19 May 2012 16:20 Bangor
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,249); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Alfa Aggregates Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Absinthe (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 12) | 12341- / 8 | Flat (9), Jump (50) | J M Maguire | D McCain Jnr Paul & Clare Rooney | 6/5 | |
| took keen hold, mid-division, headway on inside 6th, led 2 out, ridden and edged right last, edged right flat, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 13 |   | ½ L | Cavite Eta (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 1) | 48621P- / 8 | Jump (28) | Henry Brooke | M Todhunter Don't Tell Henry | 9/1 | |
| led, ridden after 3 out, headed 2 out, every chance last, switched left flat, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 9 L | Henry San (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 8) | 8218- / 6 | Flat (29), Jump (78) | R Thornton | A King R M Levitt, G Keirle… | 12/1 | |
| held up in rear, mistake 3rd, headway approaching 5th, 3rd and beaten when not fluent 2 out, no extra last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | ¾ L | Kykate (GB) (filly, bay, 11 11) | 5/5190-1 / 8 | Jump (14) | Charlie Huxley | W Kinsey David Bithell Racing | 8/1 | |
| prominent, hit 6th, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 12 |   | 11 L | George Woolf (GB) (colt, bay, 11 6) | 531517- / 5 | Flat (386), Jump (37) | R Johnson | Tim Vaughan Pearn's Pharmacies… | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 4th, lost place 6th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | ¾ L | James Pollard (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 11) | 266131- / 9 | Flat (152), Jump (41) | Mr R J Williams | B J Llewellyn Mr B J Llewellyn | 9/1 | |
| held up in rear, some headway after 6th, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened, mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | 19 L | Sambulando (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 8) | P43530/ / 12 | Flat (24), Jump (469) | D F O'Regan | V R A Dartnall Mr Richard Hobson | 22/1 | |
| prominent, outpaced after 3 out, weakened approaching next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 2 |   | - | The Tiddly Tadpole (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 331515- / 8 | Jump (266) | F Keniry | S G West The Frog Chorus | |||
| 6 |   | - | Rebel Dancer (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 949773- / 7 | Flat (210), Jump (50) | Harry Skelton | Ian Williams Boston R S Ian… | |||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Vimiero (USA) (colt, bay, 11 6) | 5025- / 6 | Flat (212), Jump (76) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Diane Carr & John… | ||
| 10 |   | - | Laudatory (GB) (colt, bay, 11 6) | 3345F1- / 10 | Flat (599), Jump (49) | Andrew Tinkler | N J Henderson Eric Newnham | |||
| 11 |   | - | Educated Son (GB) (gelding, brown, 11 6) | 615- / 5 | Flat (354), Jump (133) | Jack Doyle | B De Haan Mrs D Vaughan | |||
| 4 |   | - | Rampant Ronnie (USA) (Colt, bay, 11 11) | 1015P0- / 8 | Flat (1003), Jump (49) | A Thornton | Mrs A M Thorpe Hanford's Chemist… | |||
