28 Jan 2012 16:15 Cheltenham
Winner: £21,000 (Penalty: £13,646); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Stellar Football 'End Of Transfer Window' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | Module (FR) (colt, bay, 10 11) | 1-5B / 11 | Jump (69) | P J Brennan | T R George Mr Simon W Clarke | 6/1 | |
| mid-division, outpaced 2 out, headway under pressure between last 2, challenged when not fluent last, ridden to lead flat, stayed on well to go clear final 75 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 3¾ L | Art Professor (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 31/971-3 / 11 | Flat (1583), Jump (32) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mr Jeremy Hancock | 13/2 | |
| tracked leaders, driven and outpaced after 2 out, ridden after last, stayed on to go 2nd final 50 yards, no impression | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 1¼ L | Hinterland (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 112 / 11 | Flat (286), Jump (49) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Harold Via, Jr | 15/8 | |
| held up mid-division, effort after 2 out, chased leaders last, ridden and kept on flat, no impression | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | NK | Sivola De Sivola (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 13) | 27-1151 / 11 | Jump (64) | L Heard | T R George Mr Ben Brackenbury | 12/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, outpaced before 2 out, soon behind, headway under pressure on inside approaching last, rallied flat, never reached leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10 |   | ½ L | Koup De Kanon (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 62-15P1 / 9 | Jump (27) | J M Maguire | D McCain Jnr Mr Matthew Taylor | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, effort after 2 out, led approaching last, ridden and headed flat, no extra and dropped to 5th final 50 yards | ||||||||||
| 6th | 14 |   | 1¼ L | Able Deputy (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 49532 / 7 | Jump (24) | Edward Cookson | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mr Bill Ives | 80/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, chased leaders 2 out, ridden and every chance after last, no extra final 110 yards | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12 |   | 2 L | High Storm (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | 64242P / 6 | Jump (21) | Brendan Powell | Miss R Curtis Mr D R James | 22/1 | |
| tracked leader, hit 4th, led between last 2, headed approaching last, ridden and no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | 1½ L | First In The Queue (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 13) | 413025 / 9 | Flat (465), Jump (28) | Andrew Tinkler | N J Henderson Mr Brian Davies | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, outpaced 2 out, driven and kept on same pace approaching last, no impression | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | ¾ L | Dare Me (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 1162/11- / 12 | Jump (452) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Shire Birds | 6/1 | |
| mistake 1st, behind, headway on inside when blundered 2 out, chased leaders under pressure when blundered again last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 10th | 2 |   | HD | Battle Group (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 3092U2 / 9 | Jump (24) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Jolly Boys Outing | 33/1 | |
| towards rear, headway after 3 out, outpaced next, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 11th | 3 |   | HD | The Jigsaw Man (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 6482P5 / 8 | Jump (29) | Aodhagan Conlon | Miss R Curtis LL R P Racing | 33/1 | |
| led, mistake 5th, ridden and headed between last 2, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 12th | 1 |   | 11 L | Nearby (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 223270 / 8 | Flat (1545), Jump (76) | R Geraghty | Miss R Curtis Mr Irvin S Naylor | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, outpaced after 2 out, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 13th | 11 |   | ½ L | Secret Dancer (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 4) | 7503-07 / 11 | Flat (1208), Jump (17) | Charlie Huxley | A E Jones Mr J L Flint | 33/1 | |
| always behind, struggling 4 out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 13 |   | 1 L | All The Winds (GER) (gelding, chestnut, 10 0) | 12236 / 11 | Flat (13), Jump (44) | Sam Twiston-Davies | S Lycett Nicholls Family | 25/1 | |
| hampered 1st, behind, outpaced on outside 2 out, soon ridden, weakened before last | ||||||||||
