16 Nov 2012 13:50 Cheltenham
Winner: £45,000 (Penalty: £28,152); Distance: 2m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places, Cross Country,G/S,Soft in places).
paddypower.com Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 |   | - | Shooters Wood (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | 41/2922 / 11 | Jump (17) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr David Pearson | 7/1 | |
| chased leader, led 3 out, joined 2 out, idled run-in, driven out and always doing enough | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9 |   | 1½ L | Wetak (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 0D12P5 / 8 | Flat (700), Jump (13) | T Scudamore | F Cottin M Lamour | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, headway to chase leaders 4 out, chased winner soon after 3 out, challenged and every chance when stumbled next, staying on same pace and held when hung left run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 4 L | Silver Roque (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 133P-12 / 12 | Jump (19) | P J Brennan | F O'Brien Lord Vestey | 6/1 | |
| in close touch in 6th, stayed on to 3rd before 2 out, one pace when edged left run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 2½ L | Astracad (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 12) | 321721- / 13 | Jump (205) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Mark Barlow | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders, mistake 6th, blundered 8th, driven in 4th after 3 out, one pace and no real impression when went left 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 1¼ L | Kid Cassidy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | F1105-4 / 8 | Jump (19) | A P McCoy | N J Henderson John P McManus | 9/2 | |
| held up well in rear, steady headway approaching 3 out, kept on well flat, went 5th close home, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | ½ L | Oh Crick (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 11) | 736134- / 11 | Jump (209) | Mr Joshua Newman | A King Mr David Sewell | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and one pace after 3 out, stayed on same pace from next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 4½ L | Rio Gael (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 13) | 8F-1767 / 6 | Flat (113), Jump (75) | T J O'Brien | P & M Bowen Mrs Karen Bowen | 40/1 | |
| not fluent 3rd, towards rear, plugged on from 2 out, kept on run-in, never involved | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | 8 L | Free World (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) | PP0FP-P / 14 | Jump (40) | D N Russell | A L T Moore Lady Susan Brooke | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, outpaced 3 out, not fluent next, no threat after | ||||||||||
| 9th | 13 |   | 3 L | Fiftyonefiftyone (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | P215/38- / 10 | Jump (384) | S P Jones | O Sherwood Mr J R Cornwall | 25/1 | |
| always towards rear, never involved | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5 |   | NK | Takeroc (FR) (Gelding, grey, 11 6) | 3F437-P / 11 | Flat (2406), Jump (19) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Dunn Racing | 33/1 | |
| always towards rear, pushed along after 8th, never involved | ||||||||||
| 11th | 10 |   | 8 L | Arctic Ben (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 10 6) | 411312- / 13 | Jump (211) | R Johnson | H D Daly Mr John Timpson | 7/1 | |
| led, blundered 6th, blundered and headed 3 out, soon weakened and eased before last | ||||||||||
| 12th | 4 |   | 1¼ L | Consigliere (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 9) | 831349- / 12 | Jump (247) | Thomas Bellamy | D Pipe Mr Alan Hill | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders in 5th, driven and lost place 9th, in rear and struggling next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 13th | 14 |   | 13 L | Lucy's Legend (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 0) | 259161 / 7 | Jump (26) | James Best | P Henderson The Rockbourne… | 25/1 | |
| blundered 1st, mid-division, pushed along after 7th, weakened after 4 out, tailed off when blundered 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Salute Him (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 1) | 798-0F0 / 9 | Flat (399), Jump (19) | Maurice Linehan | A J Martin Byrne Bros (Formwork)… | ||
