14 Jan 2012 14:30 Warwick
Winner: £15,500 (Penalty: £10,072); Distance: 3m 1f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places ).
Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Series Qualifier)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Thehillofuisneach (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 14/64-11 / 8 | Jump (29) | P J Brennan | J & A O'Neill Walters Plant Hire… | 13/2 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 6th, switched left and challenged 2 out, soon led, went right last, driven flat, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 18 |   | 1 L | Ely Brown (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | P48U1U / 10 | Jump (14) | Charlie Huxley | Mrs M Hobbs Countrywide Vehicle… | 33/1 | |
| held up in touch, challenged 3 out, led approaching next, soon headed, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 4½ L | Barwell Bridge (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 4) | 52206-3 / 6 | Flat (839), Jump (19) | N D Fehily | W Greatrex Mrs T Brown | 10/1 | |
| held up in rear, took keen hold, headway after 3 out, went 3rd last, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 15 |   | ½ L | Water Garden (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 5) | 48-5211 / 10 | Jump (28) | Conor O'farrell | D Pipe Love To Race Partnership | 5/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway on outside 9th, mistake 2 out, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10 |   | 6 L | Aachen (GB) (Horse (entire), bay, 10 9) | 3P3/0-69 / 13 | Flat (1185), Jump (31) | R T Dunne | Miss V Williams Mr Tony Bloom | 12/1 | |
| held up in touch in mid-division, headway 9th, ridden after 3 out, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 12 |   | 1¾ L | Volador (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 321332/ / 9 | Jump (636) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Louisville Syndicate… | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, every chance 3 out, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 7th | 17 |   | 2¾ L | Simonside (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 2) | 44-3121 / 10 | Flat (121), Jump (19) | Aidan Coleman | B Ellison Racing Management… | 10/1 | |
| prominent, led 3 out, headed when jumped right and not fluent next, no extra last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1 |   | 1¾ L | Pettifour (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | U4P/236 / 11 | Jump (28) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr J B Pettifer | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, ridden and lost place after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6 |   | 3½ L | Pause And Clause (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | 007-P50 / 9 | Jump (19) | Conor Quish | Miss E C Lavelle Mrs S Irwin | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, headway approaching 8th, ridden before 3 out, lost place well before next | ||||||||||
| 10th | 16 |   | 3½ L | Mr Jay Dee (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | 1230-61 / 9 | Jump (56) | Matt Crawley | L Wadham Miss Becky Rowland | 25/1 | |
| led until 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 11th | 13 |   | 7 L | Safran De Cotte (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 8) | 036-431 / 10 | Jump (28) | A Thornton | H D Daly Exors Of The Late… | 5/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and struggling from 9th | ||||||||||
| 12th | 11 |   | 5 L | Handy Andy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 11P-P / 10 | Jump (70) | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard Brocade Racing | 10/1 | |
| prominent, ridden 9th, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 9 |   | 2½ L | South O'The Border (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 9) | 943-435 / 10 | Flat (1333), Jump (13) | David England | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Bryan Mathieson | 40/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden and struggling 8th | ||||||||||
| 14th | 2 |   | 9 L | Drill Sergeant (GB) (Colt, brown, 11 5) | 2-01754 / 8 | Flat (574), Jump (13) | Henry Brooke | D McCain Jnr Mr T G Leslie | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pecked slightly 4th, mistake 7th, struggling next | ||||||||||
| 15th | 4 |   | 3¾ L | Dorset Square (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) | 211/701 / 8 | Flat (87), Jump (63) | D E Mullins | Mrs S J Humphrey Mr John B Waterfall | 10/1 | |
| not fluent, always behind | ||||||||||
| 16th | 8 |   | 11 L | Mobaasher (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 11) | P00-P77 / 12 | Flat (107), Jump (18) | Alain Cawley | B R Millman Mrs Julie Mansell | 33/1 | |
| in rear, lost touch 8th | ||||||||||
| 5 |   | - | El Dancer (GB) (colt, bay, 11 1) | 9051/23 / 11 | Flat (1198), Jump (18) | 2nd Preference | L Wadham Mr Ron Davies | |||
| 14 |   | - | Lightning Strike (GER) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 7) | 1P/70-81 / 10 | Flat (1547), Jump (6) | 2nd Preference | Miss V Williams John Nicholls (Trading)… | |||
