27 Feb 2012 17:15 Plumpton
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,738); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Cheltenham Preview On 9th March Mares' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | Schism (GB) (filly, chestnut, 11 5) | 1U9 / 4 | Flat (134), Jump (36) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill The Dirty Dozen | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders, hit 4th, led 9th, narrowly headed after 3 out, in front again before next, hit 2 out, driven out fom last | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11 |   | 4½ L | Marie Deja La (FR) (filly, bay, 10 12) | P74437 / 8 | Flat (339), Jump (4) | Brendan Powell | C Gordon Chris Gordon Racing… | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, led narrowly on inside after 3 out, ridden and headed before next, held before last, no extra flat, kept on for 2nd | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 5 L | Matrow's Lady (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 7) | 007-212 / 11 | Jump (56) | D C Costello | N P Mulholland Matrow Properties… | 4/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 1st and 6th, steady headway approaching 9th, chased leaders 3 out, not fluent 2 out, closed on 2nd approaching last, weakened falt | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 |   | 5 L | Fifi L'amour (IRE) (mare, chestnut, 11 5) | 97-86F3 / 10 | Jump (42) | J E Moore | Mrs L C Jewell Valence Racing | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway approaching 8th, chased leaders next, ridden in 4th and no impression before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | SHD | Madame Jasmine (GB) (filly, grey, 11 8) | 4016-36 / 8 | Jump (49) | Tom Cannon | Miss S Smith Mrs Yvonne Allsop | 9/2 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden and headway before 3 out, ridden and outpaced soon after 3 out, stayed on again approaching last, went modest 5th and closed on 4th close home | ||||||||||
| 6th | 14 |   | 6 L | Romney Marsh (GB) (Mare, brown, 10 8) | 923PP4 / 13 | Jump (56) | Hadden Frost | R Curtis The Romney Marsh… | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | NK | Twin Bud (GB) (filly, bay, 11 8) | P2P253 / 8 | Jump (28) | Matthew Batchelor | Miss A M Newton-Smith Mrs John Grist | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden before 9th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | 14 L | Free Falling (GB) (filly, chestnut, 11 11) | 6P-1170 / 8 | Flat (444), Jump (17) | M Goldstein | Miss S West A C Entertainment… | 10/1 | |
| disputed lead, mistake 9th, went 2nd before 3 out, ridden and weakened soon after, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 13 |   | 29 L | Hill Forts Gloria (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 12) | 4-6433P / 9 | Jump (89) | W P Kavanagh | J W Mullins Mr Alan Hill | 8/1 | |
| disputed lead, led 5th, went right next, headed 9th, chased leaders until weakened before 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 2 |   | 3½ L | Court Gamble (IRE) (Filly, bay, 11 11) | P-3245P / 8 | Jump (105) | T Scudamore | N P Mulholland Mr Steve Noyce | 16/1 | |
| always in rear, tailed off when blundered 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 1 |   | 18 L | Honeycreeper (GB) (filly, chestnut, 11 12) | 4-3P5 / 5 | Jump (36) | Jimmy McCarthy | Mrs P Robeson Mrs P Robeson | 14/1 | |
| disputed lead, not fluent 5th, mistake and weakened 8th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12th | 8 |   | 13 L | Clyffe Top (GB) (filly, bay, 11 6) | 593-7P / 5 | Jump (75) | Charlie Huxley | J G Portman Mrs William Hall | 33/1 | |
| always in rear, struggling under pressure after 5th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12 |   | - | Western Kate (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 12) | 3-08768 / 6 | Jump (49) | R Flint | J L Flint Mr Rory Stafford | |||
| 4 |   | - | Arctic Actress (GB) (filly, bay, 11 10) | 173714 / 5 | Jump (47) | J McGrath | N J Henderson Let's Live Racing | |||
