Betfred Merry Christmas Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Bushypark (IRE) | 11 G | AVG |
Joe Williamson
(5)lbs
|
Philip Kirby | 147 lbs | 11/2 | Won | Made all - faced challenge but ridden and kept on well from 3 out - pushed out towards finish (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefited from an uncontested lead in addition to the testing conditions with the ground on the hurdle course being officially described as heavy (soft in places) on this occasion)(op 15/2 tchd 9/2) | |
| 2nd | 5 | Our Sam (GB) | 8 G | AVG |
Charlotte Jones
(3)lbs
|
James Moffatt | 151 lbs | 9/4 | 2 | In touch with leaders - went second 4 out - kept on but no impression from 3 out(tchd 85/40 and tchd 11/4) | |
| 3rd | 4 | Skandiburg (FR) | 8 G | Poor | Charlotte Fuller | 154 lbs | 12/1 | 6.5 | Prominent - ridden after 4 out - no extra from 3 out(tchd 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Ballymagroarty Boy (IRE) | 11 G | Poor |
Ben Bromley
(5)lbs
|
Nigel Hawke | 155 lbs | 6/4F | .75 | Held up in rear - mistake and jockey lost iron briefly 7th - some headway after 3 out - mistake 2 out - soon no extra(op 15/8) | |
| 5th | 7 | Niceandeasy (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | N W Alexander | 143 lbs | 11/2 | 16 | Taken down early - in touch with leaders on outer - weakened 3 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 7/2 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Storm Nelson (IRE) | 12 G | AVG |
Charlie Maggs
(7)lbs
|
Olly Williams | 161 lbs | 50/1 | 11 | Towards rear throughout - mistake 5th - lost touch before 3 out(op 18/1) |
Haydock Races