13 Mar 2012 16:25 Southwell
Winner: £2,500 (Penalty: £1,704); Distance: 5f; Class: 6; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
Cheltenham Festival Free Betting With FreeBetting.co.uk Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12(12) |   | - | First In Command (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 2) | 5-44372 / 20 | Flat (26) | S W Kelly | D M Loughnane Mrs C Loughnane | 11/2 | |
| close up, led over 1f out, pushed out, readily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(4) |   | ½ L | Argentine (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 7) | 422-122 / 9 | Flat (35) | T Eaves | I Semple J Hampson & Robert… | 5/2 | |
| in touch, good headway over 1f out, soon every chance, pressed winner inside final furlong, no quicken | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(9) |   | 1¼ L | Twice Red (GB) (colt, bay, 9 6) | 576442 / 4 | Flat (6) | Dane O'Neill | D Shaw Miss M E Rowland | 5/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reach leaders | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8(3) |   | 1¼ L | Sandwith (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 4) | 74621-3 / 11 | Flat (26) | L Mcniff | A G Foster Ms Rona Mowbray | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(2) |   | SHD | Spirit of Coniston (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 5) | 2528-37 / 9 | Flat (18) | Ned Curtis | P T Midgley Sandfield Racing | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11(10) |   | ¾ L | Slatey Hen (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 2) | 425631 / 5 | Flat (10) | William Carson | R C Guest Rakebackmypoker… | 12/1 | |
| chased leader, led approaching 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(5) |   | 6 L | Canadian Danehill (IRE) (Horse (entire), bay, 9 6) | 241160 / 10 | Flat (4) | J Fanning | R M H Cowell Mr T W Morley | 7/1 | |
| outpaced, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10(1) |   | SHD | Fashion Icon (USA) (Filly, chestnut, 9 4) | 02057-9 / 6 | Flat (40) | Declan Cannon | D O'Meara Trendy Ladies | 33/1 | |
| prominent, ridden halfway, weakened approaching final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(6) |   | 6 L | Miss Polly Plum (GB) (filly, bay, 9 4) | 4569-98 / 6 | Flat (32) | Ryan Clark | C A Dwyer Mrs J Hughes &… | 20/1 | |
| in touch, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3(13) |   | 2 L | Spic 'n Span (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 6) | 6-45546 / 10 | Flat (6) | L Morris | R Harris Mr P Nurcombe | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 9(8) |   | 1¾ L | Chosen One (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 4) | 900960- / 9 | Flat (153) | James P Sullivan | Mrs R Carr Bridget Houlston,… | 25/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 13(11) |   | 3½ L | Skiddaw View (GB) (filly, bay, 8 7) | 0980/00 / 5 | Flat (18) | A Mullen | A D Brown Mr John Wills | 100/1 | |
| outpaced | ||||||||||
| 2(7) |   | - | Lesley's Choice (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 7) | 790070- / 7 | Flat (91) | D E Egan | P Rich Power Bloodstock… | |||
