15 Jan 2025 15:58 Hereford
Winner: £8,200 (Penalty: £4,330); Distance: 2m 53y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
DragonBet Still Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Chief Sunday (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
78-441 / 5 |
Jump (49) | Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell | N A Twiston-Davies Options O Syndicate |
7/1 | |
| close up, shaken up to challenge after 2 out, ridden to lead narrowly approaching last where not fluent, all out towards finish, just held on | ||||||||||
2nd |
8 |
| HD |
Lanesborough (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
3-2557 / 6 |
Jump (19) | Ben Jones | B Pauling Easy Going Racing |
11/4 | |
| held up in rear, outpaced after 3 out, pushed along and some headway after 2 out, plenty to do approaching last, stayed on strongly run-in, went second final strides, just failed, eyecatcher | ||||||||||
3rd |
9 |
| 1 L |
Voix De Bocelli (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
P-48F46 / 5 |
Flat (117), Jump (20) |
Brendan Powell | Miss H C Knight The Hck Syndicate |
25/1 | |
| keen, led, faced challenges after 2 out, headed before last, rallied flat, kept on | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 2¾ L |
Activist (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
11P-P16 / 6 |
Flat (858), Jump (45) |
Gearoid Harney | D Pipe Mrs L Maclennan |
11/1 | |
| prominent on outer, shaken up before 2 out, ridden out wide and outpaced approaching last, kept on same pace flat | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
| NK |
Double Dragon (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
40-3142 / 5 |
Jump (20) | Chad Bament | A J Honeyball Mr R W Huggins |
13/8 | |
| front rank, shaken up to challenge after 2 out, every chance in between horses rounding home turn, bit short of room and switched right flat, no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
6th |
2 |
| 4½ L |
Thankyourluckystar (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
422-136 / 9 |
Jump (28) | Tabitha Worsley | A Ralph Mrs Norma Harris |
7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, pushed along before 2 out, soon ridden along, weakened before last | ||||||||||
7th |
11 |
| 16 L |
Miss Pearl (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 2) |
66/4674- / 9 |
Jump (546) | Sean Houlihan | Sheila Lewis Oaktree Racing… |
125/1 | |
| held up in rear, steady headway after 4th, ridden before 2 out, no extra and faded quickly before last | ||||||||||
8th |
6 |
| NK |
Falco Des Pins (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
7662-P8 / 5 |
Jump (28) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams Mrs C S Wilson |
28/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, ridden before 2 out, no response and weakened before last | ||||||||||
9th |
3 |
| 4¼ L |
Monsant (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 13) |
276-67 / 7 |
Jump (29) | C O'Farrell | N P Mulholland Mr Paul McKeon |
28/1 | |
| held up in rear, always behind | ||||||||||
10th |
10 |
| 24 L |
Dartman (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
95C36 / 5 |
Flat (262), Jump (25) |
Miss Jess Stewart | S-J Davies Mr Ryan Bradford |
100/1 | |
| took keen hold in rear, not fluent 5th, never a factor | ||||||||||
UR |
7 |
| - |
Casi Crudo (GB) (colt, bay, 11 9) |
453/22-0 / 6 |
Flat (933), Jump (26) |
Harry Bannister | A M Hales T Acott, L Cross,… |
12/1 | |
| in touch when stumbled and unseated rider 3rd | ||||||||||