30 Mar 2024 15:05 Haydock
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £25,720); Distance: 1m 7f 144y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
My Pension Expert Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Brentford Hope (GB) (colt, bay, 12 0) |
1-61321 / 7 |
Flat (602), Jump (14) |
Paul O'Brien | Harry Derham The Optimists Syndicate |
5/2 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd after 6th, challenged going well 3 out, led after 2 out, ridden out, reduced lead closing stages | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| ½ L |
Holly (FR) (filly, bay, 10 10) |
38-8514 / 7 |
Jump (26) | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus |
20/1 | |
| held up towards rear of mid-division, headway before 3 out, went 2nd going well when not fluent and stumbled last, ridden flat, stayed on | ||||||||||
3rd |
6 |
| 4¼ L |
Salsada (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 10 8) |
22/25-03 / 7 |
Flat (647), Jump (14) |
Henry Brooke | B Ellison Brian Ellison Racing… |
12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, pushed along next, headway last, went 3rd flat, not trouble front pair | ||||||||||
4th |
8 |
| 4¼ L |
Mr Mackay (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 2) |
154922 / 5 |
Jump (26) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N A Twiston-Davies Mr M Stavrou |
15/2 | |
| prominent, ridden 3 out, mistake last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
5th |
9 |
| 4½ L |
Three Cliffs Bay (GER) (gelding, bay, 10 2) |
7-61374 / 6 |
Jump (35) | James Turner | Evan Williams Mr David M Williams |
20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, slow jump 1st and 2nd, headway before 3 out, weakened flat | ||||||||||
6th |
2 |
| 5 L |
Playful Saint (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
1/4213-2 / 9 |
Jump (19) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mr and Mrs J D… |
18/5 | |
| prominent on inside, led after 3rd, not fluent 2 out, soon headed, weakened from last | ||||||||||
7th |
10 |
| 7½ L |
El Jefe (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) |
143812 / 7 |
Flat (1034), Jump (7) |
Alan Doyle | A B Hamilton Mr A B Hamilton |
18/1 | |
| held up in rear, mistake 6th, well held from 3 out | ||||||||||
8th |
7 |
| 9 L |
Ballygeary (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 6) |
0-31257 / 8 |
Jump (28) | Peter Kavanagh | D McCain Jnr Craig & Laura Buckingham |
6/1 | |
| chased leaders on outside, not fluent 3rd, mistake 5th, weakened after 3 out, mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
9th |
5 |
| 5½ L |
The Churchill Lad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) |
721324 / 5 |
Flat (589), Jump (28) |
Ross Chapman | R Menzies Flying High And… |
11/2 | |
| led until after 3rd, ridden after 6th, weakening when mistake 3 out | ||||||||||
3 |
| - |
Milldam (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 0) |
9-51411 / 6 |
Jump (19) | Non Runner | Jamie Snowden Neil Goulden, Kevin… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||