21 Dec 2017 12:55 Towcester
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,249); Distance: 2m 3f 179y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
totepool Merry Christmas Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
7 |
| - |
Ballyegan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3) |
615-534 / 13 |
Jump (21) | Sean Houlihan | R H Buckler Mr R H Buckler |
7/1 | |
| made all, 5 lengths clear halfway, hard driven 2 out, stayed on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| 6 L |
Very Live (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
P/336UU- / 11 |
Jump (281) | R P McLernon | P R Webber Miss Sally Randell |
12/1 | |
| behind, headway 5 out, chased winner after next, kept on well | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 6 L |
Edward Elgar (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) |
5-432P6 / 7 |
Flat (779), Jump (21) |
A Thornton | Mrs Caroline Bailey Mrs Janet Dixon… |
20/1 | |
| held up in rear, slow 6th, outpaced after 4 out, stayed on under pressure after 2 out, nearest finish | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 8 L |
More Madness (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
444627 / 14 |
Jump (41) | Henry Brooke | Julia Brooke Mr Jamie Alexander |
10/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened 9th, rallied 2 out, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
5th |
4 |
| 6 L |
Some Finish (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
PP1-551 / 12 |
Jump (21) | J M Quinlan | R Dickin Mrs C Dickin &… |
7/2 | |
| held up in touch on inside, headway when mistake 8th, soon ridden, chased leaders 3 out, faded last | ||||||||||
6th |
2 |
| 19 L |
Normandy King (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) |
1/845-32 / 7 |
Jump (25) | Alan Johns | Tim Vaughan The 600 Club |
9/4 | |
| behind, never jumped well, headway under pressure 4 out, hampered next, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
6 |
| - |
Presenting William (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
44-F653 / 9 |
Jump (24) | James Banks | A Phillips L Boddington, R… |
7/1 | |
| tracked leader, weakened after 7th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up 3 out | ||||||||||
UR |
8 |
| - |
Heurtevent (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 0) |
6-85674 / 9 |
Flat (675), Jump (21) |
Lee Edwards | A W Carroll Mr Layton T Cheshire |
8/1 | |
| chased leaders, mistake 7th, under pressure when blundered and unseated rider 3 out | ||||||||||
PU |
9 |
| - |
Onurbike (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 0) |
8P4/PPU- / 13 |
Jump (392) | Jordan Nailor | J G O'Neill Mr J G O'Neill |
33/1 | |
| in touch, mistake 3rd, lost place 7th, blundered next, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||