Betfair Hurdle |
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| Grade 3 Handicap, Newbury £152,500 added, 4yo plus, 2m 110y, Class 1 |
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| Saturday 8th February 2014 | |
1 Splash Of Ginge 33/1
2 Dell' Arca 15/2
3 Irish Saint 6/1F
4 Cheltenian 8/1
NR: First Avenue, Vasco Du Ronceray (FR)
20 ran Distances: 1¾l, nk, 2l
TIME 4m 7.44s (slow by 19.44s)
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Ryan Hatch made the most of his 7lb claim and his horse's light weight to land the spoils for the Nigel Twiston-Davies team.
Splash Of Ginge kept on strongly from the final flight to take the prestigious handicap by a length and three-quarters from Dell' Arca (15-2), with Irish Saint (6-1 favourite) third and Cheltenian (8-1) fourth.
Hatch told Channel 4 Racing: "I thought I had a quiet chance, but I didn't want to get over-excited and build my hopes up. He kept pulling it out. He was bought for the Grand National, but I think it's more County Hurdle at the minute."
Delighted owner John Neild added: "I don't think this horse has had the credit he deserved. He wasn't an expensive purchase and in my opinion he would never have won a race had it not been for Nigel (Twiston-Davies) and everyone at that stable. I just can't believe it.
"Ryan broke this horse in and was the first person to sit on him and I thought he gave him a tremendous ride."
The six-year-old already holds entries in the Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle and the Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle.
The next day, Nigel Twiston-Davies said: "That was very pleasing and a very good ride by Ryan (Hatch). The horse is fine this morning, 100%."
"He'll definitely go to Cheltenham, but what race I don't know yet. It just depends what the handicapper does to him and what the novice hurdles look like etc."
Betfair Hurdle (Handicap) (Grade 3)
£152,500 added, 4yo plus, 2m 110y, Class 1
20 ran
Going: Heavy
| Horse Trainer |
Jockey Weight |
SP Distance |
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| 1 |
Splash of Ginge N A Twiston-Davies |
Ryan Hatch 10st 10lbs |
33 - 1 Winner |
| 2 |
Dell' Arca D Pipe |
T Scudamore 10st 12lbs |
15 - 2 1 3/4 length |
| 3 |
Irish Saint P F Nicholls |
N Fehily 11st 7lbs |
6 - 1 Neck |
| 4 |
Cheltenian P J Hobbs |
R Johnson 10st 10lbs |
8 - 1 2 lengths |
| 5 |
Swing Bowler D Pipe |
C O'Farrell 10st 12lbs |
20 - 1 Nose |
| 6 |
Alaivan Jonjo O'Neill |
Maurice Linehan 10st 6lbs |
10 - 1 1 1/2 length |
| 7 |
Chris Pea Green G L Moore |
Joshua Moore 11st 4lbs |
16 - 1 1 1/4 length |
| 8 |
Vendor A King |
Jack Doyle 11st 0lbs |
16 - 1 3/4 length |
| 9 |
Smashing W P Mullins |
A E Lynch 11st 5lbs |
10 - 1 3 1/2 lengths |
| 10 |
Jumps Road C L Tizzard |
Brendan Powell 10st 11lbs |
33 - 1 5 lengths |
| 11 |
Totalize B Ellison |
Aidan Coleman 10st 5lbs |
12 - 1 12 lengths |
| 12 |
Poet C G Cox |
James Banks 10st 0lbs |
20 - 1 1 1/4 length |
| 13 |
Deep Trouble B I Case |
D A Jacob 11st 2lbs |
25 - 1 1 1/2 length |
| 14 |
Gibb River N J Henderson |
A P McCoy 11st 4lbs |
20 - 1 1 1/4 length |
| 15 |
Recession Proof J J Quinn |
Jake Greenall 10st 10lbs |
20 - 1 3 1/2 lengths |
| 16 |
Montbazon A King |
R Thornton 11st 2lbs |
20 - 1 10 lengths |
| 17 |
Rolling Star N J Henderson |
B J Geraghty 11st 12lbs |
14 - 1 4 1/2 lengths |
| 18 |
Act Of Kalanisi Dr R D P Newland |
Christopher Ward 11st 5lbs |
33 - 1 25 lengths |
| Fell |
Far West P F Nicholls |
Harry Derham 11st 8lbs |
10 - 1 |
| PU |
Prompter Jonjo O'Neill |
D Elsworth 10st 3lbs |
50 - 1 |
| NR |
Vasco Du Ronceray N J Henderson |
D Bass 11st 1lbs |
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| NR |
First Avenue Mrs L J Mongan |
Paddy Bradley 10st 13lbs |
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