04 Dec 2013 13:50 Catterick
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,549); Distance: 2m 3f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
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| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Hi George (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
0304-43 / 8 |
Jump (164) | B S Hughes | J M Jefferson Forever Young Racing… |
12/1 | |
| jumped well, chased leader, led 8th, driven flat, strongly pressed close home, kept on gamely | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| HD |
Holywell (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
22124-3 / 10 |
Jump (31) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mrs Gay Smith |
6/4 | |
| not always fluent, in touch headway to chase leaders 7th, pushed along after 4 out, went 2nd before next, driven and no impression before last, hit last, stayed on strongly in closing stages, just held | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 4 L |
Barrakilla (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
2/211P-4 / 12 |
Jump (43) | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams Mr & Mrs William… |
6/4 | |
| chased leaders, mistake 4 out, pushed along and stayed on to 3rd 3 out, ridden and keeping on same pace when hung left under pressure before last, no chance with leading pair | ||||||||||
4th |
8 |
| 14 L |
Son of Flicka (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) |
F/8000-P / 11 |
Jump (62) | D C Costello | T Coyle & K Wood Twenty Four Seven… |
25/1 | |
| held up in 6th, mistake 9th, disputing 5th when went badly left 10th, went modest 4th 2 out | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| 15 L |
Croco Bay (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
614-21P / 13 |
Jump (173) | R McGrath | P Atkinson Lady Jane Grosvenor |
33/1 | |
| chased leaders lost place after 7th struggling in dispute of 5th, when badly bumped 10th, blundered 4 out | ||||||||||
6th |
9 |
| 6 L |
Star In Flight (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
5/6001-4 / 7 |
Flat (791), Jump (54) |
J M Maguire | D McCain Jnr Lucky Bin Racing |
13/2 | |
| led, slow 1st, blundered badly 3rd, ridden and headed 8th, chased winner, blundered 10th, ridden afer 4 out, soon lost 2nd, weakening when mistake 3 out, blundered next, tailed off | ||||||||||
7th |
6 |
| 17 L |
Jukebox Melody (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
P9-P37U / 8 |
Jump (35) | Mr John Dawson | J Wade Mr John Wade |
66/1 | |
| in rear, blundered 5th never on terms, tailed off when blundered 2 out | ||||||||||
8th |
3 |
| ¾ L |
Forty Crown (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
31144-5 / 12 |
Jump (18) | K Renwick | J Wade Miss Maria D Myco |
33/1 | |
| always behind, tailed off when blundered 4 out | ||||||||||
9th |
7 |
| 7 L |
Scarlet Fire (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
3/4418-0 / 10 |
Jump (19) | Brian Harding | N G Richards Tarzan Bloodstock |
20/1 | |
| soon off the pace in last trio, reminders before stumbled 6th, no chance when blundered 10th, tailed off, blundered 2 out | ||||||||||