Full Result 2.40 Wetherby | 27 December 2014

William Hill Castleford Handicap Chase

(Class 2) (0-150, 4yo+) (1m7f36yds) 1m7f Soft 13 fences

1st £12,996 2nd £3,816 3rd £1,908 4th £954

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Upsilon Bleu (FR) 7/4F James Reveley Pauline Robson	James Reveley Pauline Robson	6	116	143	–	153	–
b g Panoramic I - Glycine Bleue I (FR) (Le Nain Jaune)
Tracked leaders, hit 6th, smooth headway and close 2nd 4 out, led next, 5 lengths ahead last, idled, hard driven last 50yds (op 3/1)

2 ¾	1. French Opera 6/1 Peter Carberry ³ Nicky Henderson	Peter Carberry ³ Nicky Henderson	11	119	149	–	155	–
b g Bering - On Fair Stage (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leaders, outpaced 9th, stayed on from 3 out, modest 2nd last, kept on well (op 9/2)

3 6 [6¾]	2. De Boitron (FR) 7/1 Andrew Tinkler Sue Smith	Andrew Tinkler Sue Smith	10	118	145	–	144	–
b g Sassanian (USA) - Pondiki (FR) (Sicyos)
Chased leaders, driven to lead 4 out, headed next, kept on one pace from 3 out (op 11/2)

4 1¼ [8]	7. Wilde Pastures (IRE) 14/1 Dale Irving ⁷ James Ewart	Dale Irving ⁷ James Ewart	9	913 2 p	129	–	127	–
gr g Oscar (IRE) - Kingsfield Clover (Terimon)
Made most to 4 out, one pace from next

5 1½ [9½]	5. Rockawango (FR) 16/1 Lucy Alexander James Ewart	Lucy Alexander James Ewart	8	106 tp	129	–	126	–
b g Okawango (USA) - Janou La Belle (FR) (Shining Steel)
In rear, headway 5th, outpaced 9th, kept on from 2 out

6 23 [32½]	9. Lucky Landing (IRE) 12/1 Dougie Costello Tony Coyle	Dougie Costello Tony Coyle	8	102 p	125	–	107	–
bb g Well Chosen - Melville Rose (IRE) (Phardante)
In rear, headway 5th, lost place 9th, hung right and soon behind, tailed off (op 14/1 tchd 11/1)

PU	3. Kie (IRE) 16/1 Jason Maguire Donald McCain	Jason Maguire Donald McCain	6	116	143	–	–	–
b g Old Vic - Asura (GER) (Surumu)
Chased leaders, driven 8th, lost place next, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 12/1)

PU	6. Back To Bracka (IRE) 3/1 Wilson Renwick Lucinda Russell	Wilson Renwick Lucinda Russell	7	106	129	–	–	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Martha's Glimpse (IRE) (Tidaro)
Not jump well in rear and jumped left-handed, took keen hold, blundered 2nd, not fluent next 2 and soon behind, some headway after 9th, soon lost place, behind when pulled up before 3 out (tchd 10/3)

8 ran Off time: 2:41:15 Winning time: 4m 8.50s (slow by 28.50s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Alderbrook Lad (self certificate)
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Raymond Anderson Green (Upsilon Bleu) 1st breeder: A Peltier, D Juste & J Houdin
2nd owner: Mrs Judy Wilson & Martin Landau (French Opera)
3rd owner: Mrs J Morgan & Mrs Lindsey J Shaw (De Boitron)
Tote win: £2.50 PL: £1.20 £1.70 £2.50 Ex: £14.80 CSF: £13.11 Tricast: £58.45 Trifecta: £46.50

2:40 Wetherby 27 Dec 2014

William Hill Castleford Handicap Chase