12 Mar 2016 15:10 Sandown
Winner: £70,000 (Penalty: £39,865); Distance: 1m 7f 216y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Close Brothers Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Flying Angel (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 10) |
12353 / 13 |
Jump (28) | Ryan Hatch | N A Twiston-Davies Mr R J Rexton |
9/0 | |
| mid-division, headway 5th, chased leaders approaching 3 out, led approaching 2 out, in command when hit last, driven clear run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| 5 L |
Solstice Star (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 11) |
911111 / 11 |
Jump (42) | Killian Moore | M Keighley Foxtrot Racing:… |
11/0 | |
| chased leader until 3rd, chased leaders, 2nd again 5th, led before 2 out until approaching 2 out, chased winner, held when hit last, one pace run-in | ||||||||||
3rd |
10 |
| 4½ L |
Spice Fair (GB) (colt, chestnut, 10 7) |
2-32132 / 10 |
Flat (136), Jump (7) |
Wayne Hutchinson | M D I Usher Saxon House Racing |
20/0 | |
| behind, headway on long run before 2 out, went 3rd betweeen last two, no chance with leading duo | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 16 L |
Affaire D'honneur (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 10) |
2324 / 9 |
Flat (620), Jump (28) |
G Sheehan | H Whittington Mr M B Clarke |
9/0 | |
| held up in rear, kept on into never nearer 4th run-in, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| 1¾ L |
Allee Bleue (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) |
P5611 / 9 |
Flat (901), Jump (49) |
R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Andrew Cohen |
12/0 | |
| chased leaders, driven in 4th before 2 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
1 |
| 2 L |
Rayvin Black (GB) (colt, bay, 11 12) |
201221 / 10 |
Flat (1234), Jump (21) |
Thomas Garner | O Sherwood Mr R White & Mr… |
11/0 | |
| led in start, led until 4th, chased leader until pushed along before 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
7th |
6 |
| 1 L |
Knockgraffon (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) |
32-212 / 10 |
Jump (46) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mrs Barbara Hester |
11/0 | |
| mid-division, weakening when mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
8th |
7 |
| ½ L |
Sirop De Menthe (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 7) |
211224 / 12 |
Jump (21) | Lucy Gardner | Mrs S Gardner Clear Racing &… |
14/0 | |
| towards rear, plugged on run-in, never a factor | ||||||||||
9th |
12 |
| 2 L |
Prairie Town (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) |
516274 / 11 |
Flat (176), Jump (42) |
Lee Edwards | A W Carroll Cooke & Millen |
25/0 | |
| mid-division, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, mistake last | ||||||||||
10th |
8 |
| 1½ L |
Sea Wall (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 7) |
51FU15 / 10 |
Jump (18) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Draper Edmonds… |
40/0 | |
| held up in last trio, headway into modest 5th on long run before 2 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
11th |
15 |
| 4½ L |
Clayton (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 0) |
2921 / 10 |
Flat (666), Jump (40) |
Joshua Moore | G L Moore Marco Polo |
7/0 | |
| took keen hold, tracked leading pair, 2nd at 3rd, led next, ridden and headed before 2 out, chased leaders, weakened quickly between last two | ||||||||||
12th |
11 |
| 15 L |
For Good Measure (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) |
6-66811 / 9 |
Jump (86) | B J Geraghty | P Hobbs & J White Mr John P McManus |
6/0 | |
| always towards rear, strugggling 3 out, never involved | ||||||||||
PU |
9 |
| - |
Ebony Express (GB) (gelding, black, 10 7) |
10-0760 / 8 |
Flat (511), Jump (49) |
W T Kennedy | Dr R D P Newland Valueracingclub… |
12/0 | |
| chased leaders, mistake 5th, ridden and weakened 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
13 |
| - |
Sunshine Corner (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 3) |
9-01214 / 5 |
Jump (22) | Non Runner | L Wadham P A Philipps &… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
PU |
14 |
| - |
Ozzy Thomas (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) |
13-5225 / 12 |
Jump (85) | P J Brennan | Henry Oliver Mr Scott Malson |
25/0 | |
| mid-division, weakened 5th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||