29 Jan 2011 14:00 Cheltenham
Winner: £40,000 (Penalty: £22,804); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Murphy Group Chase (Grade 3 Handicap)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Wishfull Thinking (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 3) |
1F0-F12 / 13 |
Jump (50) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Diana L Whateley |
9/2 | |
| jumped well, chased leaders, went 2nd 10th, led 13th, in command from 2 out, stayed on strongly from last, driven out | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 3½ L |
Calgary Bay (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) |
64-5624 / 12 |
Jump (49) | 2nd Preference | Miss H C Knight Mrs T P Radford |
11/2 | |
| held up in touch, headway to 3rd at 11th, chased winner before 4 out, mistake and pecked next, driven before 2 out, soon held, kept on gamely for clear 2nd | ||||||||||
3rd |
6 |
| 11 L |
Bakbenscher (GB) (Gelding, grey, 10 9) |
521U1-5 / 10 |
Jump (89) | R Thornton | A King Three Line Whip |
10/1 | |
| held up last, blundered 3rd, steady headway 8th, 4th when blundered 3 out, went 3rd and no chance with leading duo when blundered badly last and great recovery from rider to stay in saddle | ||||||||||
4th |
7 |
| 16 L |
The Sawyer (BEL) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 8) |
399-506 / 11 |
Jump (7) | W Kennedy | R H Buckler Mr D R Fear |
16/1 | |
| chased leading pair until 6th, weakened 12th, tailed off | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| 7 L |
Little Josh (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) |
F16-115 / 11 |
Jump (49) | P J Brennan | N A Twiston-Davies Mr Tony Bloom |
13/2 | |
| led, headed 13th, chased leader until before next, stayed in 3rd until mistake and weakened 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
6th |
9 |
| 13 L |
Buffalo Bob (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 3) |
225-214 / 10 |
Jump (28) | Sean Quinlan | K C Bailey The GFH Partnership |
5/1 | |
| chased leader until 10th, weakening when mistake 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
7th |
3 |
| 16 L |
Chapoturgeon (FR) (Gelding, grey, 11 5) |
F477B-3 / 12 |
Flat (1383), Jump (44) |
T J Murphy | P F Nicholls The Jack Barber… |
10/1 | |
| held up in rear, raced awkwardly and got well behind from 6th, mistake next, headway 11th, modest 5th when blundered 3 out, weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
8th |
1 |
| 23 L |
Noland (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) |
13211/2 / 11 |
Jump (39) | A P McCoy | P F Nicholls Mr J Hales |
13/2 | |
8th |
11 |
| 23 L |
Drever Route (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
3216-21 / 9 |
Jump (108) | B S Hughes | J Howard Johnson Mr John Wade |
10/1 | |
| towards rear, no chance when blundered 3 out, pulled up soon after | ||||||||||
UR |
8 |
| - |
Atouchbetweenacara (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 6) |
1/0PP-F6 / 11 |
Jump (70) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mr Paul Beck |
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10 |
| - |
Fine Parchment (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
6-61218 / 13 |
Jump (21) | Peter Toole | C J Mann Mr N W A Bannister |
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