22 May 2012 15:30 Brighton
Winner: £3,500 (Penalty: £2,264); Distance: 1m 3f 196y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Firm in places).
Weatherbys Bank Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8(4) |   | - | St Ignatius (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 1) | 112565 / 7 | Flat (11) | D Holland | A Bailey Allan McNamee &… | 14/1 | |
| made all, ridden over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, pulled out extra and in command final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(3) |   | 2 L | Filun (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 7) | 11329-0 / 8 | Flat (36), Jump (791) | J P Fahy | A Middleton Mr R J Matthews | 11/1 | |
| held up towards rear, smooth headway over 2f out, tracked winner going well over 1f out, upsides and every chance inside final furlong, found no extra final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3(2) |   | 3 L | The Calling Curlew (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 6) | 596246- / 7 | Flat (226) | Amy Scott | H Candy K Lambrecht | 13/2 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on same pace over 1f out, held on for 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9(8) |   | NK | Navigation Track (GB) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 4/081- / 4 | Flat (287) | Martin Lane | D M Simcock Mr Abdullah Saeed… | 6/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up in rear, pushed along on outside 2f out, stayed on to 4th inside final furlong, closed on 3rd near finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(9) |   | 2½ L | White Diamond (GB) (filly, bay, 9 5) | 2006-24 / 7 | Flat (51), Jump (117) | William Carson | M Appleby The Atkin Partnership | 14/1 | |
| chased winner until ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(10) |   | 3½ L | Silver Alliance (GB) (colt, grey, 9 5) | 97-2736 / 9 | Flat (19) | Adam Beschizza | Miss J Feilden In It To Win Partnership | 12/1 | |
| in touch, headway to chase winner 3f out until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10(5) |   | 5 L | Byrd In Hand (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 13) | 55-3221 / 9 | Flat (19) | S M Levey | J J Bridger Marshall Bridger | 3/1 | |
| keen hold in mid-division, ridden on outside 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2(6) |   | 1¾ L | Shabak Hom (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 5-23252 / 5 | Flat (22), Jump (40) | Matt Cosham | P D Evans Ms S Howell | 12/1 | |
| held up in last pair, never involved | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5(7) |   | 8 L | Wily Fox (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) | 240424- / 8 | Flat (237), Jump (17) | L Morris | J M P Eustace Blue Peter Racing… | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders over 8f | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7(1) |   | 7 L | Pelham Crescent (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 2) | 07645-5 / 13 | Flat (138) | David Probert | B Palling Mrs D J Hughes | 14/1 | |
| awkward leaving stalls, last pair, ridden and struggling 4f out, behind and eased final 2f | ||||||||||
