08 Dec 2020 15:38 Fontwell
Winner: £5,844 (Penalty: £2,794); Distance: 2m 1f 162y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
John And Maryanne Birch Memorial Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Cristal Spirit (GB) (colt, bay, 11 12) |
170-608 / 9 |
Flat (410), Jump (41) |
R T Dunne | J R Boyle The Waterboys |
11/10 | |
| tracked leader, blundered 3rd and relegated to midfield, chased leaders 6th, ridden approaching 2 out, led approaching last, stayed on strongly under pressure flat | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| 3 L |
Embole (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 9) |
7P/8756- / 8 |
Jump (454) | Bridget Andrews | D Skelton Mrs Shauna Kelly |
11/2 | |
| held up in rear, still towards rear but in touch travelling strongly 2 out, smooth headway to chase leader before last, ridden and no extra flat | ||||||||||
3rd |
8 |
| 1 L |
Little Vern (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
3P88/7P- / 7 |
Jump (399) | R M Power | C L Tizzard Nightingale Syndicate |
9/1 | |
| held up, raced alone on inside back straight, ridden in rear before 2 out, headway to chase leaders last, no extra flat | ||||||||||
4th |
1 |
| 1¾ L |
Highway One (USA) (filly, bay, 12 4) |
53284 / 7 |
Flat (269), Jump (28) |
R Johnson | George Baker Ursa Major Racing… |
16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside 2 out, ridden when hit last, one pace flat | ||||||||||
5th |
10 |
| 1¼ L |
Jappeloup (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) |
0FU2F/9- / 13 |
Jump (386) | Tabitha Worsley | Mrs D Grissell Mrs C A Bailey |
100/1 | |
| led, hit 6th, not fluent 3 out, narrow advantage 2 out, ridden and headed before last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
6th |
6 |
| 1 L |
Jan Wellens (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 13) |
545 / 4 |
Flat (159), Jump (37) |
David England | O Murphy Deva Racing Jan… |
16/1 | |
| held up, ridden approaching 2 out where not fluent, one pace from last | ||||||||||
7th |
2 |
| ¾ L |
Hier Encore (FR) (colt, chestnut, 12 3) |
764-224 / 11 |
Flat (1337), Jump (23) |
Luca Morgan | N Dunger Mr N A Dunger |
7/1 | |
| midfield, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
8th |
9 |
| 24 L |
Flanagans Field (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
3314-43 / 13 |
Jump (22) | Jordan Williams | B J Llewellyn Mr Matthew Bilton |
25/1 | |
| chased leader, close up under pressure 2 out, weakened quickly before last | ||||||||||
PU |
5 |
| - |
Horatio Star (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
7089- / 5 |
Flat (122), Jump (305) |
Tom Cannon | C Gordon Mr J H Widdows |
11/2 | |
| prominent, jumped right 1st, pulled up quickly after 3rd | ||||||||||
7 |
| - |
Gris De Pron (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
1057-P0 / 8 |
Jump (108) | Brendan Powell | O Greenall & J Guerriero Mr Graham William… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||