29 Mar 2012 17:25 Newcastle
Winner: £2,600 (Penalty: £1,689); Distance: 3m; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Booker Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Tartan Tiger (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 568842 / 8 | Jump (14) | D C Costello | J & S Quinn Distillery Racing… | 11/4 | |
| tracked leaders, keen hold, led approaching 2 out, soon strongly challenged, hard ridden, kept on well under pressure | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 1½ L | Oscar Romeo (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 11) | 464736 / 6 | Jump (11) | Lucy Alexander | T D Easterby Mr C H Stevens | 11/4 | |
| chased leaders, mistake 3rd, every chance 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 5 L | Folie A Deux (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 452186 / 11 | Jump (25) | Mr W Kinsey | W Kinsey Mr W R Kinsey | 11/1 | |
| mid-division, hampered approaching 9th, headway 3 out, every chance next, faded last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 |   | 7 L | Watercolours (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 12) | 756536 / 7 | Flat (1255), Jump (20) | Henry Brooke | J S Goldie G Mullins | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, hampered 9th, headway 3 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | 5 L | Hotgrove Boy (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 6-0F622 / 8 | Flat (613), Jump (42) | F Davis | A G Foster Coltherd Cawkwell… | 6/1 | |
| behind, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | HD | Delightfully (FR) (Filly, brown, 11 11) | 56P230 / 10 | Jump (37) | Grant Cockburn | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mr Robert Boyd | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place 8th,soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 7th | 13 |   | 3¾ L | No Way Hozay (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | P58692 / 7 | Jump (20) | K Renwick | B Storey Mr John Wade | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | 41 L | Alora Money (GB) (filly, bay, 11 7) | 4133/P5 / 9 | Jump (38) | J Reveley | K G Reveley Shade Oak Stud | 12/1 | |
| led, mistake 3 out, headed approaching next, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 8 |   | - | Browneyes Blue (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | P/0832-8 / 14 | Jump (26) | Brian Harding | James Moffatt Mr Maurice Chapman | |||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Dechiper (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | P-43P4P / 10 | Flat (206), Jump (77) | K Johnson | R Johnson Mr L Armstrong | ||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Milans Man (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 64-PPPP / 7 | Jump (6) | Mr A Voy | C Grant David Armstrong… | ||
| 12 |   | - | Heather Glen (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 11) | 73257P / 6 | Jump (25) | Mr S Byrne | J Parkinson & S Smith Mrs S Smith | |||
| 1 |   | - | Trojan Gift (USA) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 337 / 5 | Flat (212), Jump (94) | Brian Toomey | Miss J A Camacho Axom (xix) | |||
