15 Dec 2017 13:20 Cheltenham
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,507); Distance: 2m 179y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Catesby Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5 |
| - |
Smaoineamh Alainn (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 4) |
56421-1 / 12 |
Jump (47) | James Best | R Walford Yeo Racing Partnership |
7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, lost place 4th, closed next, 3rd last, led flat, stayed on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 2 L |
Remiluc (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
08-4U32 / 11 |
Jump (13) | Paul O'Brien | C Gordon Gilbert & Gordon |
8/1 | |
| veered right start, still led and others declined, ridden and headed before last, every chance flat, held towards finish, kept on | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| HD |
Champagne City (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 0) |
411173 / 11 |
Flat (505), Jump (28) |
N D Fehily | T R George Mr R S Brookhouse |
9/2 | |
| tracked leader, led before last, headed flat, held after, kept on | ||||||||||
4th |
6 |
| 1¾ L |
Cornborough (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) |
324-452 / 9 |
Flat (110), Jump (42) |
Jamie Hamilton | M Walford Cornborough Racing… |
16/1 | |
| held up in rear, outpaced after 2 out, stayed on flat, went 4th and closing towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
8 |
| 1¼ L |
Attest (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
71-1126 / 6 |
Flat (37), Jump (21) |
R Johnson | W Greatrex Bolingbroke Bartram… |
9/1 | |
| held up, switched right and headway from last bend, never able to challenge, no extra and lost 4th towards finish | ||||||||||
6th |
9 |
| 3¼ L |
Sea Wall (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 9) |
5111-22 / 10 |
Jump (10) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Draper Edmonds… |
11/2 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 3 out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
7th |
4 |
| 1 L |
Okotoks (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
1814/40- / 9 |
Jump (232) | P J Brennan | F O'Brien Mr Malcolm C Denmark |
5/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, closed before next, ridden after 2 out, beaten before last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
8th |
10 |
| ½ L |
Master Of Finance (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 10 6) |
9-42483 / 7 |
Flat (112), Jump (39) |
L P Aspell | L Wadham Mr J David Abell |
8/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, closed 4th, handy 2 out, 5th and fading last | ||||||||||
9th |
1 |
| 12 L |
Qualando (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 2) |
4522-2P / 7 |
Jump (33) | T Scudamore | A E Jones Mrs Kathy Stuart |
33/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 5th or 3 out, well beaten 2 out | ||||||||||
10th |
3 |
| ¾ L |
Raven's Tower (USA) (colt, bay, 11 7) |
37P-221 / 11 |
Flat (1148), Jump (26) |
Mr Alex Ferguson | B Pauling Mrs Sophie Pauling |
8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, looked to be getting outpaced when clipped heels and jockey nearly unseated on bend after 2 out, no chance after | ||||||||||