10 Sep 2012 16:40 Newton Abbot
Winner: £5,500 (Penalty: £3,574); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
optimumracing.co.uk Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Mibleu (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) | 43P-445 / 25 | Jump (41) | Brendan Powell | C L Tizzard Chasing Gold Racing… | 7/1 | |
| took keen hold, headway to chase leaders when bumped 2nd, went 2nd travelling well before 2 out, led 2 out, soon clear, eased towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 11 L | Bennys Quest (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 5-05414 / 12 | Jump (14) | Peter Carberry | A G Hobbs Mr R G Chapman | 13/2 | |
| held up in last pair, headway to chase leaders approaching 7th, went 2nd soon after, led 3 out, mistake and headed 2 out, no chance with eased down winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 3½ L | Blue Hills (GB) (Gelding, brown, 11 3) | 1-21129 / 11 | Flat (1218), Jump (37) | T J Phelan | D G Bridgwater Mr Tom Pratt | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, driven and one pace after 4 out, plugged on to modest 3rd approaching last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 6 L | Diamond Eclipse (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 223-22P / 8 | Jump (20) | Nick Scholfield | Nick Williams Mrs E J Loosemore | 2/1 | |
| chased leader until after 7th, blundered next, soon lost place, plugged on to modest 4th in closing stages | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 2¾ L | My Condor (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | P60405 / 11 | Flat (1127), Jump (13) | Nick Slatter | F O'Brien Mr Ian Slatter | 22/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed 3 out, chased leader until ridden before 2 out, dropped to modest 4th approaching last, weakened to 5th in closing stages | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 24 L | Lucy's Legend (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 11) | 79-2591 / 7 | Jump (37) | T J O'Brien | P Henderson The Rockbourne… | 2/1 | |
| never travelled in last trio, pushed along and struggling after 6th, never on terms, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Denton Ryal (GB) (filly, bay, 11 12) | 23150-3 / 5 | Flat (605), Jump (12) | M Goldstein | Miss S West Mr Michael Moriarty | ||
| 6 |   | - | Temple Place (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | 13PP-0P / 11 | Flat (1535), Jump (103) | T Scudamore | A E Jones Mr Stephen Spence | |||
