31 Dec 2016 13:05 Uttoxeter
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,249); Distance: 1m 7f 168y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Whitley Groundworks Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
10 |
| - |
Manwell (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) |
2P-0963 / 14 |
Jump (30) | Jonathan England | S England Sam England Racing… |
6/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway going well after 4 out, 2nd 3 out, not fluent 2 out, led last, clear flat, ran on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
13 |
| 7 L |
Cafe Au Lait (GER) (colt, bay, 10 5) |
900082 / 9 |
Flat (1168), Jump (5) |
Sean Quinlan | Mrs S Leech Faithful Followers |
85/40 | |
| mid-division, headway before 5th, led approaching 3 out, not fluent next, headed last, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
3rd |
12 |
| 8 L |
Mrs Grass (GB) (mare, chestnut, 10 5) |
P75P25 / 10 |
Jump (5) | Thomas Dowson | J C Haynes Mr J C Haynes |
25/1 | |
| prominent, outpaced before 3 out, kept on from next, went 3rd flat | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 2¾ L |
Dalkadam (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 9) |
P9P-541 / 10 |
Jump (15) | Brendan Powell | J R Jenkins Mrs Susan Hadida |
4/1 | |
| mid-division, headway on inside 5th, 4th 3 out, no impression, modest 4th 2 out until flat | ||||||||||
5th |
6 |
| 2 L |
Akula (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 8) |
7255-46 / 11 |
Flat (566), Jump (25) |
C Gethings | B Leavy Mr Barry Leavy |
9/1 | |
| led until 2nd, led after not fluent 4 out, headed before 3 out, no extra next | ||||||||||
6th |
11 |
| 19 L |
Heavenly Promise (IRE) (mare, chestnut, 10 10) |
775053 / 9 |
Jump (15) | Lee Edwards | J Groucott Mr David Brace |
12/1 | |
| reminders start, towards rear, driven 4 out, well beaten next | ||||||||||
7th |
1 |
| 2¼ L |
Way Of The World (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
4-28079 / 9 |
Jump (19) | M J Quinlan | Sheila Lewis Mr Brian Davies |
33/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden before 4 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
8th |
7 |
| 2½ L |
Aza Run (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
6643-62 / 9 |
Jump (15) | Mr Aiden Blakemore | S A Harris Miss H Ward |
8/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, ridden and no impression before 4 out | ||||||||||
9th |
8 |
| 8 L |
Mozo (GB) (filly, bay, 11 3) |
87-4585 / 7 |
Jump (15) | Harry Teal | F Brennan Anthony Honeyball… |
50/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden after 5th, well beaten before 3 out | ||||||||||
10th |
3 |
| ½ L |
Kayf Charmer (GB) (filly, bay, 11 12) |
311-451 / 8 |
Jump (19) | Sean Houlihan | Miss L Blackford Mrs V W Jones &… |
10/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, ridden after 5th, well beaten before 3 out | ||||||||||
PU |
9 |
| - |
Time For Champers (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 11) |
9P/PP-5P / 11 |
Jump (19) | Robert Williams | Mrs N S Evans Hanford's Chemist… |
100/1 | |
| prominent, led 2nd, not fluent 4th, headed 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
5 |
| - |
Cosmic Statesman (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 9) |
23-6P0 / 5 |
Flat (339), Jump (22) |
T E Whelan | N B King Smith, Swinfen,… |
33/1 | |
| towards rear, mistake and weakened 4 out, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
2 |
| - |
Norse Light (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 12) |
652F65 / 8 |
Flat (804), Jump (1) |
Jamie Bargary | David Dennis The David Dennis… |
0/0 | ||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
PU |
14 |
| - |
Poetic License (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 0) |
865PP / 5 |
Flat (236), Jump (25) |
Charlie Hammond | James Grassick James Grassick… |
100/1 | |
| never going well in rear, behind 4th, pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
PU |
15 |
| - |
Antemio (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 0) |
847P / 3 |
Flat (189), Jump (37) |
Dave Crosse | N J Hawke Mr & Mrs Jefferies… |
100/1 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake and lost place 5th, behind when pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||