10 Oct 2012 15:10 Ludlow
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £9,384); Distance: 3m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Betfair Commits 40 Million To British Racing Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Armenian Boy (FR) (Colt, bay, 11 12) | U/R1U2-2 / 22 | Flat (2055), Jump (67) | James Best | Miss J Du Plessis Miss J du Plessis | 9/2 | |
| pressed leader, led 14th, in command last, idled and hung left flat, held on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | NK | Vincitore (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 742P45- / 13 | Jump (184) | Mrs C Hardwick | C E Longsdon Ms S K Baharuddin | 6/1 | |
| mid-division, headway when pushed wide after 2nd, close 3rd 15th, soon ridden, went 2nd 3 out, not fluent 2 out, stayed on flat, pressed winner when carried left close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 12 |   | 4½ L | Michigan Assassin (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | 5P5PP-1 / 13 | Jump (41) | Aodhagan Conlon | Mrs D A Hamer Mr C A Hanbury | 28/1 | |
| led until mistake 14th, beaten 2 out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 17 L | Intac (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 5-04816 / 11 | Jump (30) | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard Mr Mark Roberts | 22/1 | |
| prominent, not much room 4th, lost place approaching 12th, struggling 15th, went 4th flat, no chance with leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | NK | I'm The Decider (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) | 143-541 / 10 | Jump (41) | Maurice Linehan | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 5/1 | |
| towards rear, soon ridden along, closed 6th, jumped left 9th, outpaced by front trio from 15th, jumped left 4 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | ¾ L | Tasheba (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 11 11) | 8-41137 / 12 | Flat (237), Jump (14) | R P McLernon | Mrs S Leech Miss A Collier | 50/1 | |
| mid-division, slightly hampered 12th, went 5th 14th, soon outpaced | ||||||||||
| 7th | 13 |   | 1¾ L | Oscar Glory (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | 30/5634 / 12 | Jump (14) | Alain Cawley | E Cawley Mr Edward Cawley | 16/1 | |
| held up in rear, hit 4th, not fluent and behind 15th, modest late progress | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 3 L | Bold Perk (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | P412-05 / 12 | Jump (30) | Hadden Frost | M Hill D Luscombe & M… | 25/1 | |
| towards rear, behind 15th, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9 |   | 26 L | Battlecry (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) | 722-3PF / 12 | Jump (112) | Ryan Hatch | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies | 7/1 | |
| held up in rear, jumped left at times, headway when carried wide and lost place after 2nd, behind 15th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | 4 L | Hazeymm (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 4) | U55-462 / 9 | Flat (777), Jump (128) | C Poste | M Sheppard Mrs N Sheppard | 25/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden after 11th, behind 14th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 10 |   | 36 L | No Panic (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 54P-P51 / 9 | Jump (17) | J E Moore | P & M Bowen Roddy Owen & Paul… | 18/1 | |
| held up, mistake 1st, ridden before 12th, behind 14th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| UR | 6 |   | - | Henry Hook (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | 078721- / 9 | Jump (171) | Mr H Derham | V R A Dartnall Ms Pippa Grace | ||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Pyracantha (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 8357-23 / 8 | Jump (39) | A O'Keeffe | J Candlish Mr Alan Baxter | ||
| PU | 14 |   | - | Persian Run (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | P4-4P52 / 8 | Jump (31) | Ian Popham | Mrs Caroline Keevil Gale Force One | ||
