26 Mar 2023 16:10 Carlisle
Winner: £9,000 (Penalty: £4,753); Distance: 3m 1f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in Places).
Bells Fishmongers Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Topkapi Star (GB) (filly, bay, 10 3) | 5F1796 / 8 | Flat (310), Jump (16) | Peter Kavanagh | Ewan Whillans Mr A C Whillans | 9/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside before 2 out, switched right before last, led flat, stayed on well, won going away | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 2¼ L | Nights In Venice (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | 45-7463 / 9 | Jump (40) | Henry Brooke | D W Whillans Legends In Disguise | 4/1 | |
| held up in touch, closed after 3 out, challenged before 2 out, led last, headed flat, no impression inside final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | ½ L | Piaff Bubbles (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 562512 / 9 | Jump (10) | Nathan Moscrop | R Menzies Rebecca Menzies… | 2/1 | |
| held up in rear, slow 2nd, not fluent 3 out, headway before 2 out, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | NK | Shantou Moon (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 896014 / 8 | Jump (16) | Harry Reed | T Davidson Mr W G Young Jnr | 9/2 | |
| held up in touch, led before 2 out, headed last, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 2¼ L | Sadler's Bay (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 33-604 / 8 | Jump (14) | B S Hughes | T R Gretton Mr Tom Wheeler | 4/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 3 out, headway when not much room before 2 out, not fluent 2 out, no impression before last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | ½ L | Gypsey's Secret (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 2) | 5/P0-3P7 / 9 | Jump (27) | S Mulqueen | Miss S E Forster Mr M H Walton | 25/1 | |
| took keen hold, led until 1st, led after 2nd, bumped 3rd, not fluent ad headed 8th, led after 3 out, headed before 2 out, no extra before last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 22 L | Don Brocco (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 4) | F011-7P / 9 | Jump (10) | Edward Austin | H Graham & G Rutherford Mr Gary Jon Rutherford | 12/1 | |
| prominent, bumped 3rd, led 8th, headed after 3 out, lost place before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 12 L | Pistol (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 73390-8 / 14 | Flat (3432), Jump (7) | Mr John Dixon | J E Dixon Mrs S F Dixon | 40/1 | |
| led 1st, headed after 2nd, pushed along 6th, ridden 8th, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
