10 Mar 2012 15:15 Sandown
Winner: £60,000 (Penalty: £34,170); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft plcs home straight Good,G/S plcs b/straight).
Paddy Power Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 15 |   | - | Paintball (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 7) | 191-537 / 6 | Flat (516), Jump (92) | N D Fehily | C E Longsdon Mr Alan Halsall | 20/1 | |
| in touch on inner, challenged 2 out, led before last, ridden flat, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 21 |   | 4½ L | Nampour (FR) (Horse (entire), grey, 10 4) | 9/U0-6F2 / 8 | Flat (672), Jump (7) | T J O'Brien | C L Tizzard Mr Terry Warner | 11/1 | |
| led, headed before 2 out, in 3rd before last, kept on to chase winner flat, no impression | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 4½ L | Sire De Grugy (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 113-641 / 11 | Jump (18) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Theprestonfamily&Friendsltd/mrg… | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, hit 5th, headway before 2 out, soon led, headed before last, lost 2nd place soon after last, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 24 |   | NK | Rowan Tiger (GB) (colt, bay, 10 1) | 221484 / 6 | Flat (142), Jump (17) | Jack Quinlan | Dr R D P Newland Mr Paul Jenkins | 33/1 | |
| towards rear on inner, headway before 3 out, kept on from last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 14 |   | 1¼ L | Chesil Beach Boy (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) | 0-74111 / 12 | Jump (49) | Mrs M Roberts | M J Coombe Mr J Coombe | 25/1 | |
| in rear, headway on inner before 2 out, kept on flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11 |   | NK | Johns Spirit (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 131223 / 9 | Jump (49) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr Christopher… | 12/1 | |
| held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, ridden before last, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 7th | 16 |   | HD | Devil To Pay (GB) (colt, bay, 10 7) | 32/11-32 / 10 | Flat (661), Jump (18) | R Thornton | A King Horace 5 | 10/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway before 2 out, kept on from last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 2¼ L | Ted Spread (GB) (colt, bay, 11 0) | 421 / 8 | Flat (161), Jump (39) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls False Nose 'n Glasses… | 3/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 2 out, ridden before last, weakened last 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 9th | 13 |   | 2 L | First In The Queue (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 8) | 130258 / 9 | Flat (507), Jump (42) | Andrew Tinkler | N J Henderson Mr Brian Davies | 33/1 | |
| towards rear, headway before 3 out, chased leaders 2 out, ridden before last, no extra | ||||||||||
| 10th | 2 |   | 1¾ L | Torphichen (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 11 6) | 746124 / 9 | Flat (342), Jump (49) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King John P McManus | 50/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden after 2 out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 11th | 22 |   | HD | Ile De Re (FR) (colt, grey, 10 3) | 3211 / 9 | Flat (126), Jump (22) | Harry Skelton | Ian Williams Mr D Mead | 8/1 | |
| prominent, every chance before 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 3 |   | 10 L | Pateese (FR) (mare, bay, 11 1) | 30-1086 / 10 | Flat (166), Jump (49) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr D A Rees | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, headway before 3 out, soon chased leaders, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 23 |   | 2 L | El Dancer (GB) (colt, bay, 10 2) | 1/23045 / 11 | Flat (1254), Jump (20) | D Elsworth | L Wadham Mr Ron Davies | 40/1 | |
| behind, some headway from 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 14th | 18 |   | 3 L | Lucaindubai (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 0-63514 / 7 | Jump (21) | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams Mr R J Gambarini | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, effort after 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 15th | 9 |   | SHD | Celtus (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 1213P-2 / 6 | Flat (577), Jump (107) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson S Munir | 12/1 | |
| in touch, chased leaders before 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 16th | 12 |   | 8 L | Pascha Bere (FR) (Gelding, grey, 10 8) | 24-4P52 / 9 | Flat (1637), Jump (39) | L Treadwell | N J Gifford Mr And Mrs Mark… | 50/1 | |
| mid-division on outer, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 17th | 8 |   | 11 L | Art Professor (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | 971-326 / 11 | Flat (1625), Jump (21) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mr Jeremy Hancock | 20/1 | |
| close up, lost place from 4th, tailed off from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 18th | 20 |   | 2 L | Grafite (GB) (gelding, grey, 10 5) | 5-50139 / 8 | Jump (19) | Brendan Powell | B G Powell J Dalton C Shankland… | 100/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and lost place from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 19th | 7 |   | 2¼ L | Swift Lord (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 613/241- / 8 | Jump (346) | Joshua Moore | G & J Moore Miss Daisy Hitchins | 40/1 | |
| mid-division on inner, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 20th | 17 |   | 9 L | Ascendant (GB) (colt, chestnut, 10 7) | 92-11P2 / 12 | Flat (52), Jump (29) | Felix de Giles | A Reid Mr F A Clegg | 100/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 21st | 6 |   | 25 L | Master of Arts (USA) (Colt, bay, 11 0) | 10/ / 7 | Flat (168), Jump (1093) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr R S Brookhouse | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 22nd | 5 |   | 3 L | Ciceron (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 0-90150 / 10 | Flat (998), Jump (22) | S Thomas | Miss V Williams Mr M Secretan | 25/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 23rd | 19 |   | 11 L | Monetary Fund (USA) (Colt, bay, 10 6) | 24303-8 / 10 | Flat (884), Jump (39) | R T Dunne | Miss V Williams Mr A Brooks | 100/1 | |
| chased leaders, hit 4th, quickly weakened | ||||||||||
| FE | 10 |   | - | Zanir (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 9) | 1-34690 / 10 | Flat (1723), Jump (29) | Sam Twiston-Davies | D Killahena & G McPherson Mrs Laura Day | ||
| 25 |   | - | Dark Shadow (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 6-22F21 / 5 | Jump (9) | Reserve 1 | N J Henderson Mr Nick Shutts | |||
| 26 |   | - | Clarion Call (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 432 / 5 | Flat (192), Jump (13) | Reserve 2 | Evan Williams The Maugersbury… | |||
