26 Dec 2022 14:22 Huntingdon
Winner: £11,400 (Penalty: £5,446); Distance: 2m 3f 189y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | William Cody (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 52-7212 / 8 | Jump (23) | Paul O'Brien | Mrs P Sly Mr Martyn Royston… | 9/4 | |
| held up in touch behind leaders, went 2nd 4 out, led before 2 out, clear last, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 9½ L | Icaque De L'isle (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 67-033 / 7 | Jump (50) | K Brogan | R Bandey The French Link… | 11/1 | |
| held up in rear on outside, headway 9th, went 2nd when mistake 2 out, no impression on winner and mistake last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 2¾ L | Smoking Pigeon (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 54323F- / 9 | Jump (252) | Adrian Heskin | F O'Brien Kilkenny Racing… | 7/2 | |
| led until 4th, led after 7th, headed 10th, ridden 3 out, held 2 out, went 3rd before last, kept on, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 8 L | River Tyne (GB) (mare, bay, 11 1) | 52326-3 / 10 | Jump (41) | James Davies | N J Gifford Mr T Allan And… | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear on inside, closed after 5th, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened, went left last, went 4th flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 1¾ L | Airtothethrone (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 3/32-431 / 9 | Jump (18) | Alan Johns | Tim Vaughan Mrs C S Wilson | 9/2 | |
| pressed leader, led 4th, headed after 7th, led 10th, headed before 2 out, 4th and no extra last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 4¼ L | All Dancer (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 13) | 613/4-57 / 6 | Jump (23) | Tom Buckley | P F Nicholls Mr David Maxwell | 10/3 | |
| in rear, not fluent 3rd, pushed along 8th, headway when not fluent and pecked 4 out, no impression, well beaten before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 11 L | Drop Him In (IRE) (gelding, brown, 12 1) | U63F4-3 / 8 | Jump (41) | Fergus Gregory | O Murphy Mrs Marcine Marshall | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along 10th, outpaced 4 out, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | The Knot Is Tied (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 4P4P-31 / 9 | Flat (1529), Jump (21) | Max Kendrick | N B King Miss M Brims | 40/1 | |
| in touch behind leaders, slow 5th, soon lost place, behind 8th, pulled up after | ||||||||||
