28 Oct 2012 15:25 Aintree
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,512); Distance: 2m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Weatherbys Hamilton Bloodstock Insurance Handicap Chase (For The John Parrett Memorial Trophy)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | Gus Macrae (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | 4948/1-3 / 11 | Jump (23) | P E Corbett | Miss R Curtis Mr M A Sherwood | 6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, led approaching last, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | 3¾ L | Silver Roque (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 2133P-1 / 12 | Jump (24) | P J Brennan | F O'Brien Lord Vestey | 9/4 | |
| prominent, led when mistake 6th, headed approaching last, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 1½ L | Falcon Island (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 13120P- / 9 | Jump (204) | Aidan Coleman | C L Tizzard The Butterwick… | 9/1 | |
| prominent, ridden 3 out, one pace last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | ¾ L | Kid Cassidy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 1F1105- / 8 | Jump (199) | A P McCoy | N J Henderson John P McManus | 4/1 | |
| held up in detached last, took keen hold, not always fluent, mistake 8th, hit 4 out, went 4th and progress from 2 out, 12 lengths off leaders last, stayed on well, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 20 L | Merrion Square (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 1/56-11 / 9 | Jump (33) | D A Jacob | P F Nicholls The Stewart Family | 5/2 | |
| led until approaching 6th, hit 8th, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 29 L | Pure Faith (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | P865P-P / 10 | Jump (23) | J E Moore | P & M Bowen P Bowling, S Scott… | 16/1 | |
| held up, headway approaching 5th, pushed along and lost place after next, well behind 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Takeroc (FR) (Gelding, grey, 11 11) | 53F437- / 11 | Flat (2387), Jump (199) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Dunn Racing | ||
| 3 |   | - | Lidar (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 11) | 53313-3 / 9 | Flat (414), Jump (163) | R Thornton | A King High 5 | |||
| 6 |   | - | Keelaghan (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 35116/0 / 13 | Flat (9), Jump (58) | J M Maguire | A J Martin Gerard Galvin | |||
