24 Mar 2017 16:10 Newbury
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £9,747); Distance: 2m 69y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Be Wiser Insurance Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
7 |
| - |
Maestro Royal (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
2-27217 / 9 |
Jump (55) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mrs Rita Brown |
7/2 | |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, soon ridden, switched right before 2 out, challenged last, hung left and led flat, stayed on, in command towards finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 1¼ L |
Inner Drive (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
12212/5- / 9 |
Jump (494) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King McNeill Family |
9/1 | |
| mid-division, took keen hold, closed from 3 out, challenged last, every chance flat, held towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
8 |
| 3 L |
Prairie Town (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
27722F / 11 |
Flat (171), Jump (13) |
Lee Edwards | A W Carroll Cooke & Millen |
16/1 | |
| raced freely, led, pressed from 2 out, headed flat, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 1 L |
I'm A Game Changer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
R8-8311 / 9 |
Jump (30) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White I'm A Game Changer… |
13/8 | |
| held up in rear, headway approaching 2 out, close up when went slightly left on landing last, ridden and not quicken, one pace | ||||||||||
5th |
4 |
| 3½ L |
Zarib (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 5) |
8341F4 / 7 |
Flat (906), Jump (22) |
Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mrs Margaret Coppola… |
5/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and lost place before 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
1 |
| 2 L |
Optimus Prime (FR) (colt, bay, 11 12) |
122-82P / 8 |
Flat (695), Jump (48) |
N D Fehily | D Skelton Rosbrian Farm |
10/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway from 3 out, tracking leaders when badly hampered 2 out, not recover and well beaten after | ||||||||||
FE |
2 |
| - |
Minella Charmer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
8215-F3 / 11 |
Jump (40) | Tom Cannon | A King Varlien Vyner-brooks,dave&Yvonne… |
8/1 | |
| tracked leader, not fluent 4th, every chance when fell 2 out | ||||||||||
6 |
| - |
Tara River (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
P-20P45 / 8 |
Flat (503), Jump (27) |
Mitchell Bastyan | B Barr G J Singh, D Singh… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||