William Hill Christmas Meeting Up Next Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Classic Maestro (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Jennie Candlish | 168 lbs | 9/4 | Won | Made all - went clear before 1st - went further clear and going easily home turn - ridden and reduced lead after 2 out - good jump last - kept on well final 110yds - unchallenged(op 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Royal King (FR) | 5 G | Poor |
Jack Andrews
(3)lbs
|
T Ellis | 153 lbs | 5/1 | - | In rear - some headway on outer 5th - outpaced and edged left 3 out - went second and chased clear leader after 2 out - kept on run-in - nearest finish(op 11/1) | |
| 3rd | 7 | Belvedere Blast (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Adrian Paul Keatley | 155 lbs | 25/1 | - | In rear - outpaced and still plenty to do home turn - rallied and headway from 2 out - went fourth run-in - kept on well and went third inside final 110yds - did well in the circumstances(op 28/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Schmilsson (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Olly Murphy | 165 lbs | 2/1F | - | Raced in fourth behind clear leader - went third 5th - outpaced 3 out - rallied and briefly went second 2 out - lost position before last - weakened run-in - lost third inside final 110yds(op 5/2) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Yorkshire Lady (GB) | 7 M | AVG | Michael & David Easterby | 158 lbs | 7/2 | - | In rear - switched right and some headway home turn - disputing second 3 out - no impression from 2 out - tired jump last - weakened quickly run-in(op 7/4 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Rory The Cat (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Lucinda Russell | 161 lbs | 22/1 | - | Raced in second behind clear leader - lost position 3 out - weakened quickly from 2 out - eased final 110yds(op 14/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Rioja Alta (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Micky Hammond | 144 lbs | 22/1 | - | In rear - lost touch when jumped left 3 out - never on terms(op 16/1) | ||
| PU | 3 | Leading Lion (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Charlie Maggs
(7)lbs
|
Tracey Leeson | 154 lbs | 125/1 | - | Raced in third behind clear leader - niggled along before 4th - pushed along when bad mistake 5th - soon dropped to last and pulled up(tchd 100/1 and tchd 150/1) |
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