Merry Christmas From Hereford Racecourse 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

1st

Red Metal (FR)

No. 6

3yo, 11-2, OR –

J: Lilly Pinchin · T: Henrietta C Knight

3 11-2 –

Lilly Pinchin

Henrietta C Knight

4:07.34 £2,614

Settled in the pack early - made progress into contention 4f out - hit the front turning for home 3f out - quickly put daylight between rivals - stayed on strongly to score

2nd

Plan De Stan (GB)

No. 4

3yo, 11-2, OR –

J: Ben Poste · T: Tom Symonds

3 11-2 –

Ben Poste

Tom Symonds

2½ £1,204

Settled at the back early - made progress three out - moved into second inside the final two furlongs - lost momentum to the winner but stayed on well for 2nd

3rd

Twenties Icon (GB) ^h

No. 10

3yo, 10-13, OR –

J: Joe Anderson (3) · T: Keiran Burke

3 10-13 –

Joe Anderson (3)

Keiran Burke

11 £602

Held up at the back - made progress from 3f out and kept going late - moved into third close home

4th

Upton's Mighty Oak (GB)

No. 14

3yo, 10-6, OR –

J: Luke Scott (3) · T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

3 10-6 –

Luke Scott (3)

Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

4½ £301

Up with the pace early - took over at the front 6f out - surrendered advantage on the home turn 3f out and found rivals going away from 1f out - faded to finish fourth

5th

Scott's Legacy (IRE)

No. 8

3yo, 10-11, OR –

J: Jamie Brace (5) · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

3 10-11 –

Jamie Brace (5)

Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

1¼

Handy in the pack early - pressed for effort with 3f left - lost touch inside final furlong and dropped away late

6th

Millady (GB)

No. 11

3yo, 10-9, OR –

J: Toby Wynne · T: Mel Rowley

3 10-9 –

Toby Wynne

Mel Rowley

2

Held up towards back of field - lost touch from 3 out - dropped away inside final furlong - finished sixth

7th

Silvereen (GB)

No. 13

3yo, 10-9, OR –

J: Stan Sheppard · T: Henry Daly

3 10-9 –

Stan Sheppard

Henry Daly

0.3

Set the pace early before being challenged after 3f - overtaken 6f out - driven on approaching final 4f - dropped away 2f out - faded final furlong to finish seventh

8th

Cribbins (CAN)

No. 1

3yo, 11-2, OR –

J: Joshua Bryan · T: Jamie Osborne

3 11-2 –

Joshua Bryan

Jamie Osborne

¾

Settled towards the back - showed inexperience early - urged into effort with 4f left - lost touch soon after and faded late

9th

Receipt (GB)

No. 5

3yo, 11-2, OR –

J: Robert Dunne · T: T Ellis

3 11-2 –

Robert Dunne

T Ellis

½

Handy in the early stages - lost touch with the pace from 3f out then edged forward briefly 2f out - dropped away rapidly inside the final furlong to finish well held

10th

Roi Des Diamants (FR) ^p

No. 7

3yo, 10-13, OR –

J: Lewis Stones (3) · T: Deborah Cole

3 10-13 –

Lewis Stones (3)

Deborah Cole

0.05

Handy with front group early - pushed along 3f out - lost place after and dropped away late finished 10th

11th

Monsieur Fernand (FR)

No. 3

3yo, 11-2, OR –

J: James Davies · T: Oliver Signy

3 11-2 –

James Davies

Oliver Signy

21

Slipped towards the back around 6f out - pushed along with 4f left - lost touch from the 3f marker - well beaten at the finish

12th

Simply Dashing (IRE)

No. 9

3yo, 11-2, OR –

J: Ciaran Gethings · T: Alastair Ralph

3 11-2 –

Ciaran Gethings

Alastair Ralph

19

Travelled close to the pace early - dropped away from 4f out and found room scarce with 3f left - dropped right out of contention and finished well beaten in 12th