28 Jan 2012 13:30 Cheltenham
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £15,640); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Bless The Wings (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 2462-12 / 14 | Jump (33) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Adrian Butler/s… | 13/2 | |
| mid-division, headway 12th, left 2nd 4 out, led 2 out, ridden and stayed on well flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 14 |   | 2½ L | Lexicon Lad (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 4) | 3U3-513 / 10 | Jump (57) | P J Brennan | T R George Mr C B Compton | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, chased leaders 3 out, effort next, chased winner before last, held on for 2nd flat, no impression | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 13 |   | NK | Pentiffic (NZ) (gelding, brown, 10 8) | 115/P41 / 15 | Flat (696), Jump (15) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Miss L M Turner | 20/1 | |
| pressed leader, led 3rd, headed 2 out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure flat, just held for 2nd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 3¼ L | Charminster (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 2121-21 / 6 | Jump (15) | J M Maguire | D McCain Jnr Mr T G Leslie | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, mistake 4th, ridden 4 out, chased leaders under pressure 2 out, kept on flat, no impression | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | HD | Bottman (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 13) | 522-134 / 7 | Jump (38) | Michael Byrne | Tim Vaughan The Oxymorons | 50/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, driven when hampered 4 out, chased leaders under pressure next, ridden and kept on same pace approaching last, no impression flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | ½ L | Roalco De Farges (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 7) | 31-0013 / 12 | Jump (21) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Dr J O'sullivan… | 22/1 | |
| towards rear, headway into mid-division 6th, mistake next, hampered 4 out, chased leaders under pressure next, soon ridden, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 1¾ L | Made In Time (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 8-01UU1 / 9 | Jump (19) | R P McLernon | Miss R Curtis Mr John P McManus | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, hampered 4 out, switched right approaching 2 out, soon ridden and one pace, no impression flat | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | 4½ L | Carpincho (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 49-5131 / 10 | Jump (16) | D C Costello | Mrs S J Humphrey Mrs S J Humphrey | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, outpaced 3 out, kept on same pace from next, no impression | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11 |   | 30 L | Mr Chow (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 37-511F / 8 | Jump (24) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr Malcolm C Denmark | 7/1 | |
| behind, blundered 11th, outpaced when hampered 4 out, never on terms, tailed off 2 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 16 |   | 30 L | River D'or (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 0P73F2 / 9 | Jump (16) | Alain Cawley | Mrs S Leech Frame,lawton,mitchell,o'brien… | 25/1 | |
| in touch, lost place 8th, behind from 12th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 15 |   | - | Night Alliance (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 0) | 847-310 / 12 | Jump (28) | Charlie Huxley | Dr R D P Newland Mr P R M Philips | ||
| FE | 12 |   | - | Royale's Charter (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 10) | 11522U / 8 | Jump (7) | N D Fehily | Nick Williams Jakeman, Davies,… | ||
| UR | 10 |   | - | Mister Hyde (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 8B-0F21 / 8 | Jump (43) | Maurice Linehan | J & A O'Neill Bensaranat Club… | ||
| FE | 9 |   | - | That'lldoboy (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 3-4112F / 6 | Jump (33) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls The Sparkes Family | ||
| UR | 2 |   | - | Frontier Spirit (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 36-4112 / 11 | Jump (33) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Jump For Fun Racing | ||
| UR | 1 |   | - | Saint Are (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 1-02524 / 12 | Jump (27) | R J Killoran | Tim Vaughan Mr D W Fox | ||
