14 Apr 2012 14:30 Lingfield
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,938); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
Better Grand National Odds At FreeBetting.co.uk Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(3) |   | - | Midsummer Sun (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 51010- / 4 | Flat (185) | I Mongan | H R A Cecil Mr K Abdulla | 4/1 | |
| raced wide throughout, close up, led over 2f out, edged right inside final furlong, ridden and ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4(7) |   | 2 L | Ithoughtitwasover (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 120052- / 5 | Flat (197) | Kieren Fallon | Charlie & Mark Johnston Crone Stud Farms… | 3/1 | |
| in touch, headway 2f out, soon chased winner, soon ridden, no impression inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8(10) |   | 1 L | Royal Peculiar (GB) (colt, bay, 8 10) | 51- / 8 | Flat (269) | T P Queally | H R A Cecil Mr Terry Pryke | 5/1 | |
| in rear, headway and looked green over 1f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10(6) |   | 1¾ L | Mataaleb (GB) (colt, bay, 8 6) | 2/005-35 / 7 | Flat (25) | T P O'Shea | Mrs L Pearce Sligo Racing Club | 16/1 | |
| dwelt in rear, headway on outer entering final furlong, ridden and kept on, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1(4) |   | 1½ L | Buthelezi (USA) (colt, bay, 9 9) | 233476- / 10 | Flat (197) | R Havlin | J & T Gosden Wayne Hawkes &… | 7/2 | |
| led, ridden and over 3f out, rallied to press winner 2f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2(5) |   | 5 L | Twin Soul (IRE) (filly, brown, 9 3) | 115354- / 4 | Flat (170) | David Probert | A M Balding Mr N Botica | 12/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(9) |   | ¾ L | Franco Is My Name (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 11) | 557-220 / 8 | Flat (14), Jump (240) | J P Fahy | P Hedger P C F Racing Ltd | 16/1 | |
| held up, headway on inside when not clear run entering final 2f, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9(1) |   | 2 L | Almail (USA) (colt, bay, 8 10) | 17/08-73 / 7 | Flat (22) | F Sweeney | J A Osborne Mr A Taylor | 50/1 | |
| close up, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5(2) |   | ¾ L | The Bells O Peover (GB) (colt, bay, 8 11) | 1138-30 / 5 | Flat (55) | N Callan | Charlie & Mark Johnston D&G Mercer | 18/1 | |
| keen tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7(8) |   | 1½ L | Bridle Belle (GB) (filly, bay, 8 10) | 381668- / 5 | Flat (210) | F Tylicki | R A Fahey Mrs H Steel | 14/1 | |
| held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
