21 Aug 2012 15:55 Perth
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,599); Distance: 3m; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.
NMU Scotland Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Ruttan Lake (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | P/2U-211 / 10 | Jump (87) | Aidan Coleman | Tim Vaughan Mr B Jones & Mr… | 8/11 | |
| raced keenly, soon tracked leader, led 4th, clear when not fluent next, made rest, blundered 14th, well in command when not fluent 3 out, eased down flat, very easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 60 L | Tarquinius (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 12) | P2143-0 / 12 | Jump (32) | J M Maguire | G Elliott The Stars & Diamonds… | 9/2 | |
| held up in rear, struggling 13th, went 3rd 4 out, plugged on to take remote 2nd 2 out, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 58 L | Secret Desert (GB) (colt, bay, 10 3) | 778-6P4 / 8 | Flat (1036), Jump (5) | T Scudamore | Ferdy Murphy The Extra Time… | 15/2 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd at 12th, no chance with easy winner when mistake 3 out, lost remote 2nd next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Hurricane Jack (GB) (Gelding, grey, 11 7) | 5153-45 / 9 | Jump (20) | P Buchanan | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mr G S Brown | ||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Colditz (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 31212-6 / 8 | Flat (1800), Jump (31) | Lucy Alexander | R Ford Mr R J Hewitt | ||
| 5 |   | - | Barr Head (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | P/P33-PP / 9 | Jump (37) | Grant Cockburn | Mrs L B Normile Mrs L Normile | |||
