13 Dec 2013 15:15 Cheltenham
Winner: £22,000 (Penalty: £13,763); Distance: 3m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Cross Country: Good, Good to Firm in places).
Citipost Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
7 |
| - |
Sunnyhillboy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) |
12/5PU-0 / 21 |
Jump (27) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus |
10/1 | |
| mid-division, headway on outside 7th, challenged 2 out, led flat, driven out | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| ¾ L |
Return Spring (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) |
124P2-1 / 10 |
Jump (27) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Ptp Partnership |
7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not much room and lost place after 3 out, rallied before last, edged left flat, went 2nd towards finish, kept on | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| ½ L |
So Fine (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
024137 / 11 |
Jump (35) | James Best | P Hobbs & J White Mrs L R Lovell |
20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd when not fluent 3 out, led when mistake 2 out, headed after last, stayed on, held towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| HD |
Southfield Theatre (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
1311-13 / 13 |
Jump (27) | D A Jacob | P F Nicholls Mrs Angela Yeoman |
11/4 | |
| mid-division, closed 3rd, challenged 5th, soon led, not fluent 8th, headed approaching 2 out, led again soon after last, headed flat, stayed on, held towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
6 |
| 3¼ L |
Mister Dillon (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 10) |
9624-28 / 7 |
Jump (170) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Elite Racing Club |
11/1 | |
| mid-division, headway after 3 out, 6th last, stayed on, not able to get on terms | ||||||||||
6th |
10 |
| HD |
Angles Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5) |
3236-12 / 7 |
Jump (28) | Conor Shoemark | R Woollacott Mr R G Westacott |
11/1 | |
| mid-division, headway after 3 out, stayed on flat, not able to get on terms | ||||||||||
7th |
8 |
| 3 L |
Red Not Blue (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) |
434983 / 11 |
Jump (14) | D Elsworth | Simon Earle The Plum Merchants |
25/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 9th, stayed on flat but no impression | ||||||||||
8th |
3 |
| 3¼ L |
Thomas Crapper (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
417P-11 / 12 |
Jump (28) | C Poste | R Dickin Apis uk com |
9/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, every chance from 2 out until before last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
9th |
9 |
| 2 L |
Destroyer Deployed (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 6) |
34842-0 / 9 |
Jump (210) | Michael Byrne | Tim Vaughan The Craftsmen |
14/1 | |
| tracked leader until before 5th, not fluent next, in touch until lost place after 2 out | ||||||||||
10th |
11 |
| 14 L |
Abruzzi (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 0) |
3P2-523 / 7 |
Jump (21) | Benjamin Poste | T Symonds Mrs Ali Stronge |
8/1 | |
| led, not fluent 4th, headed after 5th, lost place approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
11th |
1 |
| 99 L |
Edgardo Sol (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) |
3364-76 / 8 |
Flat (1233), Jump (20) |
Mr H Derham | P F Nicholls Axom XXXII |
16/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 6th, well beaten after 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||