18 Jul 2012 15:50 Uttoxeter
Winner: £3,900 (Penalty: £2,534); Distance: 3m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Spiffing Crabbie's Alcoholic Ginger Beer Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 |   | - | Victor Hewgo (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 905443- / 11 | Jump (94) | J Reveley | K G Reveley Sir Ian Good | 4/1 | |
| held up mid-division on outside, steady headway after 4 out, led before next, ridden clear after 2 out, stayed on well, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 15 L | Motou (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 4/6775-3 / 9 | Jump (28) | R Johnson | R T Phillips The Summer Club | 9/2 | |
| mid-division on inside, headway under pressure after 4 out, chased winner next, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace in clear 2nd, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 5 L | Munlochy Bay (GB) (Filly, bay, 11 7) | FU1-415 / 9 | Flat (1131), Jump (24) | C Poste | M Sheppard The Blues Partnership | 10/1 | |
| held up behind, struggling after 8th, 9th and ridden before 3 out, switched outside before next, stayed on to go moderate 3rd between last 2, no chance with front pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12 |   | 3¾ L | Kahsabelle (FR) (Filly, bay, 11 1) | 6510-55 / 8 | Flat (27), Jump (8) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Miss V M Williams | 9/1 | |
| tracked leader on outside, hit and reminder after 8th, lost place after 4 out, behind when mistake next, plugged on to go moderate 4th when hit last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 12 L | Dirty Bertie (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 8) | 776-311 / 7 | Jump (10) | T Scudamore | D G Bridgwater Mr R Paul Russell | 2/1 | |
| led narrowly after 1st, blundered 5th, driven and headed before 3 out, weakened from next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11 |   | 3½ L | Kristallo (GER) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 25FP57- / 8 | Flat (837), Jump (242) | J E Moore | P & M Bowen Mr S Starkey | 11/1 | |
| tracked leaders, hard ridden after 4 out, weakened from next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 9 L | Foxesbow (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 112PF-0 / 9 | Jump (17) | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, switched outside and ridden after 4 out, no impression when not fluent next, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 13 |   | 2¼ L | Rifleman (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 64P2-22 / 14 | Flat (1827), Jump (65) | Giles Hawkins | R Lee Mr John M Jackson | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden after 4 out, no impression next, weakened 2 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1 |   | 39 L | Mzuri Bay (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 826P4-2 / 7 | Jump (28) | Tom Cannon | Mrs L Hill Ruth Tupper & Tom… | 11/1 | |
| led to after 1st, with leader, outpaced after 4 out, lost place before next, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9 |   | - | Bureaucrat (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) | 76/63-42 / 10 | Flat (444), Jump (41) | R McGrath | J Mackie Mrs Susan Granger | |||
| 4 |   | - | Officier De Reserve (FR) (Gelding, brown, 11 9) | 3P/41-32 / 11 | Jump (27) | Sam Twiston-Davies | F Brennan Miss N Henton | |||
| 2 |   | - | Aqualung (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 4/14-231 / 10 | Jump (14) | P J Brennan | Ian Williams Mr R G Owens | |||
| PU | 7 |   | - | An Toileanach (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 77F2/1-P / 9 | Jump (67) | Mr P York | R H York Mrs K H York | ||
