19 Feb 2024 15:00 Carlisle
Winner: £10,750 (Penalty: £5,677); Distance: 2m 3f 210y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Heavy.
'Syki's 60th' David Sykes 60th Birthday Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6 |
| - |
Hello Judge (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
7-31343 / 8 |
Jump (24) | Danny McMenamin | Mrs A Hamilton Mr Ian Hamilton |
5/2 | |
| led, a length ahead 3 out, not fluent and headed 2 out, soon ridden, disputed 2nd approaching last, soon pressed leader, sustained duel with rival close home, stayed on gamely to lead at winning post | ||||||||||
2nd |
7 |
| HD |
Cudgel (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 2) |
1-53434 / 11 |
Jump (12) | Charlotte Jones | J Walton Messrs F T Walton |
11/1 | |
| prominent, awkward 4 out, chased leader 3 out, soon ridden, briefly disputed lead 2 out, disputed 2nd approaching last, stayed on run-in, briefly led close home where sustained duel with rival, headed at winning post | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| 1 L |
Fiston De Becon (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 9) |
P114-4U / 9 |
Jump (23) | S Bowen | O Murphy S Sutton/j Finch/d… |
9/4 | |
| midfield, headway into 3rd before 3 out, soon ridden, disputed lead 2 out, soon led outright, a length ahead approaching last, soon pressed for lead and headed, weakened into 3rd close home, kept on same pace near finish | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 7½ L |
Trac (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
13-P214 / 7 |
Jump (24) | C O'Farrell | Micky Hammond Randall Orchard,… |
14/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden and headway into midfield before 3 out, kept on same pace 2 out, soon stayed into 4th, no further impression approaching last | ||||||||||
5th |
1 |
| 6 L |
Red Happy (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 12 2) |
521113 / 7 |
Jump (36) | Edward Austin | G Bewley Gibson, Annett… |
9/2 | |
| slowly away and lost many lengths start, recovered in rear before 4th, prominent before 10th, ridden and dropped to midfield before 2 out, kept on one pace in 5th approaching last | ||||||||||
6th |
2 |
| 36 L |
Taste The Fear (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 13) |
1323-R3 / 9 |
Jump (35) | Sam Twiston-Davies | Dr R Newland & J Insole In It For Fun Partnership… |
11/2 | |
| not always fluent, midfield, not fluent 1st, not fluent 2nd where hampered rival, ridden in rear before 3 out, slow jump 2 out, soon tailed off | ||||||||||
7th |
5 |
| 5½ L |
Ritson (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
55189-7 / 9 |
Jump (66) | Aaron Anderson | R Menzies Mr P R Walker &… |
12/1 | |
| midfield, ridden in rear before 4 out, soon outpaced, tailed off before last | ||||||||||