28 Jan 2017 13:55 Doncaster
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £31,280); Distance: 2m 78y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Sky Bet First Race Special Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Upsilon Bleu (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
154-862 / 11 |
Jump (27) | Henry Brooke | Miss P Robson Mr & Mrs Raymond… |
11/2 | |
| tracked leader, led 4 out, ridden before last, kept on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| 1½ L |
Double W's (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 9) |
10-2117 / 10 |
Jump (64) | B S Hughes | J M Jefferson Wharton & Wilson |
9/2 | |
| tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, every chance 2 out, kept on and held run-in | ||||||||||
3rd |
8 |
| 1½ L |
Yorkist (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) |
4235-61 / 11 |
Jump (32) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mike and Eileen… |
13/2 | |
| rear division, headway before 4 out, went 3rd before 3 out, ridden before last, kept on | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 1¼ L |
Gardefort (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 9) |
132F-U2 / 13 |
Flat (1691), Jump (38) |
Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Venetia Williams'… |
5/1 | |
| held up behind, headway before 3 out, kept on from 2 out | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| 5 L |
Romain De Senam (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
525-231 / 12 |
Jump (4) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Mr Daniel Cherriman |
5/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, ridden before 2 out, one pace | ||||||||||
6th |
7 |
| 26 L |
Un Beau Roman (FR) (gelding, black, 11 7) |
365712 / 13 |
Flat (1351), Jump (49) |
T J O'Brien | P Henderson Mr John H W Finch |
14/1 | |
| always towards rear, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
7th |
2 |
| 2¾ L |
Cloonacool (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
33-F074 / 8 |
Jump (21) | Brendan Powell | S Edmunds Nick Brown Racing |
11/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 4th, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
6 |
| - |
Cyrius Moriviere (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 9) |
1-09FUU / 9 |
Jump (19) | David Bass | B Pauling Cyrius Racing Club |
4/1 | |
| led, mistake 6 out, soon pushed along, headed 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||