23 Mar 2012 14:40 Newbury
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,330); Distance: 2m 6f 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Read Nicholls And McCain On Betfair Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Triangular (USA) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 9) | 29-0172 / 20 | Flat (1109), Jump (69) | P J Brennan | T R George Mrs C Fry | 9/2 | |
| tracked leaders, challenged 11th, led 4 out, clear from next, coasted home, heavily eased closing stages | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9 |   | 4½ L | Dom d'Orgeval (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) | 9P21-6P / 12 | Jump (20) | D A Jacob | Nick Williams A J White And Mrs… | 25/1 | |
| held up in rear, some headway 12th, outpaced after 5 out, rallied from 3 out, went 3rd approaching last, stayed on to take 2nd flat, flattered by proximity to winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 3 L | Aimigayle (GB) (mare, bay, 11 11) | 42/P28-P / 11 | Jump (34) | C Bolger | Miss S Smith David Cliff, Phillipa… | 7/1 | |
| led, jumped right and hit 3rd, jumped right next, headed 4 out, no impression on winner from next, lost 2nd flat, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 17 L | Sound Stage (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 42-0F03 / 11 | Jump (13) | James Best | Mrs Caroline Keevil Mrs S J Biggins | 5/1 | |
| mid-division, headway approaching 8th, went 3rd 3 out until before last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 4 L | Bai Zhu (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 516-U65 / 9 | Jump (87) | Felix de Giles | N J Henderson The Bloomfields… | 15/2 | |
| held up in touch, went 2nd 6th, challenged 9th, switched right approaching 4 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 5 L | Calusa Caldera (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 281U-88 / 10 | Jump (13) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Mr Peter Luff | 20/1 | |
| held up in touch, ridden after 5 out, hit 4 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 49 L | Arrayan (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 1U0-944 / 10 | Flat (1338), Jump (27) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr Dave Arthur… | 11/1 | |
| held up in last, not always fluent, mistake 8th, some headway after 12th, hit 4 out and weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10 |   | 18 L | Milgen Bay (GB) (gelding, brown, 10 11) | 312333 / 11 | Jump (23) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood James & Clare Luck | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 10th, effort after 5 out, weakened approaching 2 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 11 |   | - | Oscar Close (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 8) | 3-4FP14 / 8 | Flat (166), Jump (64) | T E Whelan | George Baker Mr Wayne Hennessey | ||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Ogee (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 8/744-P2 / 10 | Flat (1652), Jump (35) | Jimmy McCarthy | Mrs P Robeson Sir Evelyn De Rothschild | ||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Masked Man (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | 11/5-P51 / 11 | Jump (14) | N D Fehily | C J Mann Mrs Sarah Ashby | ||
| PU | 12 |   | - | River Indus (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 2641-27 / 12 | Jump (26) | William Twiston-Davies | R H Buckler Mrs C J Dunn | ||
