13 Mar 2012 14:40 Cheltenham
Winner: £75,000 (Penalty: £42,712); Distance: 3m 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places. Cross Country: Good to Firm).
JLT Specialty Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 15 |   | - | Alfie Sherrin (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 3P-PF75 / 11 | Jump (24) | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill John P McManus | 14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden and headway 3 out, effort next, stayed on under pressure to lead flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | 1 L | Fruity O'Rooney (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | 21-6213 / 13 | Jump (45) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Heart of the South… | 16/1 | |
| led, driven after 3 out, ridden next, headed flat, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 4 L | Our Mick (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 1) | 531113 / 10 | Jump (25) | J M Maguire | D McCain Jnr Mr K Benson & Mrs… | 11/1 | |
| with leader to 4th, remained in touch, not fluent 15th, outpaced 4 out, headway next, effort and every chance on outside 2 out, ridden to chase leading pair flat, held when edged left towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11 |   | 2 L | The Package (GB) (Gelding, brown, 10 10) | 312U5/5- / 12 | Jump (493) | T J Murphy | D Pipe The Johnson Family | 6/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, headway 14th, went 2nd after 3 out, challenged next, soon ridden, kept on and every chance until one pace flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 12 |   | 1¼ L | Billie Magern (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | 8-15PP3 / 9 | Jump (45) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Exors Of The Late… | 25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and effort on inside approaching 2 out, kept on same pace, no impression flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 11 L | Magnanimity (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 124-874 / 9 | Flat (524), Jump (17) | D N Russell | D T Hughes Gigginstown House… | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, ridden and kept on same pace from next, no impression | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 3 L | Quantitativeeasing (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 112-021 / 12 | Jump (94) | A P McCoy | N J Henderson Mr John P McManus | 11/2 | |
| mid-division on inside, headway 12th, outpaced 15th, 8th and hard driven 3 out, kept on same pace, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 8th | 17 |   | 2 L | Riguez Dancer (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | PU336F / 10 | Flat (1004), Jump (27) | Lucy Alexander | Ferdy Murphy Let's Live Racing | 40/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway into mid-division 3 out, kept on same pace from next, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 9th | 18 |   | 3 L | Pentiffic (NZ) (gelding, brown, 10 0) | 41332F / 15 | Flat (741), Jump (10) | R T Dunne | Miss V Williams Miss L M Turner | 16/1 | |
| in touch, pressed leader from 4th, mistake 13th and 3 out, soon lost place, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3 |   | 8 L | Hold On Julio (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 2) | 1111-11 / 10 | Jump (66) | R Thornton | A King Mr & Mrs F Bell,n… | 11/2 | |
| in touch on inside, outpaced 4 out, 10th when mistake next, weakened from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 14 |   | 2½ L | Baile Anrai (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | 2-2F11F / 10 | Jump (24) | Harry Skelton | Ian Williams Massive | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, 9th and ridden 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 12th | 4 |   | 16 L | Mon Mome (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 3F/52PP / 13 | Flat (2872), Jump (24) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mrs Vida Bingham | 50/1 | |
| mid-division, struggling 13th, soon behind | ||||||||||
| 13th | 8 |   | 2¾ L | Tullamore Dew (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 5F94U2 / 14 | Flat (2109), Jump (24) | L Treadwell | N J Gifford Give Every Man… | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, struggling 13th, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 14th | 19 |   | 18 L | Runshan (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 0) | 4-21144 / 12 | Jump (72) | T Scudamore | D G Bridgwater Terry & Sarah Amos | 100/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place halfway, soon behind | ||||||||||
| PU | 13 |   | - | Mount Oscar (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 6) | 162-P35 / 13 | Jump (17) | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard Mrs Jean R Bishop | ||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Noland (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 1/2P1-56 / 11 | Jump (52) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr J Hales | ||
| PU | 16 |   | - | Bottman (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 0) | 22-1345 / 7 | Jump (45) | R J Killoran | Tim Vaughan The Oxymorons | ||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Zarrafakt (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 5/1PP-21 / 9 | Jump (52) | N D Fehily | Miss E C Lavelle Mr G P MacIntosh | ||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Mossley (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 52P-12P / 7 | Jump (25) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson W Hennessy | ||
