30 Dec 2018 14:30 Haydock
Winner: £16,800 (Penalty: £9,747); Distance: 2m 6f 177y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Happy Birthday Vernon Phillips Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Tomkevi (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
5315-61 / 8 |
Jump (22) | Aaron Anderson | R Menzies Mr P J Howe & Mr… |
20/1 | |
| held up in rear, slow 4th, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, every chance last, led flat, ran on | ||||||||||
2nd |
9 |
| 3 L |
Hastrubal (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 0) |
745F/22 / 11 |
Jump (31) | Andrew Tinkler | H D Daly Varlien Vyner-brooks… |
7/2 | |
| chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, stayed on under pressure into 2nd towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| NK |
Ballyhome (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
5862-15 / 12 |
Jump (42) | C Brace | F O'Brien A & K Ecofilm Ltd |
4/1 | |
| held up, headway 5 out, led before 2 out, headed after last, weakened close home | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| NK |
Ice Cool Champs (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 12 3) |
31523-4 / 10 |
Jump (22) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White West Coast Haulage… |
9/2 | |
| led until approaching 4th, remained prominent, led after 6th, mistake 4 out, headed before next, rallied 2 out, stayed on same pace approaching last | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
| 5 L |
Volcano (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 7) |
150-332 / 10 |
Jump (19) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N A Twiston-Davies Mr Brian Davies |
5/2 | |
| held up in rear, driven and headway before 3 out, chased leaders next, kept on approaching last | ||||||||||
6th |
6 |
| 3 L |
Dan Emmett (USA) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) |
5FF9/5-F / 9 |
Flat (447), Jump (49) |
Benjamin Poste | M Scudamore Mrs Lynne MacLennan |
50/1 | |
| prominent, jumped right in places, led approaching 4th, headed after 6th, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
7th |
10 |
| 2 L |
Kalaharry (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) |
P6/31-71 / 11 |
Jump (18) | Callum Bewley | A C Whillans Mr A C Whillans |
8/1 | |
| chased leaders, hit 7th, effort 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
8th |
8 |
| 40 L |
Quids In (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 1) |
584-532 / 7 |
Flat (230), Jump (22) |
B S Hughes | D McCain Jnr Mrs I I Plumb |
10/1 | |
| tracked leader, lost place after 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
3 |
| - |
Too Many Chiefs (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12) |
118-451 / 10 |
Jump (12) | Ross Chapman | Mrs S A Watt Major E J Watt |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
1 |
| - |
Smooth Stepper (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 4) |
21610-7 / 13 |
Jump (26) | Mr B Brackenbury | A M Hales Mr S Brackenbury |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||