Happy Birthday Mick James Handicap Hurdle 2m 4f 110y
- (3yo+, 2m 4f 110y, Class 4, 11 runners)
- Winner £2,342 2nd £688 3rd £344 4th £172
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 5m 45.37s
- Off time: 14:10:36
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 Supreme de Paille (IRE) | N A Twiston-Davies | 8 | 11-8 | P J Brennan | 7/1 | |
| SP 7/1 Held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders 4 out, led after 3 out, soon clear, readily opened 13/2 | |||||||
| 2nd | 13 | 5 Sun Tzu (IRE) | Dr R D P Newland | 6 | 11-7 | T Scudamore | 10/1 |
| SP 10/1 Tracked leaders and keen, challenged when left in lead briefly 3 out, soon ridden and beaten opened 6/1 | |||||||
| 3rd | 23 | 2 Ban Uisce (IRE) | N P Mulholland | 5 | 11-9 | M J Quinlan (7) | 85/40f |
| SP 85/40f Tracked leaders, ridden and one pace from 3 out opened 11/4 touched 2/1 £1200-£400 | |||||||
| 4th | 2½ | 11 I Can Run Can You (IRE) | Jonjo O'Neill | 4 | 10-6 | R P Mclernon (3) | 12/1 |
| SP 12/1 Held up towards rear, plugged on from 3 out, never dangerous opened 11/1 | |||||||
| 5th | 7 | 9 Swiss Guard | Tim Vaughan | 4 | 11-3 | Mr Matthew Barber (7) | 25/1 |
| SP 25/1 In rear, headway after 6th, weakened 3 out, went remote 4th 2 out | |||||||
| 6th | dist | 10 Me Fein | B Curley | 6 | 10-8 | Paul Moloney | 11/1 |
| SP 11/1 Held up towards rear, headway on outer before 4 out, weakened before 3 out | |||||||
| PU | 7 Deep Reflection | M Keighley | 10 | 11-6 | W Marston | 25/1 | |
| SP 25/1 Tracked leaders, lost place after 2nd, reminders and headway after 5th, weakened after next, soon pulled up opened 20/1 | |||||||
| PU | 1 Palm Reader (IRE) | D McCain Jnr | 7 | 11-12 | J M Maguire | 9/1 | |
| SP 9/1 Tracked leaders, reminders after 6th, soon weakened, tailed off, pulled up before 3 out opened 10/1 | |||||||
| PU | 8 Piment D'Estruval (FR) | Tim Vaughan | 7 | 11-4 | Mr Tom David (7) | 25/1 | |
| SP 25/1 Held up mid-division and keen, weakened after 6th, pulled up after 4 out opened 20/1 | |||||||
| PU | 3 True Blue Saga (IRE) | Tim Vaughan | 5 | 11-9 t1 | Mr E David (7) | 33/1 | |
| SP 33/1 Held up towards rear, headway and hit 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next opened 25/1 | |||||||
| F | 6 Timetoring | B J Llewellyn | 8 | 11-7 p | Miss Isabel Tompsett (5) | 4/1 | |
| SP 4/1 Led, narrow lead and under pressure when fell 3 out opened 5/1 £1500-£300 | |||||||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £6.60 Tote Place £2.50 £3.40 £1.20 Straight Forecast £67.77 Exacta £88.10 Swingers 1&2 £7.40, 2&3 £6.40, 1&3 £4.10
Jackpot £16,461.87 carried forward to Cheltenham, 1st Jan
Placepot £196.20, Pool: £76575.76, 284.85 winning tickets
Quadpot £133.40, Pool: £5519.4, 30.6 winning tickets