09 Mar 2012 16:50 Leicester
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,249); Distance: 2m 7f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Noble Witness (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | P74453 / 12 | Jump (10) | A Pogson | C T Pogson Wordingham Plant… | 3/1 | |
| tracked leaders, joined leaders 5th until 9th, chased leaders until outpaced 5 out, headway 2 out, soon led, ridden out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 4½ L | Craiglands (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 4-35P43 / 12 | Jump (16) | Sam Twiston-Davies | Ian Williams Mr J Tredwell | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, headway 2 out, every chance last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 1¾ L | Midnight Macarena (GB) (mare, chestnut, 11 1) | 66-P6B5 / 9 | Jump (21) | Matt Crawley | L Wadham The Bees | 9/1 | |
| held up, headway to track leaders, 10th, ridden 4 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 1½ L | Inthejungle (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 1F/52-F5 / 12 | Jump (15) | Thomas Garner | D C O'Brien Mr D C O'Brien | 12/1 | |
| led, headed 10th, with leader and every chance when blundered 3 out, switched right next, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 11 L | Jolly Boys Outing (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 512-333 / 13 | Jump (47) | Benjamin Poste | Mrs R Gasson Mrs Rosemary Gasson | 11/2 | |
| in rear, outpaced from 5 out, ridden and headway approaching last, stayed on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | 1¼ L | Charming Lad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 2424-9P / 13 | Jump (15) | N D Fehily | C J Mann Mrs Kathy Day | 17/2 | |
| with leader, led 10th, ridden 4 out, headed soon after 2 out, weakened flat, eased and lost 5th close home | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 1¼ L | Only The Best (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 41/4PFP- / 10 | Jump (358) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mrs Gill Scott | 5/1 | |
| always in rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | 4 L | Qualypso D'allier (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | P6/51-36 / 10 | Jump (22) | D Elsworth | Andrew Turnell Mr R C Skinner | 5/1 | |
| held up, hit 8th, jumped slowly 5 out, behind next | ||||||||||
| 8 |   | - | Normally (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 8/39P-15 / 12 | Jump (40) | Non Runner | P & M Bowen Mr Hywel Evans | |||
