased leaders, weakened next | ||||||||||
