11 Nov 2022 14:55 Cheltenham
Winner: £35,000 (Penalty: £18,210); Distance: 2m 4f 44y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 10YO plus; Going: Good.
Glenfarclas Veterans' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Magic Dancer (GB) (colt, bay, 10 10) | 235321- / 12 | Flat (2573), Jump (205) | R Patrick | Kerry Lee The Magic Partnership | 7/2 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 7th, outpaced 11th, rallied approaching 2 out, challenged last, led run-in, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 1 L | Broken Quest (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 411-125 / 12 | Jump (35) | Stan Sheppard | David Dennis Wright Morgan Ltd | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders out wide, led 2 out, strongly pressed last, headed and unable to quicken run-in, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 4 L | Ballyandy (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 13) | 52110-3 / 12 | Jump (51) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Options O Syndicate | 5/2 | |
| chased leaders on inside, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out, plugged on run-in, went modest 3rd final strides | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | HD | Saint Xavier (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 64426-6 / 13 | Jump (173) | Lily Pinchin | R Hobson Mr Richard Hobson | 6/1 | |
| jumped slowly 1st, chased leaders, went 2nd 5th, hit 9th, every chance 3 out, lost 2nd next, plugged on in well held 3rd run-in, dropped to 4th final strides, kept on | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 14 L | Kauto Riko (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 2P453-U / 12 | Jump (167) | B S Hughes | T R Gretton Mr And Mrs J Dale… | 6/1 | |
| held up in last trio, some headway on inside 4 out, pushed along and outpaced before next, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | 20 L | Elegant Escape (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 7P3PU1- / 11 | Jump (229) | Brendan Powell | J Tizzard Mr J P Romans | 7/1 | |
| mostly jumped right, slight lead until 3rd, chased leader until 5th, chased leaders but under pressure, outpaced 11th, struggling 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 1 L | Native Robin (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 2) | 131114- / 13 | Jump (237) | Rex Dingle | J Scott Mr P Moore | 18/1 | |
| chased leader, led 3rd, headed 2 out, lost 2nd soon after, weakened between last two | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 6 L | My Manekineko (GB) (colt, bay, 10 5) | 2-35824 / 14 | Flat (116), Jump (53) | Gearoid Brouder | P McCreery Barry Davis | 28/1 | |
| behind, no chance when bad mistake 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9 |   | 25 L | Another Emotion (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 2) | 21/P72P- / 11 | Jump (239) | Caoilin Quinn | W Greatrex Fitorfat Racing | 11/1 | |
| off the pace in last pair, jumped slowly 8th, never a factor, tailed off | ||||||||||
