Winter Weddings At Western House Hotel Handicap Chase
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Skyhill (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Alison Hamilton | 153 lbs | 2/1F | Won | Held up in rear - steady headway and tracked leaders 14th - led going easily when not fluent 4 out - shaken up and clear after 3 out - nudged out run-in - readily(tchd 7/4) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Asking For Answers (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Martin Todhunter | 155 lbs | 9/2 | 9.5 | Prominent - headway and went second 14th - led 5 out - ridden and headed 4 out - ridden and outpaced when not fluent 2 out - held when mistake last(op 5/1) | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Veauce De Sivola (FR) | N/A | Poor |
Rachael McDonald
(5)lbs
|
Sandy Forster | 144 lbs | 10/1 | 11 | Chased leaders - dropped to rear halfway - pushed along and outpaced 13th - rallied when not fluent 2 out - went modest third last - no match for first two | |
| 4th | 3 | Smuggler's Stash (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
William Shanahan
(7)lbs
|
Rose Dobbin | 156 lbs | 12/1 | 0.3 | Chased clear leader to 12th - ridden and outpaced 5 out - soon no impression - beaten 3 out(op 16/1) | |
| 5th | 4 | McGinty's Dream (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Grant Cockburn
(3)lbs
|
N W Alexander | 157 lbs | 8/1 | 6 | Didn't jump with fluency - took keen hold - held up in rear - steady headway halfway - led after 13th - headed 5 out - pushed along and outpaced when not fluent 3 out - soon beaten(op 11/1 tchd 12/1) | |
| 99th | 1 | Imperial Prince (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Ian Duncan | 166 lbs | 12/1 | - | Didn't jump well - raced in last - lost touch and pulled up after 11th(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Pc Dixon (GB) | N/A | Good |
Philip Armson
(7)lbs
|
Victor Thompson | 145 lbs | 6/1 | - | Prominent - ridden and outpaced when mistake 5 out - soon beaten - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out(op 9/1) | |
| 99th | 2 | Walkin In The Rain (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Jim Goldie | 164 lbs | 17/2 | - | In rear - ridden and outpaced from 12th - lost touch and pulled up after 5 out(op 13/2 tchd 6/1 and tchd 10/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Oh No (GB) | N/A | Poor | Maurice Barnes | 158 lbs | 12/1 | - | Led - clear from 5th - reduced lead when blundered 13th - soon headed and lost position - no chance when slow jump 5 out - soon pulled up(op 11/1 tchd 10/1) |
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