04 May 2012 20:30 Bangor
Winner: £1,150 (Penalty: £717); Distance: 3m 110y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
James Griffith Memorial Novices' Hunters' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | What A Laugh (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 5/P1111- / 16 | Jump (25) | Mr J Hamer | G Hanmer Mr Steve Edkins | 13/8 | |
| held up in last place, headway to track leaders going well 13th, led on bit 2 out, shaken up flat, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 2¼ L | Current Exchange (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 12 0) | 11/111F- / 12 | Jump (43) | Mr Tom David | Mrs S Crow Miss Carrie Tucker | 7/2 | |
| in touch, led 13th, ridden and headed 2 out, every chance last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 11 L | Bermuda Boy (FR) (Horse (entire), bay, 12 0) | 232223- / 10 | Flat (905), Jump (29) | Mr R Jarrett | S Flook Foxhunters In Mind | 5/2 | |
| prominent, ridden and every chance 3 out, kept on same pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 14 L | Gunner Be Bee (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 721/P- / 9 | Jump (25) | Mr G Crow | G L Edwards Mr John R Wilson | 16/1 | |
| keen in touch in rear, headway to track leaders 9th, outpaced 15th, kept on to go 4th near finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 1 L | Lagosta (SAF) (Gelding, chestnut, 12 0) | 223541- / 12 | Flat (2911), Jump (27) | Miss J C Williams | S J Graham Mr S J Graham | 8/1 | |
| close up, joined leader 8th, led next, hit 11th, headed 13th, weakened 3 out, lost 4th near finish | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 10 L | Scotmail Too (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 12 0) | 4F5/463- / 11 | Jump (19) | Miss S Sharratt | Miss S Sharratt Miss D Cope | 66/1 | |
| led, jumped right 7th, headed 9th, lost place 11th, soon ridden in rear | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 34 L | Whitepark Legend (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 5P0P36- / 9 | Jump (19) | Nick Slatter | R A Owen Miss Sarah M Thomas | 100/1 | |
| tracked leaders, lost a couple of places 9th, blundered next, ridden 13th, weakened 15th | ||||||||||
