11 Mar 2017 15:00 Sandown
Winner: £70,000 (Penalty: £39,389); Distance: 1m 7f 216y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places in back straight).
Matchbook Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
7 |
| - |
London Prize (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
12-312F / 6 |
Flat (25), Jump (35) |
T J O'Brien | Ian Williams Mrs Margaret Forsyth |
10/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, not much room and stumbled after 3 out, headway before next, challenged last, edged right and led, driven out | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 1 L |
Fixe Le Kap (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 12) |
2/41128- / 10 |
Jump (360) | D A Jacob | N J Henderson Mr J H Henderson |
5/1 | |
| chased leaders, switched left after last, went 2nd but wanting to hang left, stayed on, not able to challenge | ||||||||||
3rd |
11 |
| 3½ L |
Darebin (GER) (gelding, chestnut, 10 11) |
320-616 / 11 |
Flat (17), Jump (75) |
Joshua Moore | G & J Moore Chris Stedman &… |
25/1 | |
| prominent, led before 2 out, headed soon after last, lost 2nd and stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
4th |
8 |
| 1¼ L |
Spice Fair (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 1) |
543442 / 10 |
Flat (130), Jump (7) |
Mr Zac Baker | M D I Usher Saxon House Racing |
20/1 | |
| prominent, not fluent 5th, outpaced 2 out, stayed on flat, went 4th towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
13 |
| ½ L |
Not Another Muddle (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 8) |
2-212 / 12 |
Jump (25) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mrs C S Muddle |
6/1 | |
| took keen hold, mid-division, mistake 2nd, closed before next, pressing for 2nd 2 out, one pace and beaten from last | ||||||||||
6th |
4 |
| ¾ L |
Bigmartre (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
1433-18 / 10 |
Jump (42) | J McGrath | H Whittington Mr P J Dixon &… |
16/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed before 2 out, faded flat | ||||||||||
7th |
3 |
| 3 L |
William H Bonney (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
210-810 / 10 |
Jump (28) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr & Mrs R Scott |
11/2 | |
| mid-division, not much room 2nd, headway after 3 out, beaten before last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
8th |
2 |
| 1½ L |
Kayf Blanco (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 9) |
76-4345 / 10 |
Jump (28) | Kielan Woods | D Killahena & G McPherson Mrs L Day, Mr H… |
7/1 | |
| mid-division, not much room after 3 out, never involved, well beaten from 2 out | ||||||||||
9th |
12 |
| 1 L |
Chieftain's Choice (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) |
965421 / 12 |
Jump (22) | Thomas Bellamy | K Frost Curzon House Partnership… |
10/1 | |
| held up in rear, shaken up before 2 out, hampered last, never dangerous | ||||||||||
10th |
5 |
| 14 L |
Gassin Golf (GB) (colt, bay, 11 7) |
15/P-25F / 9 |
Flat (1281), Jump (28) |
R Patrick | Kerry Lee Mr J R Weatherby |
8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, slow 3rd, mistake next, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, well beaten next | ||||||||||
PU |
6 |
| - |
Max Do Brazil (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
64832P / 7 |
Jump (42) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Professor Caroline… |
14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, weakened before 2 out, pulled up approaching last | ||||||||||
FE |
9 |
| - |
Prairie Town (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
927722 / 11 |
Flat (158), Jump (20) |
Lee Edwards | A W Carroll Cooke & Millen |
40/1 | |
| tracked leaders, outpaced after 3 out, effort after 2 out, beaten and disputing 7th when fell last | ||||||||||
PU |
10 |
| - |
Disputed (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
333342 / 7 |
Jump (5) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Gilbert & Gamble |
10/1 | |
| held up and behind, some headway but still plenty to do when faltered and pulled up before last | ||||||||||