Full Result 4.30 Sedgefield | 22 February 2018

Brian Ellison Beat The Best Winner Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-105, 4yo+) (2m178yds) 2m1f Soft 8 hurdles

1st £4,093.74 2nd £1,202.04 3rd £601.02 4th £350 5th £350 6th £350 7th £350

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Strait Run (IRE) 11/1 Joe Colliver Micky Hammond	Joe Colliver Micky Hammond	7	100 8 tp	79	69	81	–
ch g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Gentlemen's Guest (USA) (Gentlemen)
Held up, headway before 5th, ridden to chase leader before 2 out, led between last 2, driven out run-in (trainer said gelding was an unreliable sort who has come on from his re-appearance run at Catterick, which followed an injury when pulling up in February 2017) (op 14/1 tchd 10/1)

2 3½	3. Dark And Dangerous (IRE) 4/1 Amie Waugh ⁷ Simon Waugh	Amie Waugh ⁷ Simon Waugh	10	113	103	88	101	–
b g Cacique (IRE) - Gilah (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Chased leaders, ridden and badly outpaced after 3 out, rallied after 2 out, went 2nd last, stayed on (op 9/2 tchd 7/2)

3 14 [17½]	6. Discoverie 12/1 Colm McCormack ³ Kenneth Slack	Colm McCormack ³ Kenneth Slack	10	114 b	100	68	84	–
b g Runyon (IRE) - Sri (IRE) (Sri Pekan)
Led, ridden when headed before 2 out, weakened between last 2 (op 11/1)

4 1½ [19]	5. Derrynane (IRE) 2/1F William Kennedy Donald McCain	William Kennedy Donald McCain	7	119 t	102	68	85	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Tessano Queen (IRE) (Jurado)
Held up, headway 5th, tracked leaders going well 3 out, ridden before 2 out, weakened between last 2 (op 15/8 tchd 9/4)

5 hd [19¼]	2. Nautical Twilight 16/1 Jamie Hamilton Ruth Jefferson	Jamie Hamilton Ruth Jefferson	8	1112 b	105	71	87	–
gr m Proclamation (IRE) - Anabranch (Kind Of Hush)
Tracked leader, ridden to lead before 2 out, headed between last 2, lost 2nd last, weakened (tchd 18/1)

6 1 [20¼]	10. Copt Hill 40/1 Henry Brooke Julia Brooke	Henry Brooke Julia Brooke	10	100 11 p	79	43	60	–
b g Avonbridge - Lalique (IRE) (Lahib)
Midfield, lost place 5th and dropped towards rear, no threat after (op 50/1)

7 65 [85¼]	4. Ajabindejaw (IRE) 40/1 Finian O'Toole ³ Micky Hammond	Finian O'Toole ³ Micky Hammond	8	116	102	–	18	–
b g Mahler - Laampagne (Overbury)
Always well behind (op 50/1)

PU	7. Read'em And Weep (IRE) 33/1 Dale Irving ³ R Mike Smith	Dale Irving ³ R Mike Smith	8	112	98	–	–	–
b g Kutub (IRE) - Amalita (IRE) (Brief Truce)
In touch, weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out (op 28/1 tchd 25/1)

PU	8. Simply Business (FR) 10/1 Jonathan England Sam England	Jonathan England Sam England	5	100 t¹	79	–	–	–
b m Maresca Sorrento (FR) - Fabulous Darling (FR) (Freedom Cry)
Held up, raced keenly, mistake 4th, not fluent 3 out and pecked, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out (op 8/1)

PU	1. Amadoue (FR) 11/4 Alan Johns Tom Lacey	Alan Johns Tom Lacey	5	120 h	107	–	–	–
b g Smadoun (FR) - Aimessa Du Berlais (FR) (Nikos)
Chased leader, ridden and lost place before 3 out, weakened and pulled up before 2 out (op 7/2 tchd 4/1)

10 ran Off time: 4:30:42 Winning time: 4m 25.20s (slow by 39.20s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Littlethorpe Park Racing (Strait Run) 1st breeder: Pat Grogan
2nd owner: Yacht London Racing Ltd (Dark And Dangerous)
3rd owner: Dennis Coppola & Arthur Slack (Discoverie)
Tote win: £12.60 PL: £3.20 £1.60 £3.20 Ex: £78.20 CSF: £56.05 Tricast: £546.65 Trifecta: £546.20

4:30 Sedgefield 22 Feb 2018

Brian Ellison Beat The Best Winner Handicap Hurdle