01 Dec 2017 15:00 Newbury
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £28,475); Distance: 3m 52y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Ladbrokes Long Distance Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Beer Goggles (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 0) |
311-213 / 8 |
Jump (20) | R Johnson | R Woollacott Bradley Partnership |
40/1 | |
| jumped well, made all, 2 lengths ahead 2 out, stayed on gamely, unchallenged | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 2¼ L |
Unowhatimeanharry (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
11131-1 / 13 |
Jump (20) | B J Geraghty | H Fry John P McManus |
7/4 | |
| tracked leading pair, pushed along before 2 out, went 2nd after 2 out, kept on same pace run-in, never going pace to challenge | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 3¾ L |
Taquin Du Seuil (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
615424- / 11 |
Flat (2231), Jump (237) |
Aidan Coleman | J & A O'Neill Martin Broughton… |
33/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 4th, outpaced before 2 out, switched left and plugged on into 3rd last, never going pace to challenge | ||||||||||
4th |
6 |
| 3 L |
Colin's Sister (GB) (filly, bay, 10 13) |
11115-1 / 7 |
Jump (27) | P J Brennan | F O'Brien Mrs Caroline Beresford-Wylie |
8/1 | |
| held up in 6th, gained a place 5th, dropped to last again 4 out, plugged on into modest 3rd briefly before the last, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
| 4 L |
Thistlecrack (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
1/11112- / 12 |
Jump (307) | T Scudamore | C L Tizzard John and Heather… |
11/10 | |
| shade keen, raced wide, led briefly, tracked winner, ridden and no impression when lost 2nd after 2 out, weakened before the last | ||||||||||
6th |
2 |
| ½ L |
Wholestone (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 3) |
2113-42 / 11 |
Jump (27) | D A Jacob | N A Twiston-Davies Mr Simon Munir… |
10/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 5th, mistake reminder and dropped to last 5th, pushed along in 5th before 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||