01 Apr 2016 16:10 Newbury
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £9,747); Distance: 2m 69y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Events Bar Management Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5 |
| - |
Thunder Sheik (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 9) |
1/0-1671 / 9 |
Jump (6) | Ryan Hatch | N A Twiston-Davies Mr R J Rexton |
7/0 | |
| in touch, driven to challenge approaching 3 out, every chance when not fluent 2 out, led before last, ran on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 3 L |
Gala Ball (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
F62111 / 11 |
Jump (27) | M G Nolan | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Janet Gibbs |
15/0 | |
| tracked leaders, led approaching and not fluent 3 out, headed after next, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| 10 L |
Montbazon (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
37/44-0U / 10 |
Flat (639), Jump (14) |
Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr David Sewell |
7/0 | |
| chased leaders, slow 2nd, soon in rear, slow next, outpaced 4 out, stayed on sfter next, no extra closing stages | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 10 L |
Close Touch (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 9) |
21/143P- / 8 |
Jump (357) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson The Queen |
6/0 | |
| held up in touch, headway 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before last | ||||||||||
5th |
7 |
| NS |
Leviathan (GB) (colt, bay, 10 1) |
9P-3376 / 10 |
Flat (1252), Jump (71) |
L Treadwell | Miss V Williams Let's Live Racing |
16/0 | |
| chased leaders, took closer order before 3 out, weakened approaching 2nd last | ||||||||||
6th |
6 |
| 3¾ L |
Mr Fitzroy (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 10 3) |
33-2510 / 11 |
Flat (598), Jump (69) |
J McGrath | Miss J S Davis Mrs Patricia Brown |
14/0 | |
| led after 1st, headed 3rd, remained prominent, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
PU |
4 |
| - |
Mollasses (GB) (filly, bay, 11 1) |
413- / 5 |
Flat (202), Jump (394) |
R Johnson | H Whittington Atkin, Bullen-smith,… |
16/0 | |
| led, pulled hard, mistake 1st, soon headed, led again 3rd, hung right and headed after 4 out, quickly pulled up before next | ||||||||||