Full Result 2.10 Newcastle | 2 December 2017

Unibet Fighting Fifth Hurdle (Grade 1)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m46yds) 2m Soft 9 hurdles

1st £61,897 2nd £23,320 3rd £11,671 4th £5,830 5th £2,926

Unibet Fighting Fifth Hurdle (Grade 1), 2m - Soft, Class 1 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Buveur D'Air (FR) 1/6F Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	6	117	169	73	159	–
b g Crillon (FR) - History (FR) (Alesso)
Raced enthusiastically, tracked leaders, went second 4th, led going well 3 out, quickened clear on bit after next, canter (op 2/11)

2 3½	3. Irving 9/2 Sean Bowen Paul Nicholls	Sean Bowen Paul Nicholls	9	117	154	68	145	–
b g Singspiel (IRE) - Indigo Girl (GER) (Sternkoenig)
Held up in touch, pushed along and outpaced 4 out, rallied next, effort and ridden after 2 out, chased (clear) winner run-in, kept on, not pace to challenge

3 1 [4½]	2. Flying Tiger (IRE) 9/1 Tom Scudamore Nick Williams	Tom Scudamore Nick Williams	4	117	140	67	144	–
bl g Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Ma Preference (FR) (American Post)
Not fluent on occasions, held up, steady headway halfway, went second going well after 3 out, effort next, one pace and lost second place run-in (trainer said, regarding his decision to run on this soft, heavy in places ground, when gelding was a non-runner at Cheltenham on ground that was described as soft, heavy in places, that he was''t prepared to run gelding twice on the described ground in a short period) (op 12/1)

4 8 [12½]	4. Katgary (FR) 66/1 Craig Nichol Pauline Robson	Craig Nichol Pauline Robson	7	117 p	132	57	137	–
b g Ballingarry (IRE) - Kotkira (FR) (Subotica)
With leader, led 3rd, ridden and headed 3 out, outpaced from next

5 17 [29½]	5. Mirsaale 33/1 Callum Bewley Keith Dalgleish	Callum Bewley Keith Dalgleish	7	117	139	36	119	–
ch g Sir Percy - String Quartet (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Led at ordinary gallop to 3rd, reminders and outpaced next, rallied and every chance 4 out, weakened from next (op 50/1)