Full Result 2.30 Haydock | 30 December 2018

Happy Birthday Vernon Phillips Handicap Hurdle

(Class 3) (0-130, 4yo+) (2m6f177yds) 2m7f Soft 12 hurdles

1st £9,747 2nd £2,862 3rd £1,431 4th £715.50 5th £450 6th £450 7th £450 8th £450

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Tomkevi (FR) 20/1 Aaron Anderson ⁷ Rebecca Menzies	Aaron Anderson ⁷ Rebecca Menzies	7	111 tp	122	42	129	–
b g Khalkevi (IRE) - Tamsna (FR) (Smadoun)
In rear, driven and headway on inner 3 out, 3rd 2 out, ridden into close 2nd last, ran on under pressure to lead halfway up run-in, soon clear (vet reported the gelding received treatment for post-race heat stress) (op 14/1 tchd 12/1)

2 3	9. Hastrubal (FR) 7/2 Sean Bowen Henry Daly	Sean Bowen Henry Daly	8	110	114	32	116	–
br g Discover D'Auteuil (FR) - Miss Montrose (Tina's Pet)
Mid-division, went 3rd 6th, driven and lost place after 4 out, 6th 2 out, ridden approaching last, stayed on strongly under pressure run-in, took 2nd last few strides (tchd 4/1)

3 nk [3¼]	7. Ballyhome (IRE) 4/1 Connor Brace ⁷ Fergal O'Brien	Connor Brace ⁷ Fergal O'Brien	7	109	116	33	120	–
b g Westerner - Nostra (FR) (Limnos)
Tracked leaders, headway 4 out, led narrowly 3 out, soon driven, joined 2 out, ridden to regain narrow lead last, headed halfway up run-in, lost 2nd last few strides (op 6/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 13/2)

4 nk [3½]	2. Ice Cool Champs (IRE) 9/2 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	7	123	131	48	134	–
ch g Robin Des Champs (FR) - Last Of Many (IRE) (Lahib)
Led, headed 4th, led 8th, pushed along and headed narrowly 3 out, driven to dispute lead 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra and dropped to 4th run-in (op 4/1 tchd 5/1)

5 5 [8½]	5. Volcano (FR) 5/2F Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	4	117	121	34	119	–
gr g Martaline - Lyli Rose (FR) (Lyphard's Wish)
Held up, driven and headway into 4th 3 out, ridden and no extra approaching last (op 11/4 tchd 9/4)

6 3 [11½]	6. Dan Emmett (USA) 50/1 Ben Poste Michael Scudamore	Ben Poste Michael Scudamore	8	115 b¹	119	29	115	–
ch g Flower Alley (USA) - Singing Dixie (USA) (Dixieland Band)
Prominent, led 4th, headed 8th, lost place 4 out, soon ridden and weakened (tchd 66/1)

7 2 [13½]	10. Kalaharry (IRE) 8/1 Callum Bewley Alistair Whillans	Callum Bewley Alistair Whillans	6	106	106	14	99	–
b g Kalanisi (IRE) - Full Imperatrice (FR) (Dernier Empereur)
Tracked leaders, driven in 3rd 3 out, lost place 2 out, ridden and weakened approaching last (op 10/1)

8 40 [53½]	8. Quids In (IRE) 10/1 Brian Hughes Donald McCain	Brian Hughes Donald McCain	5	111 tb¹	115	–	67	–
b g Pour Moi (IRE) - Quixotic (Pivotal)
Mid-division on inner, close up 8th, lost place after 4 out, soon driven and weakened, virtually pulled up run-in (op 9/1 tchd 11/1)

8 ran Off time: 2:31:04 Winning time: 5m 51.80s (slow by 19.80s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Smooth Stepper (self certificate), Too Many Chiefs (travel)
1st owner: P J Howe & R G Oliver (Tomkevi) 1st breeder: Yvan Molliere
2nd owner: Trevor Hemmings (Hastrubal)
3rd owner: A&K Ecofilm Ltd (Ballyhome)
Tote win: £24.20 PL: £4.20 £1.40 £1.50 Ex: £121.30 CSF: £91.41 Tricast: £347.18 Trifecta: £859.30

2:30 Haydock 30 Dec 2018

Happy Birthday Vernon Phillips Handicap Hurdle