12 Dec 2014 15:15 Cheltenham
Winner: £22,000 (Penalty: £13,763); Distance: 3m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Citipost Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Ulzana's Raid (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) |
16311-1 / 6 |
Jump (55) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr T Barr |
9/2 | |
| mid-division, closed 7th, led last, hard pressed flat, headed final 75 yards, battled gamely to lead again close home | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| NS |
Big Easy (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
61/6-722 / 10 |
Flat (62), Jump (20) |
R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr Terry Warner |
15/8 | |
| chased leaders, closed 7th, not fluent 2 out, challenged last, led final 75 yards, headed close home | ||||||||||
3rd |
10 |
| 1½ L |
Guiding George (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) |
440412 / 9 |
Jump (6) | A Freeman | D Skelton T A Crowe |
6/1 | |
| led until after 4th, led 7th, headed last, stayed on to press leaders until held towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| NS |
Sybarite (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
2411-16 / 13 |
Jump (20) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N A Twiston-Davies Miss Sarah A Dawson |
8/1 | |
| held up in rear, outpaced after 3 out, ran on from last, finished well, just failed to get 3rd | ||||||||||
5th |
4 |
| SHD |
Land Of Vic (GB) (mare, bay, 11 1) |
51151-9 / 9 |
Jump (34) | Mr D Devereux | P & M Bowen Mr Jonathan Martin |
25/1 | |
| chased leaders, closed 7th, close up last, kept on same pace flat | ||||||||||
6th |
6 |
| 3¼ L |
Speed Master (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) |
5812P-P / 9 |
Jump (43) | Ryan Hatch | N A Twiston-Davies Spiers & Hartwell… |
33/1 | |
| with leader, led after 4th, headed 7th, still every chance before last, no extra flat | ||||||||||
7th |
8 |
| NK |
Invicta Lake (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) |
82-3313 / 14 |
Jump (27) | P J Brennan | Miss S Smith The Invicta Partnership |
8/1 | |
| held up in rear, effort 2 out, outpaced and no impression when mistake last | ||||||||||
8th |
9 |
| 2½ L |
King Massini (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) |
F0-U449 / 11 |
Jump (27) | Adam Wedge | Evan Williams Mrs C Williams |
11/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway before 2 out, outpaced before last, no impression | ||||||||||
9th |
7 |
| 19 L |
Fighter Jet (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 6) |
52-7228 / 8 |
Jump (27) | Aidan Coleman | A King Ladas |
20/1 | |
| held up, not fluent 5th, closed 7th, outpaced after 3 out, not fluent and well beaten 2 out | ||||||||||
10th |
1 |
| 13 L |
Peckhamecho (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
F/67-214 / 12 |
Jump (13) | B J Geraghty | Miss R Curtis McCann & Maher… |
25/1 | |
| held up in rear, outpaced from 2 out, well beaten before last | ||||||||||