Silky Sykes Living The Retirement Dream Handicap Chase

1st

Langley Hundred (IRE) ^tp

No. 2

7yo, 11-12, OR 98

J: Micheal Nolan · T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

7 11-12 98

Micheal Nolan

Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

6:31.89 £3,248

Sat handy behind pace - fenced cleanly - asked for effort after second last - hit front on run-in - kept responding under pressure - held on gamely for the win

2nd

Faded Fantasy (IRE) ^t

No. 4

5yo, 11-7, OR 93

J: David Noonan · T: Christian Williams

5 11-7 93

David Noonan

Christian Williams

0.3 £1,494

Held up early but not far off the pace - roused into contention before 4 out - up into 4th before 3 out - stumbled slightly at the last - driven out and kept finding more on the run-in - just failed to peg back winner

3rd

Mistymal (IRE)

No. 7

6yo, 10-13, OR 85

J: Alan Johns · T: Tim Vaughan

6 10-13 85

Alan Johns

Tim Vaughan

0.3 £747

Held handy position on the wide side - clipped heels early on and lost momentum at the 4th - closed on pacesetter from the 7th - hit front approaching 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - overtaken close home - kept plugging without finding extra gear

4th

Anytrixwilldo (IRE)

No. 1

6yo, 12-0, OR 100

J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr · T: Jonjo & A J O'Neill

6 12-0 100

Jonjo O'Neill Jr

Jonjo & A J O'Neill

2 £374

Went to front under pressure early - shaken up and gave up advantage after 3 out - stayed on steadily - dropped to 3rd near last then held finishing 4th

5th

Ballynaheer (IRE) ^t

No. 3

5yo, 11-10, OR 96

J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: David Dennis

5 11-10 96

Sam Twiston-Davies

David Dennis

15 £186

Held up towards the back - nudged for effort after 4 out - unable to close - finished 5th beaten 17½ lengths

6th

Blackacre (GB)

No. 8

5yo, 10-8, OR 80

J: Adam Wedge · T: Evan Williams

5 10-8 80

Adam Wedge

Evan Williams

4¾

Settled midpack early - moved onto the pace by the 12th but hit that obstacle awkwardly - pressed for effort 2 out but found nothing finishing sixth

PU

Testflight (GB) ^p

No. 9

7yo, 10-2, OR 67

J: Sean Houlihan · T: Sue Gardner

7 10-2 67

Sean Houlihan

Sue Gardner

-

Settled towards the back early - moved into a forward position by the 6th but hit the 4th last and slipped back through the pack - far adrift by 2 out and eased out of contention

PU

Best Mate Dave (GB) ^b

No. 6

7yo, 11-1, OR 87

J: Ciaran Gethings · T: D J Jeffreys

7 11-1 87

Ciaran Gethings

D J Jeffreys

-

Tucked in behind the pace early - slipped back through the field by the 6th - pushed along and adrift after the 8th - error at the 9th then fluffed the 10th and pulled up