03 Apr 2016 16:55 Ascot
Winner: £9,000 (Penalty: £5,848); Distance: 2m 7f 118y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Royal Mail 500 Years Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Taj Badalandabad (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 8) |
144-714 / 10 |
Jump (43) | Michael Heard | D Pipe Mr W Frewen |
6/0 | |
| held up towards rear, good headway on outside after 3 out, led 2 out, idled and pressed in closing stages, found bit extra close home | ||||||||||
2nd |
7 |
| 1 L |
Salmanazar (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
P3-514P / 11 |
Jump (15) | Thomas Bellamy | A King Top Brass Partnership |
20/0 | |
| chased leaders, went 3rd 2 out, soon driven, kept on run-in, finished well into 2nd last stride, not pace to reach winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
15 |
| SHD |
Return Spring (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) |
590-5PP / 10 |
Jump (37) | C Gethings | P Hobbs & J White Ptp Partnership |
16/0 | |
| led 1st until 4 out, chased leader, led again before next, headed 2 out, chased winner, rallied in closing stages, held when lost 2nd final stride | ||||||||||
4th |
12 |
| 1 L |
Max Forte (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 0) |
21384 / 10 |
Jump (31) | Kieron Edgar | C J Down P Holland,jt Measures,ma… |
8/0 | |
| chased leaders, kept on run-in, went 4th final strides, not quite going pace to challenge | ||||||||||
5th |
11 |
| NK |
Dolores Delightful (FR) (filly, bay, 11 0) |
2P3314 / 7 |
Jump (15) | Lizzie Kelly | Nick Williams Miss Eliisa Morgan |
10/0 | |
| mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure run-in, never going pace to challenge, lost 4th final strides | ||||||||||
6th |
2 |
| 10 L |
The Tourard Man (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
5-034FP / 15 |
Jump (49) | Kevin Dowling | A King Mr & Mrs F Bell,n… |
14/0 | |
| held up towards rear, headway approaching 4 out, tracking leaders travelling well approaching 3 out, pushed along on inside before next, ridden and weakened between last two | ||||||||||
7th |
3 |
| 8 L |
The Boss's Dream (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
4-1411P / 11 |
Jump (36) | Killian Moore | N B King Slis Ltd, Mr M… |
12/0 | |
| led until 1st, chased leader until 7th, chased leaders, pushed along approaching 2 out, ridden between last two, weakened last | ||||||||||
8th |
10 |
| HD |
Spencer Lea (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
2516/12 / 10 |
Jump (23) | J McGrath | Henry Oliver Mrs Carol Davis |
6/0 | |
| mistakes 1st and 3rd, held up well in rear, never on terms | ||||||||||
9th |
1 |
| 3¼ L |
Easter Day (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
P-P692P / 10 |
Jump (49) | Jordan Williams | P F Nicholls Broughton Thermal… |
8/0 | |
| mid-division, pushed along and struggling towards rear before 4 out | ||||||||||
10th |
13 |
| 1 L |
Norse Legend (GB) (colt, bay, 10 13) |
2P-32P6 / 9 |
Flat (668), Jump (43) |
Matt Griffiths | C Gordon Woodhaven Racing… |
33/0 | |
| always behind, hit 4th and 7th, tailed off | ||||||||||
11th |
5 |
| 2¾ L |
Wade Harper (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
32F11P / 11 |
Jump (22) | G Malone | David Dennis Wade Harper Syndicate |
20/0 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 7th, led 4 out until before 2 out, chased leaders, one pace when blundered and weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
12th |
14 |
| 1¾ L |
Ballyheigue Bay (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
313-38P / 12 |
Jump (78) | Thomas Garner | C Gordon Mr E J Farrant |
33/0 | |
| took keen hold in mid-division, pushed along before 4 out, weakened next, no chance when went badly right 2 out | ||||||||||
13th |
6 |
| 1 L |
African Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
4FP/PPP / 9 |
Jump (111) | Jamie Bargary | N A Twiston-Davies Walters Plant,… |
10/0 | |
| mid-division, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
14th |
9 |
| NS |
Optimistic Bias (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
214-173 / 13 |
Jump (35) | Patrick Cowley | Jonjo O'Neill Elegant Clutter… |
6/0 | |
| mid-division, ridden and weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
15th |
16 |
| 8 L |
Seaviper (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) |
139-09F / 7 |
Jump (15) | Daniel Hiskett | R T Phillips The Irish Experience |
40/0 | |
| towards rear, tailed off 3 out | ||||||||||
FE |
8 |
| - |
Kingfisher Creek (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
1U3-634 / 6 |
Jump (31) | Paul O'Brien | C L Tizzard Brocade Racing |
16/0 | |
| towards rear, driven along before 3 out, headway before 2 out, plugging on when fell 2 out | ||||||||||