St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase 3m 2f 70y
- (5yo+, 3m 2f 70y, Class 2, 23 runners)
- Winner £24,445 2nd £12,220 3rd £6,110 4th £3,055 5th £1,530 6th £765
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 7m 0.24s
- Off time: 16:10:06
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 18 Premier Magic (IRE) | B Gibbs | 10 | 12-0 pt | Mr Bradley Gibbs | 66/1 | |
| SP 66/1 Raced out wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 13th, went 2nd and hampered by loose horse 3 out, led next, stayed on gamely run-in | |||||||
| 2nd | 1¾ | 12 Its On The Line (IRE) | E Mullins | 6 | 12-0 p1 | Mr Derek O'Connor | 28/1 |
| SP 28/1 Held up in mid-division on inside, outpaced 3 out, only 7th jumping the last, ran on strongly run-in, went 2nd final 100 yards and closed, not reach winner opened 33/1 | |||||||
| 3rd | 1¼ | 21 Shantou Flyer (IRE) | S Loxton | 13 | 12-0 bt | Miss Olive Nicholls | 50/1 |
| SP 50/1 Ran in snatches, headway on inside chasing leaders 6th, went 2nd 14th until 3 out, soon outpaced, rallied well run-in, went 3rd inside final 100 yards | |||||||
| 4th | 1 | 19 Rocky's Howya (IRE) | D Queally | 7 | 12-0 | Mr M C O'Donovan | 11/1 |
| SP 11/1 Led, hit 7th and 14th, headed 2 out, ridden and chased winner until the last, went 2nd again run-in, soon slightly hampered by loose horse, lost 2nd final 100 yards, weakened into 4th soon after opened 8/1 touched 12/1 | |||||||
| 5th | 2½ | 6 Chris's Dream (IRE) | H De Bromhead | 11 | 12-0 | Miss Maxine O'Sullivan | 7/1 |
| SP 7/1 Front rank, pushed along and outpaced in 5th turning in, weakened between last two | |||||||
| 6th | 3½ | 9 Famous Clermont (FR) | C R Barber | 8 | 12-0 | Mr William Biddick | 13/2 |
| SP 13/2 Mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders 3 out, pushed along in 3rd before next, went 2nd at the last, no chance with winner, weakened badly run-in, finished tired opened 15/2 | |||||||
| 7th | hd | 23 Vaucelet (FR) | D M Christie | 8 | 12-0 | Mr B O'Neill | 9/4f |
| SP 9/4f Chased leaders, hampered by loose horse going to 4 out, ridden home turn, weakened soon after | |||||||
| 8th | ½ | 3 Bob And Co (FR) | Harry Derham | 12 | 12-0 t | Miss Alice Stevens | 20/1 |
| SP 20/1 Mid-division, towards rear and struggling 4 out, tailed off opened 28/1 | |||||||
| 9th | 20 | 13 Le Malin (FR) | S McParlan | 9 | 12-0 | Mr N McParlan | 40/1 |
| SP 40/1 Raced wide and never closer than mid-division, tailed off opened 33/1 touched 50/1 | |||||||
| PU | 2 Black Op (IRE) | E Clark | 12 | 12-0 t | Mr John Dawson | 100/1 | |
| SP 100/1 Soon off the pace towards rear, never involved, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out opened 125/1 | |||||||
| PU | 4 Brain Power (IRE) | W Ewing | 12 | 12-0 | Mr D McGill | 50/1 | |
| SP 50/1 Off the pace towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out | |||||||
| PU | 5 Cat Tiger (FR) | P F Nicholls | 9 | 12-0 t | Mr Charlie Sprake | 28/1 | |
| SP 28/1 Raced on inside, towards rear, mistake 5th, hit 16th, tailed off when pecked badly 4 out, no chance when mistake 2 out, pulled up before the last | |||||||
| PU | 7 Dandy Dan (IRE) | J Bourne | 10 | 12-0 | Mr James King | 28/1 | |
| SP 28/1 Soon held up in mid-division out wide, towards rear when bad mistake 16th, pulled up soon after opened 25/1 | |||||||
| PU | 8 Dorking Cock (IRE) | S R B Crawford | 9 | 12-0 pt | Mr B G Crawford | 28/1 | |
| SP 28/1 Headway on inside chasing leaders 4th, lost place and towards rear 16th, tailed off and pulled up soon after | |||||||
| PU | 10 Go Go Geronimo | Miss Kelly Morgan | 8 | 12-0 pt | Mr T Chatfeild-Roberts | 28/1 | |
| SP 28/1 Chased leader until 14th, chased leaders, weakened before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up soon after opened 25/1 touched 33/1 | |||||||
| PU | 14 Mighty Stowaway (IRE) | A Hill | 12 | 12-0 pt | Mr Ben Sutton | 150/1 | |
| SP 150/1 Never closer than mid-division, tailed off when bad mistake 15th, pulled up before 16th | |||||||
| PU | 15 Moratorium (IRE) | M Osborne | 10 | 12-0 p | Mr Martin McIntyre | 200/1 | |
| SP 200/1 Mid-division early, soon lost place and towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 18th opened 150/1 | |||||||
| PU | 22 The Storyteller (IRE) | G Elliott | 12 | 12-0 p1 | Mr J J Codd | 17/2 | |
| SP 17/2 Soon towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 18th opened 8/1 | |||||||
| PU | 24 Wotzizname (IRE) | Mrs D Ward | 13 | 12-0 t | Miss Megan Bevan | 200/1 | |
| SP 200/1 Towards rear, towards rear when went right and almost unseated rider 10th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out opened 80/1 | |||||||
| F | 1 Billaway (IRE) | W P Mullins | 11 | 12-0 bt | Mr P W Mullins | 9/2 | |
| SP 9/2 Chased leaders on inside, hit 4th (water) and lost place, went right next, not fluent 6th, fell 10th opened 5/1 | |||||||
| F | 20 Secret Investor | P F Nicholls | 11 | 12-0 pt | Miss Natalie Parker | 18/1 | |
| SP 18/1 Mid-division, fell 1st opened 20/1 touched 16/1 | |||||||
| UR | 11 I K Brunel | A Hill | 9 | 12-0 | Miss Izzie Marshall | 80/1 | |
| SP 80/1 Held up towards rear, bit closer out wide in mid-division when mistake and unseated rider 10th | |||||||
| UR | 16 Myth Buster (IRE) | Mrs Sara V Bradstock | 10 | 12-0 p | Miss L Bradstock | 150/1 | |
| SP 150/1 Chased leaders, weakened and hit 3 out, no chance when unseated rider next | |||||||
| NR | 17 Not That Fuisse (FR) | D Skelton | 10 | 12-0 | Mr Jack Andrews | 33/1 | |
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £67.70 Tote Place £13.00 (18), £7.00 (12), £12.10 (21) Straight Forecast £1352.47 Exacta £1942.10 Trifecta £26440.90 Swingers 1&2 £215.00,1&3 £364.50,2&3 £152.00
Jackpot £130,711.97 carried forward to Uttoxeter, 18th Mar
Placepot £23,675.10, Pool: £1484905.8, 45.79 winning tickets
Quadpot £2,038.20, Pool: £84167.34, 30.56 winning tickets