26 Dec 2005 03:25 SANDOWN
Winner: £ (Penalty: £6,717); Distance: 4510; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Stanspoker.co.uk Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Afrad (FR) (Gelding, , 158) | / 24 | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson The Not Afraid… | |||
| tracked clear leader, closed going well to lead before 2 out, very easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 5 L | Only Vintage (USA) (Gelding, , 166) | / 13 | T J Murphy | Miss H C Knight Mr D S Dennis | |||
| tracked leaders, chased winner from 2 out, blundered last, kept on to hold 2nd run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 1.75 L | Pepe Galvez (SWE) (Gelding, , 152) | / 10 | A P McCoy | Mrs L C Taylor Mrs D Barnett | |||
| held up in touch, hit 6th, kept on under pressure approaching last, one pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Back To Ben Alder (IRE) (Gelding, , 151) | / 9 | M A Fitzgerald | N J Henderson Mrs Christopher… | |||
| held up, kept on under pressure from 2 out, never going pace to trouble leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 1.5 L | Mouseski (GB) (Gelding, , 149) | / 11 | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr M H Dare | |||
| dropped to rear after 3rd, never really going well after, some late headway | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 14 L | Nonantais (FR) (Gelding, , 153) | / 8 | P Stringer | M Bradstock The Frankly Intolerable | |||
| led and soon clear, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened quickly | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 16 L | Sunrise Spirit (FR) (Gelding, , 146) | / 11 | A Duchene | F Doumen Haras D'Ecouves | |||
| in touch, moderate headway after 3 out, weakened soon after next | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Tana River (IRE) (Gelding, , 160) | / 13 | B Fenton | Miss E C Lavelle The Frisky Fillies | ||||
| in rear, blundered 3rd, under pressure 6th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Greenfield (IRE) (Gelding, , 149) | / 10 | P Moloney | R T Phillips Mrs S J Harvey | ||||
| hit 1st, chased leaders, weakened under pressure after 3 out, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
