St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase

1st

Wonderwall (IRE) ^t

No. 23

9yo, 12-0, OR 118

J: Mr R James · T: S Curling

9 12-0 118

Mr R James

S Curling

6:51.04 £24,445

Settled midpack early - improved into contention by 17th - travelling strongly with the pace 3 out - hit the front approaching the final fence - driven out before the last then drifted about on the run-in - dug in close home to prevail

2nd

Its On The Line (IRE)

No. 10

8yo, 12-0, OR 139

J: Mr Derek O'Connor · T: Emmet Mullins

8 12-0 139

Mr Derek O'Connor

Emmet Mullins

0.3 £12,220

Tracked the pace - hit the front for a moment approaching 2 out - pushed along nearing the last - fought back in the closing stages to go down by a short margin

3rd

Willitgoahead (IRE)

No. 22

7yo, 12-0, OR 131

J: Mr J L Scallan · T: Gordon Elliott

7 12-0 131

Mr J L Scallan

Gordon Elliott

3¼ £6,110

Settled in the pack early - made progress from the 17th - closed on the front group before 3 out - shifted right and pushed out approaching the last then held on to finish third

4th

Music Drive (FR) ^t

No. 13

8yo, 12-0, OR 125

J: Miss Ellie Callwood · T: Kelly Morgan

8 12-0 125

Miss Ellie Callwood

Kelly Morgan

9½ £3,055

Settled off the leading group early - clipped the 12th - made progress into contention before two out - stayed on steadily from the final flight to finish fourth

5th

Shearer (IRE) ^tp

No. 18

9yo, 12-0, OR 137

J: Miss Olive Nicholls · T: Paul Nicholls

9 12-0 137

Miss Olive Nicholls

Paul Nicholls

0.05 £1,530

Handy early - hit front before 3rd then lost command approaching 2 out - couldn't find more at the last and finished 5th

6th

Carnfunnock (IRE)

No. 5

8yo, 12-0, OR 121

J: Mr S Connor · T: S R B Crawford

8 12-0 121

Mr S Connor

S R B Crawford

1¾ £765

Settled in the pack early - improved into contention four out - pressed approaching two out but flattened out from the last

7th

Plan Of Attack (IRE) ^b

No. 15

12yo, 12-0, OR 129

J: Mr B O'Neill · T: Henry De Bromhead

12 12-0 129

Mr B O'Neill

Henry De Bromhead

2¼

mid-pack early - improved into contention 3 out - couldn't quicken from there - finished 7th well beaten

8th

Ontheropes (IRE)

No. 14

11yo, 12-0, OR 136

J: Mr C Mullins · T: Thomas Mullins

11 12-0 136

Mr C Mullins

Thomas Mullins

2

Held up towards the back - urged into effort three out - unable to land a blow - finished well beaten in 8th

9th

Angels Dawn (IRE)

No. 24

10yo, 11-7, OR 143

J: Mr P A King · T: S Curling

10 11-7 143

Mr P A King

S Curling

0.3

Held mid-pack early - clipped the 12th fence - made ground to join front rank by the 18th - travelling strongly 3 out - asked for effort soon after and faded before the last

10th

Ryehill (IRE)

No. 17

8yo, 12-0, OR 139

J: Mr L P Shanahan · T: Ross O'Sullivan

8 12-0 139

Mr L P Shanahan

Ross O'Sullivan

½

Held up at the back - hesitant leap at the 7th then blundered next - kept plodding past tiring others from 3 out - always well off the pace at the finish

11th

Bardenstown Lad (GB) ^p

No. 4

10yo, 12-0, OR 132

J: Mr E Mahon · T: David Loughnane

10 12-0 132

Mr E Mahon

David Loughnane

28

Race up with the pace early - clipped fence 5th and mistake at 17th cost momentum - dropped away through the middle stages - bumped 3 out and beaten a long way home

12th

What A Glance (GB) ^t

No. 21

10yo, 12-0, OR 140

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell · T: Tom Britten

10 12-0 140

Toby McCain-Mitchell

Tom Britten

1

Settled in the pack early - clipped the 18th - dropped away with three left - eventually well beaten in 12th

