08 Dec 2012 13:25 Sandown
Winner: £16,500 (Penalty: £10,322); Distance: 2m 6f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Series Qualifier)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | Araldur (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 11) | 11/206P- / 12 | Jump (280) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr David Sewell | 10/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway approaching 7th, chased leaders 2 out, ridden to challenge approaching last, soon every chance, stayed on to lead close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | ½ L | Kasbadali (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 2131-25 / 10 | Jump (30) | Thomas Garner | O Sherwood Tim Syder | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, chased leader next, led after last, soon strongly challenged, headed and no extra final strides | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 13 |   | 3¾ L | Amigo (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | 212257- / 10 | Jump (226) | Hadden Frost | D Pipe The Signy & Marriage… | 12/1 | |
| led, hard ridden and strongly challenged from 2 out, headed after, no extra | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 2¼ L | Arkose (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 222P-11 / 13 | Jump (12) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood Mr Tim Thirlby | 11/2 | |
| prominent, every chance when not fluent last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 2¼ L | Sam Winner (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 1446/FF- / 9 | Flat (1001), Jump (365) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mrs Angela Yeoman | 7/2 | |
| held up in rear, steady headway from 3 out, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 6th | 12 |   | 3¼ L | Cloudy Bob (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 6) | 322-325 / 11 | Jump (20) | C Bolger | P G Murphy Men Of Stone | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, every chance 2 out, soon hard ridden, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | 4½ L | Art Professor (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 60507-0 / 11 | Flat (1898), Jump (204) | L Treadwell | Miss V Williams Mr Jeremy Hancock | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, effort 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11 |   | 11 L | Hollins (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) | 05365/5- / 11 | Flat (123), Jump (401) | Joe Colliver | Micky Hammond Mr Tony Forbes | 33/1 | |
| tracked leaders, lost place after 5th, behind from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 |   | 14 L | Gilbarry (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | P0F-39F / 7 | Jump (21) | N D Fehily | J & A O'Neill Mrs Peter Bond | 14/1 | |
| behind, headway 7th, ridden 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3 |   | 11 L | Big Easy (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 11734-5 / 10 | Flat (587), Jump (49) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr Terry Warner | 7/2 | |
| in touch, weakened 7th | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2 |   | 22 L | Son of Flicka (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 11) | 901F-80 / 11 | Jump (14) | Adrian Lane | D McCain Jnr Twenty Four Seven… | 50/1 | |
| took keen hold in rear, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | Topolski (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 4) | 0P26-7U / 10 | Flat (434), Jump (7) | Tom Cannon | D W P Arbuthnot Mr P M Claydon | |||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Lightning Strike (GER) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 3) | 0/8103-P / 10 | Flat (1876), Jump (204) | D F O'Regan | P R Webber John Nicholls (Trading)… | ||
