19 Oct 2012 14:45 Cheltenham
Winner: £17,000 (Penalty: £10,635); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Carlito Brigante (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 8) | 35P-132 / 19 | Flat (238), Jump (22) | D N Russell | G Elliott 06 Zoo Ltd | 5/1 | |
| held up in touch, left 2nd 2 out, soon switched right, driven to challenge when edged left and bumped flat, led towards finish, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | SHD | Domtaline (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 11) | F/13P1-1 / 10 | Jump (152) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr P Winks | 4/1 | |
| tracked leader until after 2nd, stayed prominent, challenging when left in lead 2 out, ridden and edged right when bumped flat, headed towards finish, ran on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 5 L | King Of The Night (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 1F0/114- / 10 | Flat (167), Jump (335) | N D Fehily | H Fry Mr & Mrs G Calder | 5/1 | |
| held up, jumped right and not fluent when closing 4 out, went right 3 out, left 3rd 2 out, stayed on same pace flat, no impression on leaders | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 2½ L | What A Warrior (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 849S1-1 / 9 | Jump (15) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr & Mrs Gordon… | 7/1 | |
| mistake 1st, held up, mistake 4th, ridden to close approaching 3 out, pecked slightly 2 out, one pace last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 36 L | Ixora (IRE) (filly, grey, 11 4) | 7F-1122 / 7 | Jump (47) | Ian Popham | Jamie Snowden The Ixora Racing… | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, mistakes 5th and 7th, soon ridden and lost place, behind 11th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 2 |   | - | Go All The Way (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 8516-11 / 8 | Jump (50) | A E Lynch | J T R Dreaper Ann & Alan Potts… | ||
| FE | 3 |   | - | Kingsmere (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 51F-211 / 11 | Jump (108) | Jake Greenall | H D Daly Mr E R Hanbury | ||
| 7 |   | - | Battleoftrafalgar (GB) (colt, bay, 11 3) | 4/356-9 / 5 | Flat (16), Jump (120) | James Davies | M J Attwater Bagden Wood Building… | |||
