27 Jan 2012 15:40 Huntingdon
Winner: £4,700 (Penalty: £3,054); Distance: 3m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.
Connolly's Red Mills Horsecare Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Pingaro De La Vire (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 12) |
111-163 / 9 |
Flat (1842), Jump (43) |
Mr D Maxwell | G R I Smyly Mr David Maxwell |
9/4 | |
| jumped well, tracked leading pair, headway to join leaders 11th, 3rd from 13th, led 2 out, joined last, pushed along and always just doing enough flat | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| 1½ L |
Musical Wedge (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) |
76-3U24 / 13 |
Jump (32) | Nick Scholfield | Miss C Dyson Fsf Racing |
3/1 | |
| narrow lead, not fluent 5th, narrowly headed 9th, pressed leader, hit 3 out, lost 2nd on long run and ridden before 2 out, went 2nd again 2 out, upsides and every chance last, stayed on under pressure but always held flat | ||||||||||
3rd |
6 |
| 10 L |
Gemini Jim (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) |
134804 / 7 |
Jump (60) | Andrew Tinkler | B G Powell Mrs Heidi Tinkler |
7/2 | |
| pressed leader, narrow lead 9th, ridden and headed 2 out, soon no extra in 3rd | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 47 L |
Kilcascan (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 8) |
2383-33 / 14 |
Jump (32) | Miss Hannah Watson | Mrs R Gasson Mrs Rosemary Gasson |
5/1 | |
| took keen hold, tracked leading trio, dropped to last at 11th, went modest 4th again before 3 out, tailed off when blundered next | ||||||||||
2 |
| - |
Minella Bliss (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 12) |
314604 / 11 |
Jump (19) | Peter Hatton | Mrs N S Evans Running Dragon… |
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PU |
3 |
| - |
Somewhatinevitable (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
06450-0 / 7 |
Jump (13) | S P Jones | P R Webber Dunton Racing Partnership |
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