20 Apr 2012 16:00 Ayr
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £15,640); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places ).
Hillhouse Quarry Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | The Knoxs (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 11-1577 / 11 | Jump (54) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Jim Beaumont &… | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pecked 1st, with leader 8th, led 4 out, kept on well from last, driven out final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 1½ L | De Boitron (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 778360 / 13 | Flat (2014), Jump (8) | Lucy Alexander | Ferdy Murphy Mrs Janet Ackner | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 12th, went 2nd 3 out, ridden and every chance before last, not fluent, kept on and well held final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 3 L | Torphichen (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 11 11) | 612402 / 9 | Flat (383), Jump (13) | R Thornton | A King John P McManus | 4/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway before 8th to chase leaders, chance 2 out, no extra before last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | 8 L | Gansey (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 2) | P-3P493 / 13 | Jump (13) | J M Maguire | J Parkinson & S Smith Mrs C A Coward | 10/3 | |
| held up towards rear, some headway before 3 out, went 4th 2 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 22 L | Woody Waller (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 41-2225 / 8 | Flat (550), Jump (48) | K Renwick | J Wade C J Leech & A French | 11/1 | |
| close up, led from 3rd, headed narrowly before 6th, soon left in lead, blundered 7th, headed 4 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 3¼ L | Natal (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 458-UP5 / 11 | Jump (20) | D C Costello | J J Lambe Mr James Callow | 50/1 | |
| held up towards rear, jumped slow 5th, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 3¼ L | Divers (FR) (Gelding, g, 11 12) | 1-P3U04 / 10 | Flat (1748), Jump (36) | A P McCoy | Ferdy Murphy Let's Live Racing | 3/1 | |
| held up towards rear, mistake 5 out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | 63 L | The Panama Kid (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) | 1113P0 / 11 | Jump (38) | Harry Haynes | J M Jefferson Mrs D W Davenport | 20/1 | |
| in touch, losing touch when blundered 10th, soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | I Hear A Symphony (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 1P88P4 / 12 | Jump (20) | B J Geraghty | J J Lambe Michael McConville | ||
| UR | 10 |   | - | Allanard (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 3431F4 / 11 | Jump (41) | Henry Brooke | M Todhunter Mrs Kate Hall | ||
