23 Mar 2012 16:25 Newbury
Winner: £16,000 (Penalty: £10,397); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Dream Esteem (GB) (Filly, bay, 11 2) | 3272-31 / 20 | Flat (802), Jump (27) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr R S Brookhouse | 9/2 | |
| tracked leaders, took keen hold, steadied 4th, headway approaching 3 out, not fluent 2 out, led soon after last, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 2¼ L | Gibb River (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 9) | 1110-30 / 8 | Flat (945), Jump (97) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Corbett Stud | 9/4 | |
| held up, not always fluent, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd flat, stayed on, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | ½ L | Petit Robin (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 2053/2U- / 10 | Jump (426) | J McGrath | N J Henderson S W Group Logistics… | 9/1 | |
| led until after 1st, tracked leader, hit 2nd, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, headed soon after last, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | HD | Tony Star (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 13-7226 / 10 | Flat (385), Jump (105) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Yeah Man Partnership | 4/1 | |
| held up in last pair, headway 4th, led approaching 3 out, headed before next, stayed on flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 11 L | Grams And Ounces (GB) (colt, bay, 10 10) | 3-66111 / 13 | Flat (272), Jump (78) | Mr T J Flint | J L Flint Grace Harris Racing | 7/2 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, pushed along before 3 out, outpaced from 2 out, no extra last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 10 L | Topolski (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 11) | 111-0P2 / 10 | Flat (174), Jump (26) | Tom Cannon | D W P Arbuthnot Mr P M Claydon | 8/1 | |
| held up in last pair, ridden 5th, well beaten 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 35 L | Sacrilege (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 0) | PP3-0P5 / 9 | Flat (613), Jump (25) | Matthew Batchelor | D C O'Brien Mr D C O'Brien | 100/1 | |
| reluctant to race and reminder soon after start, headway to lead after 1st, headed approaching 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 5 |   | - | Chesil Beach Boy (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | 741115 / 12 | Jump (13) | Non Runner | M J Coombe Mr J Coombe | |||
| 8 |   | - | Kandari (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 5) | 5008/9-2 / 10 | Flat (1334), Jump (33) | Maurice Linehan | J & A O'Neill Mr Andrew Gough | |||
