Newbury

William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers' Hurdle Series Qualifier)

Distance: 3m52y
Going: Soft
Prize: £10,926
Runners: 12
Winning time: 6m 2.90s (slow by 11.90s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 3
1
J:Mr Ben Sutton(5) T:Dan Skelton
Age:8 Weight:12st 0lbs
OR:135 SP:14/1
Towards rear - good headway before 3 out - led going easily before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - jumped slightly left last - ridden out and kept on well(tchd 12/1)
2 2
J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds
Age:6 Weight:11st 0lbs
OR:121 SP:5/1
In touch with leaders - not fluent 8th - went second after 9th - led before 3 out - soon faced challenges - headed before 2 out - keeping on and ridden before last - no extra run-in(op 6/1)
3
J:Sean Bowen T:Rebecca Curtis
Age:8 Weight:12st 0lbs
OR:135 SP:4/1
Towards rear - steady headway 9th - pushed along and good headway 3 out - prominent 2 out - outpaced when not fluent last - stayed on(op 9/2 and tchd 5/1)
4 9
J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Paul Nicholls
Age:7 Weight:10st 12lbs
OR:119 SP:13/2
In touch with leaders - headway before 3 out - bit short of room 3 out - disputing third when hung left and ridden before last - weakened final 110yds (jockey said gelding hung and jumped left-handed)(op 5/1)
5 5 14
J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden
Age:9 Weight:11st 6lbs
OR:127 SP:13/2
Towards rear - headway before 3 out - no impression(op 11/2 tchd 7/1)
6 1 15
J:Harry Kimber T:Robert Walford
Age:8 Weight:10st 5lbs
OR:112 SP:7/2F
In touch with leaders - prominent 3 out - pressed leader briefly before 2 out - weakened after 2 out(op 4/1)
7 2 17
J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Age:9 Weight:11st 6lbs
OR:127 SP:40/1
Never better than midfield - no impression when jumped left 2 out(tchd 33/1)
8 ¾ 17¾
J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Age:7 Weight:10st 8lbs
OR:115 SP:9/1
Led early - soon prominent behind clear leader - lost position 5th - dropped to midfield 9th - weakened 2 out(tchd 17/2)
9 53 70¾
J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham
Age:10 Weight:11st 11lbs
OR:132 SP:22/1
Prominent behind clear leader - weakened quickly before 3 out - tailed off(op 28/1)
PU
J:Freddie Gordon(3) T:Chris Gordon
Age:10 Weight:11st 11lbs
OR:132 SP:66/1
In rear - not fluent 6th - soon lost touch - pulled up before 3 out(op 50/1)
PU
J:James Bowen T:Olly Murphy
Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs
OR:133 SP:11/1
Prominent - led 1st - soon clear - 15 lengths ahead 3rd - reduced lead before 6th - mistake 9th - soon much reduced lead - headed before 3 out - soon weakened quickly - pulled up before last
PU
J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls
Age:7 Weight:11st 8lbs
OR:129 SP:22/1
In rear - mistake 5th - lost touch 8th - pulled up before last (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(tchd 25/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £17.30
Tote place: £3.30 £2 £2
Exacta: £102.90
Trifecta: £501.20
Tricast: £344.55
CSF: £84.21