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Friday 24 January 2025

14:38

Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap Hurdle

Class 4, 3m84y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-110, 17 runners

Winning time 6m 8.50s

Going
Good To Soft
Surface
Turf
Jumps
5 hurdles 6 omitted

Result

1st

Blue Hop (IRE) t

No. 5

8yo, 11-9, OR 107

J: Jack Quinlan · T: B F Brookhouse

6:08.50 £5,281

Settled midfield early - flattened out over final obstacle before running around it - improved into contention around the last bend - hit front once clear of last and kept finding more to win

2nd

Rialannah (IRE)

No. 7

6yo, 11-8, OR 106

J: Gavin Sheehan · T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

3¾ £2,430

Settled towards back of field - moved through to hit front approaching final lap - pushed along and overtaken after skipping last then unable to resist late pressure

3rd

Golden Cosmos (IRE)

No. 14

9yo, 11-4, OR 102

J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

½ £1,215

Settled with the pack early - pushed along in 4th before the final obstacle then up to 3rd - stayed on to finish third

4th

Spitalfield (IRE)

No. 11

7yo, 11-6, OR 104

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

2¼ £608

Settled at back of field early - improved into contention from 3 out and pushed along to finish well from 2 out - nabbed 4th spot near the line

5th

Copshill Lad (IRE) p

No. 4

7yo, 11-11, OR 109

J: Paul O'Brien · T: Harry Derham

½ £303

Shared advantage early - held a forward spot into the last lap - lost touch after skipping the final obstacle - beaten into 5th

6th

Burrows Hall (FR)

No. 17

8yo, 11-3, OR 101

J: Nick Scholfield · T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

2

Tracked front group on inner - stumbled at 2nd - driven and dropped away after 4th - found renewed effort past rivals 3 out but couldn't threaten by 2 out and finished sixth

7th

Aquila Sky (IRE) tp

No. 9

10yo, 11-7, OR 105

J: Alan Johns · T: Sam Allwood

6½

Settled towards the back - jumped awkwardly at the 4th - pushed along after the last turn but made no dent on the leaders - dropped away before 2 out to finish 7th

8th

Horsesomeharry (GB) p

No. 12

7yo, 11-5, OR 103

J: Henry Brooke · T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

1½

Settled in the pack - improved position approaching two out - unable to quicken from the last - finished well held in 8th

9th

One Eye On Vegas (GB) p

No. 1

8yo, 11-13, OR 111

J: Ciaran Gethings · T: Stuart Edmunds

1

Settled towards the rear - made ground on the outer approaching 4th - effort ebbed from the final bend and found little from 2 out

10th

Punxsutawney Phil (IRE) p

No. 3

8yo, 11-11, OR 109

J: Jamie Hamilton · T: Mark Walford

0.3

Tracked front group early - dropped back after being passed two out - faded from there to finish well down the field

11th

Fierce Warrior (IRE)

No. 6

6yo, 11-8, OR 106

J: James Bowen · T: Nicky Henderson

½

Shared the front running until nearing the last lap - held a forward spot - dropped away before the second-last marker - eventually well held in 11th

12th

Jack Sprat (IRE)

No. 15

7yo, 10-11, OR 102

J: Will Featherstone (7) · T: Jamie Snowden

1

Held up towards the back - improved into contention past the 4th before getting squeezed for room going around 3 out - unable to find more from there and well held at the finish

13th

Mattie Ross (GB)

No. 18

9yo, 10-13, OR 100

J: Finn Lambert (3) · T: Richard Phillips

4¼

Handy in the early running - pressed for effort and dropped away - fell well back approaching 3 out - finished well beaten in 13th

14th

Best Life (IRE)

No. 13

7yo, 11-4, OR 102

J: Charlie Deutsch · T: Mel Rowley

41

Struggled to keep pace from the off - never in contention - trailed home well adrift in 14th

15th

Ah Whisht (IRE) tp

No. 8

8yo, 11-7, OR 105

J: Ben Poste · T: Tom Symonds

13

Settled midpack early - stumbled at the opening fence - dropped away from three out - finished far adrift

16th

Tide Times (IRE) p

No. 10

11yo, 11-7, OR 105

J: Charlie Todd · T: Ian Williams

½

Sat close to the pace early - slipped through the pack and dropped away before fading out 3 out - well held at the finish

17th

Gandhi Maker (FR)

No. 16

9yo, 10-12, OR 101

J: Aaron Anderson (5) · T: Rebecca Menzies

19

Held up at the back from the outset - dropped away from the field as the race wore on - never a factor - well held in 17th

Non-runners: Velasco (travel problems)

Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.

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