25 Feb 2013 15:50 Kempton
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,588); Distance: 1m; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
BetVictor Cheltenham Festival Antepost Pioneers Classified Claiming Stakes
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3(3) |
| - |
Exceedexpectations (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 2) |
2023-42 / 5 |
Flat (24) | William Twiston-Davies | M L W Bell Miss Gay Kelleway |
11/4 | |
| tracked leaders in 4th, went 2nd travelling well over 1f out, challenged throughout final furlong, led post | ||||||||||
2nd |
5(6) |
| SHD |
Officer In Command (USA) (colt, bay, 8 13) |
38-6651 / 11 |
Flat (11), Jump (271) |
R Winston | S Curran Miss Christine… |
9/2 | |
| slowly into stride, held up in last trio, headway on inside to lead narrowly over 1f out, narrowly headed but stayed challenging disputing lead inside final furlong, lost on the nod | ||||||||||
3rd |
4(4) |
| SHD |
Alhaban (IRE) (Colt, grey, 8 13) |
04860-3 / 8 |
Flat (3) | J P Spencer | R Harris Ridge House Stables… |
3/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway on outside and ridden over 2f out, led narrowly and strongly pressed from inside final furlong, headed final strides | ||||||||||
4th |
2(7) |
| 2¾ L |
Hierarch (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
662-223 / 9 |
Flat (18) | Miss Alice Haynes | D M Simcock Tick Tock Partnership |
6/1 | |
| raced on outside, held up in last trio, ridden and outpaced 2f out, kept on to 4th inside final furlong, never going pace of leading trio | ||||||||||
5th |
6(1) |
| 1½ L |
Abhaath (USA) (colt, bay, 8 11) |
332345 / 4 |
Flat (7) | William Carson | R Harris Ridge House Stables… |
12/1 | |
| raced keenly, chased leader 2f, chased leading pair, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
1(2) |
| ½ L |
King Vahe (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 7) |
0/40179- / 5 |
Flat (131) | Michael J M Murphy | A P Jarvis Mr Robert Johnson |
12/1 | |
| raced keenly and soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
7th |
7(5) |
| ¾ L |
Gunner Will (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 9) |
249-241 / 4 |
Flat (12) | F Sweeney | J A Osborne Mr T W Midgley |
8/1 | |
| traced leaders, went 2nd 6f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||