Gold Cup Lunch 15th March Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Rewired (GB) | 6 G | AVG |
Luke Scott
(5)lbs
|
Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole | 163 lbs | 13/2 | Won | Took keen hold - prominent - led 4th - going best when good jump 2 out - soon ridden clear - good jump last - readily(op 7/1) | |
| 2nd | 2 | Bold Reaction (FR) | 7 G | Poor | Nicky Henderson | 164 lbs | 13/8F | 5.5 | Disputed lead - raced in second after 2nd - jumped left 3rd - prominent 4th - no chance with winner from 2 out - kept on(tchd 7/4) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Winterwatch (GER) | 6 G | Poor | Harry Fry | 156 lbs | 11/1 | 4.75 | In touch with leaders - outpaced before 2 out - rallied and went third before last - no match for first two(op 22/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Inoui Machin (FR) | 6 G | Good | Neil Mulholland | 161 lbs | 9/2 | 2.75 | Took keen hold - prominent - outpaced before 2 out - rallying when not fluent last - went fourth final 110yds - not pace to challenge | ||
| 5th | 9 | Greystoke (GB) | 6 G | AVG |
Ellis Collier
(7)lbs
|
Jimmy Frost | 145 lbs | 125/1 | 1 | Raced wide - in touch with leaders - not fluent 4th - weakened gradually and lost two places from 2 out(op 80/1) | |
| 6th | 3 | Beny Nahar Road (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Paul Nicholls | 163 lbs | 6/1 | 0.1 | Took keen hold - held up in last - not fluent 3 out - soon short of room and slightly hampered on turn - no impression from 2 out(tchd 11/2) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Three Cliffs Bay (GER) | 6 G | AVG |
Conor Ring
(3)lbs
|
Evan Williams | 158 lbs | 25/1 | 22 | Always behind - mistake 4 out - outpaced after 3 out(op 11/1) | |
| 8th | 6 | Chandlers Bay (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Alan King | 158 lbs | 14/1 | 3 | Prominent on inner - not fluent 4th - weakened quickly before 2 out(op 22/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Gifted Angel (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Tom Dascombe | 156 lbs | 7/1 | - | Took keen hold - disputed lead - led clearly after 2nd - headed then mistake 4th - soon prominent - not fluent 4 out - mistake and lost position 3 out - soon dropped to last - pulled up home turn (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 11/2) |
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