13th

Lift Me Up (IRE) ^p

No. 11

9yo, 12-0, OR 132

J: Jack Andrews · T: Miss M Filby

9 12-0 132

Jack Andrews

Miss M Filby

18

Jumped raggedly in places - blundered 15th - error again 17th when behind the pace - soon toiling and well held

14th

D'jango (FR) ^t

No. 6

12yo, 12-0, OR 122

J: Mr Darren Andrews · T: Miss V Collins

12 12-0 122

Mr Darren Andrews

Miss V Collins

6½

Always towards the rear - well held throughout

15th

Rocky's Howya (IRE)

No. 16

9yo, 12-0, OR 131

J: Mr D L Queally · T: Declan Queally

9 12-0 131

Mr D L Queally

Declan Queally

14

Settled behind the pace early - drifted right at the opener - dropped away by the 15th - rallied into a better spot by 17th - knocked about after three out and soon dropped away well held

16th

Go On Chez (GB) ^p

No. 8

9yo, 12-0, OR 125

J: Mr Tom Hutsby · T: F A Hutsby

9 12-0 125

Mr Tom Hutsby

F A Hutsby

12

Sat behind the front group - moved into second after the 16th then drifted left under pressure after 3 out - dropped away quickly and finished last

17th

Au Fleuron (FR) ^p

No. 3

8yo, 12-0, OR 121

J: Miss Aimee Jones · T: Max Comley

8 12-0 121

Miss Aimee Jones

Max Comley

9½

Settled around midfield early - lost touch with the pack by the 9th - well adrift from the 13th - finished last of all

F

Take All (IRE) ^ht

No. 19

10yo, 12-0, OR 130

J: Mr Martin McIntyre · T: M Osborne

10 12-0 130

Mr Martin McIntyre

M Osborne

-

Sluggish start - held up towards the back before making progress with a blunder at the 17th - continued to close but came down 3 out

PU

Allmankind (GB) ^ht

No. 1

9yo, 12-0, OR 139

J: Alex Chadwick · T: Mrs J Owen

9 12-0 139

Alex Chadwick

Mrs J Owen

-

Up with the front group when bumped at the opening obstacle - faded to mid-pack soon after - lacked fluency around the 8th - fell away following the 12th and was pulled up before the following fence

PU

Angels Breath (IRE)

No. 2

11yo, 12-0, OR 131

J: Mr Edward Vaughan · T: Tim Vaughan

11 12-0 131

Mr Edward Vaughan

Tim Vaughan

-

Settled around mid-pack early - stumbled badly at the 8th and again shortly after - eased to a halt following the 12th

PU

Haven't Time (IRE)

No. 9

11yo, 12-0, OR 117

J: Miss Lucy Turner · T: Miss S McQueen

11 12-0 117

Miss Lucy Turner

Miss S McQueen

-

settled in the pack - checked 3 out then eased down and pulled up before the following fence

PU

Fairly Famous (IRE)

No. 7

8yo, 12-0, OR 133

J: Miss Gina Andrews · T: Mrs G Andrews

8 12-0 133

Miss Gina Andrews

Mrs G Andrews

-

Sat behind the pace early - blundered at the 8th and lost ground before 3 out amid interference - pulled up shortly after

PU

Lisleigh Lad (IRE)

No. 12

7yo, 12-0, OR 117

J: Mr D Allen · T: Ms Eleanor Broderick

7 12-0 117

Mr D Allen

Ms Eleanor Broderick

-

Went straight to front - overtaken approaching 3rd and dropped away 4 out - hampered soon after and pulled up before 2 out

UR

West Of Carrig (IRE)

No. 20

8yo, 12-0, OR 114

J: Mr A J Browne · T: Don Browne

8 12-0 114

Mr A J Browne

Don Browne

-

Fought for control early - settled off the pace before stumbling badly at the 17th - well beaten when parting company with rider late on