23 Feb 2022 15:00 Ludlow
Winner: £13,500 (Penalty: £6,971); Distance: 1m 7f 169y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Michael Lumsden Memorial Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Mr Grey Sky (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 6) | 13/33-51 / 11 | Jump (29) | David Bass | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mr P J Andrews | 11/8 | |
| made all, not fluent 1st, pressed 3 out, ridden clear after last, edged left towards finish, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 5 L | A Distant Place (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | F1/422-1 / 7 | Jump (114) | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J & A O'Neill The Four Bosses | 5/1 | |
| prominent, strong challenge 3 out, mistake last, no impression on winner flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9 |   | HD | Coolnaugh Haze (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 31 / 6 | Flat (150), Jump (23) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Brownsbarn Tbs… | 3/1 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, raced keenly, shaken up in 3rd and held from 2 out, kept on, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | ½ L | Destrier (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 558-795 / 9 | Jump (33) | Bridget Andrews | D Skelton Two Celts | 9/1 | |
| held up in rear, jumped left 3rd, shaken up after 6th, some headway before 3 out but no impression, went 4th and stayed on flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | ¾ L | Vocal Duke (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 411051 / 9 | Flat (39), Jump (66) | K Brogan | T Lawes Jim Bracken & Keith… | 6/1 | |
| towards rear, headway after 6th, switched left and shaken up after 3 out, never able to get on terms, kept on | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 1¼ L | River Bray (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 9) | 8265-75 / 10 | Jump (32) | Alan Johns | V R A Dartnall The River Bray… | 20/1 | |
| prominent, not much room 1st, not fluent 5th and lost some ground, not fluent next, held before 3 out, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | 29 L | Chaptal (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 12-7455 / 6 | Flat (1006), Jump (26) | J J Burke | T R George J Erhardt | 33/1 | |
| towards rear, last and getting behind from 5th, well behind after next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Duca De Thaix (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 396/7PP- / 9 | Flat (2124), Jump (330) | Chris Ward | Deborah Cole Knowle Racing Stables… | 125/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, closed before 4th, ridden after 6th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8 |   | - | Black Poppy (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 1-F3421 / 8 | Jump (23) | Brendan Powell | Kerry Lee West Coast Haulage… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
