03 Dec 2016 12:20 Sandown
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,498); Distance: 1m 7f 216y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Barry Rawlings 'What A Year' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Dashing Oscar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
19/20-1 / 12 |
Jump (24) | N D Fehily | H Fry Niall S Farrell |
7/2 | |
| led until approaching 3rd, chased leader, left in lead before 2 out, ridden and joined between last 2, good jump last, stayed on gamely run-in and always doing enough | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| NK |
Crystal Lad (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) |
F4-42 / 9 |
Jump (27) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mr James Scott… |
13/2 | |
| tracked leading pair, mistake 2nd, left in close 2nd before 2 out, ridden and every chance from between last 2, almost upsides when not fluent last, stayed on but always just held | ||||||||||
3rd |
8 |
| 13 L |
Keating (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
F-0 / 5 |
Jump (39) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Pond House Classics |
50/1 | |
| held up in 6th, hit 4th, headway on inside when hit 3 out, left in 4th place before 2 out, plugged on into modest 3rd run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 1 L |
Bardd (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
2-1 / 11 |
Jump (27) | J McGrath | N J Henderson Fawley House Stud |
9/4 | |
| not always fluent, tracked leading trio, bumped by loose horse 2nd, jumped slowly 4th, pushed along and left 3rd before 2 out, ridden and one pace between last 2, no chance with 1st 2, lost modest 3rd run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
7 |
| DHT |
Hooper's Legend (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
74 / 9 |
Jump (17) | Nick Scholfield | V R A Dartnall MR ROD HARDING |
33/1 | |
| keen in mid-division, dropped to last pair 2nd, headway when left in 5th place before 2 out, driven raced awkwardly and hung right between last 2, kept on run-in pressing for modest 4th | ||||||||||
6th |
10 |
| 12 L |
Zerachiel (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
3321-4 / 10 |
Jump (16) | Sam Twiston-Davies | Ian Williams John Nicholls (Trading)… |
33/1 | |
| held up in 5th, jumped slowly 3rd, pushed along and struggling in 6th after 3 out, never on terms | ||||||||||
7th |
9 |
| 29 L |
Quarry Wizard (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
4P-5178 / 10 |
Jump (49) | Kielan Woods | Mrs S Leech Mrs D J Brown &… |
200/1 | |
| always in rear, tailed off 3 out | ||||||||||
PU |
4 |
| - |
Cruiseaweigh (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
2-1 / 8 |
Jump (28) | Adrian Heskin | T R George Mr Simon W Clarke |
6/4 | |
| raced keenly, tracked leader, led approaching 3rd, went left 5th, hung badly left after 3 out, bit slipped and pulled up before next | ||||||||||
UR |
2 |
| - |
American Gigolo (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
54-1 / 9 |
Jump (28) | T Dowling | C J Mann Mr D A Olver |
20/1 | |
| took keen hold in mid-division, awkward and unseated rider 1st | ||||||||||
6 |
| - |
Faheem (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
7-24 / 7 |
Jump (19) | M Goldstein | Mrs L Richards Mrs Judy Seal |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||