30 Nov 2012 14:40 Newbury
Winner: £14,000 (Penalty: £8,758); Distance: 3m 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Series Qualifier)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Fair Along (GER) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 6345-34 / 23 | Flat (1140), Jump (27) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr Alan Peterson | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 9th, headway approaching 3 out, led 2 out, clear flat, stayed on gamely | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 2¾ L | Cucumber Run (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 21F01-0 / 8 | Jump (41) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson The Goblyns | 33/1 | |
| held up in touch in mid-division, mistake 5th, headway 9th, challenged 3 out, no impression on winner flat, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | DHT | Ballybough Pat (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 311-12 / 8 | Jump (34) | Aidan Coleman | A J Honeyball Favourites Racing… | 4/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 5th, challenged 2 out, ridden when hit last, no impression on winner flat, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 |   | 3½ L | Counting House (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 11) | 16/032-2 / 11 | Flat (35), Jump (29) | T J Murphy | J A B Old Mr W E Sturt | 16/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway 9th, no impression on leaders 2 out, stayed on flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 14 |   | 7 L | Destroyer Deployed (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 24316-3 / 9 | Jump (22) | B J Geraghty | Tim Vaughan The Craftsmen | 7/1 | |
| held up, mistake 1st, steady headway from 6th, no impression on leaders 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | ½ L | American Trilogy (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 12) | 2/552-46 / 9 | Flat (160), Jump (33) | Mr H Derham | P F Nicholls Fulton,donlon,kilduff… | 33/1 | |
| held up in rear, hampered 5th, headway approaching 3 out, never on terms, no impression last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 4½ L | What An Oscar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 1R0P-1P / 9 | Jump (41) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies | 33/1 | |
| in touch, badly hampered and lost place 2nd, outpaced before 3 out, never back on terms, plugged on | ||||||||||
| 8th | 16 |   | HD | Stow (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 10 6) | 04525-4 / 11 | Flat (1519), Jump (19) | P E Corbett | Miss R Curtis Reassuringly Racy… | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, every chance 3 out, 4th and no extra last | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | 10 L | Le Beau Bai (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) | 30-00F1 / 9 | Jump (19) | M G Nolan | R Lee Glass Half Full | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, hampered 2nd, lost place 5th, ridden 7th, no impression 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | 3 L | Benbane Head (USA) (gelding, chestnut, 10 9) | 459U14 / 11 | Jump (13) | A P McCoy | M Keighley Mrs Louise Jones | 14/1 | |
| pressed leader, led 4th, hampered by loose horse and headed after next, led again before next, headed 2 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 11th | 13 |   | 3¾ L | Wellforth (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 41172P / 13 | Jump (41) | D A Jacob | S Lycett Miss Clare Louise… | 20/1 | |
| held up in touch, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12th | 6 |   | 14 L | Bakbenscher (GB) (Gelding, grey, 11 4) | 1531U/5 / 10 | Jump (34) | R Thornton | A King Three Line Whip | 7/1 | |
| held up towards rear, hampered 5th, headway 8th, no extra 2 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 9 |   | 19 L | No Secrets (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 8120/3P- / 12 | Jump (364) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr Malcolm C Denmark | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, headway on outside 7th, lost place after 9th, well beaten 3 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 12 |   | - | Curtain Razer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 1/274F-3 / 8 | Jump (206) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Out Of Bounds Racing… | ||
| PU | 15 |   | - | Tarbeck (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 3603/1- / 8 | Jump (355) | N D Fehily | C E Longsdon Tunnel Vision | ||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Lundy Sky (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 1031/3-2 / 11 | Jump (16) | A Thornton | A G Newcombe Mr Norman Carter | ||
| FE | 17 |   | - | Duke Of Monmouth (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 0/242-21 / 8 | Jump (23) | Gavin Sheehan | C J Mann Bryan & Philippa… | ||
