30 Dec 2018 14:00 Haydock
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £15,640); Distance: 3m 3f 57y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Last Fling Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
9 |
| - |
Chef D'oeuvre (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 4) |
0P62-43 / 13 |
Jump (14) | Jonathan England | S England The Sandmoor Partnership… |
7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, always travelling well, led 3 out, strongly challenged from next, stayed on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
6 |
| 2¾ L |
Back To The Thatch (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
31FP-74 / 7 |
Jump (22) | R Johnson | H D Daly Mr M R & Mrs C… |
2/1 | |
| always prominent, led 6th, headed 3 out, rallied and every chance next, no extra closing stages | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 12 L |
Dell' Arca (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
3-41487 / 13 |
Flat (127), Jump (43) |
T Scudamore | D Pipe Prof Caroline Tisdall |
16/1 | |
| in touch on inside, chased leaders halfway, ridden approaching 4 out, kept on same pace after next | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 1¼ L |
Ami Desbois (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
11PP-U3 / 13 |
Jump (22) | Kielan Woods | D Killahena & G McPherson L Gill & Reserved… |
5/1 | |
| led until 6th, remained prominent, mistake 16th, effort 4 out, soon under pressure, no extra approaching last | ||||||||||
5th |
8 |
| 18 L |
Ballymalin (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) |
P3F38-0 / 10 |
Jump (66) | Thomas Bellamy | N A Twiston-Davies Mills & Mason Partnership |
17/2 | |
| in touch, lost place 5th, outpaced 5 out, rallied 3 out, never on terms | ||||||||||
6th |
3 |
| 2½ L |
Another Venture (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 3) |
61134-5 / 12 |
Jump (22) | M Hamill | K C Bailey Mrs Louise Daly |
8/1 | |
| mid-division, mistake 1st, headway 14th, blundered next, soon lost place | ||||||||||
7th |
7 |
| 1¼ L |
Very First Time (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
11200-5 / 9 |
Jump (36) | B S Hughes | T D Easterby The Can't Say No… |
14/1 | |
| behind, mistake 1st, slow next, beaten 6 out | ||||||||||
8th |
5 |
| ½ L |
West Of The Edge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
722P-48 / 11 |
Jump (21) | Sam Twiston-Davies | Dr R D P Newland ValueRacingClub… |
8/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway 14th, weakened after 5 out | ||||||||||
9th |
10 |
| 33 L |
Dare To Endeavour (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 2) |
53-5440 / 11 |
Jump (22) | A W Short | P Griffin Mr Graeme Slesser |
40/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened 6 out, tailed off after next | ||||||||||
PU |
4 |
| - |
Ballycross (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
41-243P / 12 |
Jump (22) | Jordan Nailor | N A Twiston-Davies Mr Oscar Singh… |
10/1 | |
| held up in touch, lost place 5th, under pressure in last 12th, soon detached, pulled up 6 out | ||||||||||