01 Dec 2012 14:35 Newbury
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,996); Distance: 2m 3f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Sportingbet Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
10 |
| - |
At Fishers Cross (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) |
1125-1 / 9 |
Jump (20) | A P McCoy | Miss R Curtis John P McManus |
4/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, went 2nd going well before 2 out, led when wandered last, soon ridden and hard pressed, ran on well on stands side rail final 110 yards | ||||||||||
2nd |
7 |
| 6 L |
Salubrious (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
171-4 / 11 |
Jump (35) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Miss Chloe Roddick |
5/2 | |
| held up behind, headway into mid-division 5th, chased leaders under pressure before 2 out, ridden to challenge and every chance after last, not pace of winer final 110 yards | ||||||||||
3rd |
9 |
| 1¼ L |
Ardlui (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 13) |
3130- / 7 |
Flat (29), Jump (262) |
R Thornton | A King Mr C H Stevens |
10/3 | |
| with leader, led 3 out, ridden and headed last, kept on same pace under pressure flat | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 8 L |
Star of Angels (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) |
1/01B09- / 12 |
Flat (1854), Jump (217) |
T J Murphy | D Pipe Mrs C C O'Farrell |
20/1 | |
| held up in touch, driven to chase leaders after 3 out, kept on same pace, no impression before last | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| 2¼ L |
Princely Player (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
2412-12 / 11 |
Jump (41) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White The Kp & The Nuts… |
9/2 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, not fluent 5th, driven 2 out, ridden and no impression before last | ||||||||||
6th |
5 |
| 9 L |
Passato (GER) (Colt, bay, 11 8) |
P2-1487 / 11 |
Flat (166), Jump (28) |
D A Jacob | Miss J S Davis Mr Robbie Allsop |
66/1 | |
| led narrowly, driven and headed 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before last | ||||||||||
7th |
2 |
| 45 L |
Kingcora (FR) (colt, bay, 11 10) |
62/331- / 7 |
Jump (406) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mrs Julian Blackwell |
25/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, outpaced after 4 out, ridden next, weakened 2 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
8th |
6 |
| 8 L |
Hunting Tower (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 4) |
230-590 / 12 |
Flat (78), Jump (56) |
Michael Byrne | Tim Vaughan Mrs L Carr |
66/1 | |
| in touch, not fluent 2nd, lost place after 3rd, outpaced 3 out, weakened next, tailed off | ||||||||||
9th |
8 |
| 21 L |
Scots Gaelic (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 1) |
24416-2 / 9 |
Flat (41), Jump (55) |
D C Costello | Tim Vaughan Mr Chris McSharry |
7/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, outpaced after 4 out, soon behind, weakened next, tailed off | ||||||||||
UR |
1 |
| - |
Topolski (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 12) |
1/0P26-7 / 10 |
Flat (427), Jump (21) |
Tom Cannon | D W P Arbuthnot Mr P M Claydon |
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