04 Mar 2016 15:25 Newbury
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,498); Distance: 2m 92y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Berry Bros & Rudd Handicap Chase (For The Geoffrey Gilbey Trophy)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Ut Majeur Aulmes (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) |
362-422 / 12 |
Jump (41) | C Gethings | V R A Dartnall Mrs S De Wilde |
6/0 | |
| mid-division, tracked leaders 5 out, challenged 2 out, led before last, ridden flat, idled closing stages, just held on | ||||||||||
2nd |
9 |
| NK |
Walk In The Mill (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
1-F2235 / 11 |
Jump (30) | A Thornton | R Walford Baroness Harding |
13/0 | |
| mid-division, in touch on outside 5 out, every chance 2 out, ridden and one pace in 3rd after last, rallied to press winner closing stages, just held | ||||||||||
3rd |
8 |
| 4 L |
Starkie (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
1/322-PP / 12 |
Flat (568), Jump (29) |
Tom Cannon | C Gordon Mr Anthony Ward-Thomas |
10/0 | |
| tracked leader, led 5th to 7th, with leader, led narrowly again before 3 out, ridden and headed before last, kept on until no extra and lost 2nd closing stages | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| NK |
Festive Affair (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
P79F-P4 / 10 |
Jump (91) | N D Fehily | J & A O'Neill Four The Fun Of… |
7/0 | |
| tracked leaders, challenged 4 out, every chance 2 out, one pace between last 2, ridden and no impression after last, kept on towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
1 |
| 2 L |
Artifice Sivola (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 12) |
3-41234 / 8 |
Jump (35) | Harry Skelton | L Wadham Mr R B Holt |
7/0 | |
| led to 5th, with leader, led again 7th, not fluent 4 out, headed before next, kept on same pace, no impression from 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
7 |
| 2 L |
Noche De Reyes (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
7/572P8 / 9 |
Jump (91) | P J Brennan | T R George David Rea & Express… |
10/0 | |
| chased leaders, one pace before 2 out, no impression before last | ||||||||||
7th |
4 |
| 11 L |
Gores Island (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
3333B3 / 12 |
Jump (29) | Joshua Moore | G & J Moore Collins, Horsfall,… |
9/0 | |
| held up behind, headway on outside 3 out, chased leaders next, kept on same pace, never on terms, weakened flat | ||||||||||
8th |
3 |
| 19 L |
Cloudy Joker (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 10) |
46511F / 13 |
Jump (28) | Henry Brooke | D McCain Jnr Mr Max Comley |
10/0 | |
| tracked leaders to before 5 out, outpaced when mistake next, weakened 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
9th |
6 |
| 28 L |
Strongly Suggested (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
U68656 / 11 |
Jump (28) | B J Geraghty | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus |
20/0 | |
| chased leaders to 5th, soon behind and struggling, lost touch 5 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
PU |
10 |
| - |
Paddy The Stout (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) |
23-4P7U / 13 |
Jump (69) | T J O'Brien | P Henderson Mr L Humphrey |
20/0 | |
| always behind, struggling 6 out, soon lost touch and pulled up | ||||||||||