24 Feb 2012 15:45 Warwick
Winner: £8,700 (Penalty: £5,653); Distance: 3m 5f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places ).
Ken Muir Memorial Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Fortification (USA) (Gelding, grey, 11 12) | P68-13P / 22 | Jump (59) | T J Murphy | Kieran Burke Mr S A Hughes | 11/2 | |
| towards rear, headway before 6th, led 11th, pushed along 4 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11 |   | ½ L | Cerium (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 1) | 80/P-P6P / 12 | Flat (2946), Jump (43) | T E Whelan | N B King Mr Robert Bothway | 6/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway before 5 out, 5th before 2 out, stayed on strongly from last, went 2nd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | ½ L | Trigger The Light (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 624/5-17 / 13 | Jump (55) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mrs A A Shutes | 9/2 | |
| prominent, led 5th, headed 11th, tracked leader, ridden to challenge 2 out, every chance last, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 1¾ L | Honourable Arthur (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 7) | 111P-71 / 9 | Jump (60) | D F O'Regan | V R A Dartnall Miss A Woolley | 8/1 | |
| held up in touch, with leader 4 out, every chance 2 out, no extra from last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | ¾ L | Clash Duff (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 3) | 341/521 / 8 | Jump (28) | Nick Scholfield | J Scott Gale Force Four | 5/1 | |
| in touch, lost place 5th, in rear from 6th, headway before 2 out, kept on from last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | NK | Knighton Combe (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) | 271484 / 13 | Jump (34) | T J O'Brien | Jamie Snowden Mr I R Snowden | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, headway before 16th, ridden before last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 11 L | Leading Contender (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | U3U-537 / 11 | Jump (34) | James Best | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Joanna Peppiatt | 10/1 | |
| led to 3rd, chased leaders, soon mid-division, reminders 14th, ridden before 6 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | 16 L | Sandhurst (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | P2321/U / 12 | Jump (35) | Felix de Giles | T R Gretton Mrs Theresa Morris | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, weakened from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8 |   | 21 L | Kaybeew (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | F16-120 / 8 | Jump (37) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Roberts Green Whittall-williams… | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 12 |   | 18 L | Lavenoak Lad (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 4UP258 / 12 | Jump (34) | Nathan Sweeney | S C Burrough Mrs Elizabeth Heal… | 28/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along before 15th, chased leaders next, soon reminders and weakened, tailed off 5 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Pak Jack (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | F21-PPP / 12 | Jump (65) | J M Maguire | R T Phillips The Pak Jack Partnership | ||
| 10 |   | - | Pacco (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 6) | 6146-F2 / 11 | Jump (44) | S P Jones | O Sherwood Ray And Marian… | |||
