06 Jun 2012 15:50 Cartmel
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,798); Distance: 3m 6f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 10YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Stone Source Grand Veterans' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Sea Saffron (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) | 4121-13 / 24 | Jump (29) | Matt Griffiths | Mrs S Gardner G N Noye & P A… | 7/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway approaching 11th, ridden before 15th, went 2nd 4 out, led before bend turning for home, stayed on gamely | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | 1½ L | Heez A Steel (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 4) | 85U3P-2 / 14 | Jump (2) | Lucy Alexander | G A Charlton Mrs J M Walton | 5/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 3rd, mistake 12th, close 3rd when mistake 2 out, went 2nd soon after bend turning for home, stayed on, no impression close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 16 L | Hello Bud (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 5U6547- / 14 | Jump (53) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies | 5/1 | |
| prominent, led after 2nd, dived at 3 out, headed before bend turning for home, weakened final 150 yards | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 13 L | General Hardi (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) | 12541/2 / 13 | Jump (21) | B S Hughes | J Wade Mr John Wade | 9/1 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake 8th, lost place approaching 11th, outpaced 15th, closed briefly 2 out, well beaten after last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | 59 L | Huckleberry (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 4) | 23111-1 / 10 | Jump (34) | Lee Edwards | A W Carroll Trevor Mennell… | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden 11th, lost touch approaching 15th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 5 |   | - | Cerium (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 6P2481- / 12 | Flat (3049), Jump (40) | T E Whelan | N B King Mr Robert Bothway | |||
| 7 |   | - | Pairc Na Gcapall (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | 4P32P-2 / 11 | Jump (8) | J M Maguire | N B King The St Gatien Racing… | |||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Itzacliche (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 5) | 221P3-1 / 13 | Jump (10) | Miss J R Richards | N G Richards Miss J R Richards | ||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Dennis The Legend (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 4) | P235-45 / 11 | Jump (12) | Nick Scholfield | J G Cann Mrs Pam Pengelly | ||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Indian Pipe Dream (IRE) (Horse (entire), brown, 11 10) | 1P1PPP- / 11 | Flat (216), Jump (48) | R McGrath | A Sadik Miss Sarah A Dawson | ||
| PU | 6 |   | - | More Equity (GB) (Mare, bay, 10 11) | 46235-3 / 12 | Jump (10) | Ryan Mania | Mrs Dianne Sayer Mrs Margaret Coppola | ||
