Living North Christmas Fair Handicap

1st

Rubellite (IRE)

No. 3, stall 5

6yo, 9-2, OR 60

J: Conor Whiteley (7) · T: Stephen Hanlon

6 9-2 60

Conor Whiteley (7)

Stephen Hanlon

2:42.53 £3,245

Settled midpack early - pushed along to improve into contention with 2f left - hit the front along the rail inside the final furlong - drifted a touch close home but stayed on top

2nd

Havachoc (GB) ^p

No. 5, stall 7

4yo, 9-2, OR 58

J: Cian Horgan (5) · T: Patrick Morris

4 9-2 58

Cian Horgan (5)

Patrick Morris

0.3 £1,523

Tracked the pace-setter early - moved through to front approaching 2f out before being overtaken with a furlong left - fought back and battled on to finish second by a short head

3rd

Ned Broy (IRE) ^p

No. 1, stall 8

5yo, 9-9, OR 60

J: Andrew Mullen · T: Iain Jardine

5 9-9 60

Andrew Mullen

Iain Jardine

0.1 £761

Held up at the back - roused into contention 3f out and closing on the front group inside the final furlong - finished strongly to be third

4th

Desert Quest (IRE)

No. 10, stall 4

8yo, 8-11, OR 48

J: Greg Fairley · T: Ewan Whillans

8 8-11 48

Greg Fairley

Ewan Whillans

1¼ £381

Settled in the pack - nudged along 3f out and kept on from just over 1f out - closest to the front at the line

5th

Jedhi Knight (GB) ^b

No. 8, stall 10

4yo, 9-2, OR 53

J: Paul Mulrennan · T: Paul Midgley

4 9-2 53

Paul Mulrennan

Paul Midgley

1½ £190

Settled towards the back early - improved into contention approaching last two furlongs and pressed for the front - lost ground close home to finish 5th

6th

Roger Henry (IRE) ^b

No. 2, stall 1

6yo, 9-4, OR 60

J: Lauren Young (5) · T: Lizzie Quinlan

6 9-4 60

Lauren Young (5)

Lizzie Quinlan

0.1

Hesitant start - moved up towards front group before 2f had passed - driven along with 2f left and stayed on without improving position through the finish - finished sixth beaten 3 1/4 lengths

7th

Mr Withington (FR)

No. 4, stall 9

5yo, 9-8, OR 59

J: Aiden Brookes · T: Paul Robson

5 9-8 59

Aiden Brookes

Paul Robson

4½

Settled off the pace - pushed along with 3f left and moved into contention 2f out - lost momentum inside the final furlong to finish 7th

8th

Speechman (USA) ^p

No. 7, stall 6

6yo, 9-3, OR 54

J: Mikey Sheehy · T: Philip Kirby

6 9-3 54

Mikey Sheehy

Philip Kirby

2

Towards the back - nudged along and made some ground approaching the final furlong - faded to finish 8th

9th

Apache Eagle (GB) ^tp

No. 11, stall 2

5yo, 8-4, OR 45

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall (5) · T: Jessica Bedi

5 8-4 45

Tom Kiely-Marshall (5)

Jessica Bedi

1

Held up at the back throughout - never a factor - finished well held in 9th

10th

Arch Legend (GB)

No. 9, stall 11

5yo, 8-12, OR 49

J: Joanna Mason · T: Ruth Carr

5 8-12 49

Joanna Mason

Ruth Carr

1¼

Went straight to the front - pressed for effort before giving way over 2f out and faded through the final furlong to finish 10th

11th

Drumcondra (IRE)

No. 6, stall 3

4yo, 9-2, OR 56

J: Zak Wheatley (3) · T: Declan Carroll

4 9-2 56

Zak Wheatley (3)

Declan Carroll

30

Settled around midfield early - urged into contention approaching halfway - dropped away under pressure with 3f left - finished well held in 11th