Full Result 1.35 Huntingdon | 22 December 2020

Fitzdares Thanks Lily O'Shea This Christmas Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-110, 3yo+) (2m4f145yds) 2m4½f Soft 10 hurdles

1st £3,768.84 2nd £1,106.64 3rd £553.32 4th £350 5th £350 6th £350 7th £350 8th £350

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Zhiguli (IRE) 5/2F Niall Houlihan ⁷ Gary Moore	Niall Houlihan ⁷ Gary Moore	5	115	109	98	120	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Grangeclare Flight (IRE) (Old Vic)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway 6th, not fluent 3 out, soon pushed along, went second 2 out, led approaching last, shaken up run-in, comfortably (op 4/1)

2 4	11. Frisco Bay (IRE) 9/1 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	5	115 t	102	87	105	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Heath Heaven (Alflora)
Prominent, led 6th, ridden 2 out, headed approaching last, no match for winner (op 10/1)

3 ¾ [4¾]	10. Shanroe Tic Tec (IRE) 10/1 Luca Morgan ⁷ Ben Pauling	Luca Morgan ⁷ Ben Pauling	8	1012 b	102	86	108	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Bonny Hall (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Midfield, chased leaders 5th, slightly hampered after 4 out, mistake and ridden 3 out, outpaced 2 out, stayed on run-in, went third towards finish (op 15/2 tchd 7/1)

4 ¾ [5½]	3. Bells Of Peterboro (IRE) 25/1 Alan Johns Tim Vaughan	Alan Johns Tim Vaughan	5	1110	107	91	110	–
gr g Carlotamix (FR) - Power Of Future (GER) (Definite Article)
Midfield, ridden before 3 out, chased leaders when not fluent 2 out, held when awkward jump last, stayed on run-in (tchd 28/1)

5 1¼ [6¾]	4. Project Mars (IRE) 8/1 Connor Brace ³ Fergal O'Brien	Connor Brace ³ Fergal O'Brien	8	116 p	106	88	105	–
b g Presenting - Molly Massini (IRE) (Dr Massini)
Prominent, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last, lost two places run-in (op 11/2)

6 3¼ [10]	6. Dragonfruit 4/1 Ross Turner ⁵ Oliver Greenall	Ross Turner ⁵ Oliver Greenall	5	113	105	84	102	–
ch g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Fruity Farm (Weld)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 4 out, headway and chased leaders 3 out, weakened after 2 out, awkward jump last

7 11 [21]	9. Great Hall 13/2 Jack Quinlan Mick Quinn	Jack Quinlan Mick Quinn	10	116	103	71	89	–
b g Halling (USA) - L'Affaire Monique (Machiavellian)
Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out (vet said gelding lost its right-hind shoe) (op 7/1 tchd 15/2)

8 4½ [25½]	1. Adjourned 16/1 Ciaran Gethings Kim Bailey	Ciaran Gethings Kim Bailey	5	1112 t	109	73	92	–
gr g Rip Van Winkle (IRE) - Bite Of The Cherry (Dalakhani)
Towards rear, awkward jump 2nd, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden and weakened (op 11/1)

9 31 [56½]	15. Counteract 33/1 Gavin Sheehan Suzy Smith	Gavin Sheehan Suzy Smith	5	101	84	15	34	–
b g Dr Massini (IRE) - Aimigayle (Midnight Legend)
Always towards rear, ridden and lost touch after 4 out, tailed off (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by going, which in their opinion was riding softer than the official description of soft, heavy in places on this occasion) (op 40/1)

10 14 [70½]	7. Espion De Saflo (FR) 40/1 David Noonan Gary Moore	David Noonan Gary Moore	6	117	104	20	40	–
b g Princeton (FR) - Neacoddes (FR) (Kadalko)
Slowly away, took keen hold, towards rear, headway into midfield on outer 2nd, chased leaders 4 out, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off (op 50/1)

PU	5. Malachys Girl (IRE) 9/1 Matt Griffiths Jeremy Scott	Matt Griffiths Jeremy Scott	7	118	105	–	–	–
b m Darsi (FR) - Borleagh Princess (IRE) (Presenting)
Prominent, ridden and lost position 4 out, soon dropped to rear, pulled up before 3 out (op 11/1)

PU	8. Severus Alexander (IRE) 125/1 Tabitha Worsley ⁵ Clare Hobson	Tabitha Worsley ⁵ Clare Hobson	4	112 tv¹	104	–	–	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Sacrosanct (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Led, headed and prominent 6th, ridden and weakened quickly after 4 out, behind when pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly) (op 66/1 tchd 150/1)

PU	12. Lady Sally (IRE) 20/1 Robert Dunne Alastair Ralph	Robert Dunne Alastair Ralph	6	115	102	–	–	–
b m Scorpion (IRE) - Broken Gale (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
Chased leaders, headway and close up 4th, ridden and weakened before 2 out, pulled up just before last (op 16/1)

13 ran Off time: 1:36:02 Winning time: 5m 22.10s (slow by 32.10s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Classic Tune (withdrawn; unsuitable ground), Ermyn's Emerald (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Druzhba Racing Partnership (Zhiguli) 1st breeder: Brian Kiely
2nd owner: Bassaire Cleanrooms Ltd (Frisco Bay)
3rd owner: Easy Going Racing (Shanroe Tic Tec)
Tote win: £3.50 PL: £1.50 £3 £3.70 Ex: £33.20 CSF: £25.14 Tricast: £202.44 Trifecta: £288.70

1:35 Huntingdon 22 Dec 2020

Fitzdares Thanks Lily O'Shea This Christmas Handicap Hurdle