26 Jan 2013 13:15 Cheltenham
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £28,475); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).
Murphy Group Chase (Grade 3 Handicap)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Katenko (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 4-F021 / 12 | Flat (1160), Jump (21) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mr A Brooks | 4/1 | |
| tracked leader, led 11th, narrow advantage when bumped and left 3 lengths clear 3 out, stayed on well from next | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11 |   | 12 L | Fruity O'Rooney (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 5) | 25-073 / 13 | Jump (21) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Heart of the South… | 12/1 | |
| with leaders on inside, led 7th to 11th, outpaced in 5th when hit 3 out, stayed on to take moderate 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9 |   | 3¼ L | Nadiya De La Vega (FR) (filly, bay, 10 11) | 17-13U / 8 | Jump (42) | A P McCoy | N J Henderson John P McManus | 8/1 | |
| made most to 7th, chased leaders, outpaced 4 out, left 3rd next, stayed on to chase clear winner last, lost moderate 2nd final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 4th | 16 |   | 1 L | Tullamore Dew (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 0) | PP-U23 / 14 | Flat (2428), Jump (21) | Tom Cannon | N J Gifford Give Every Man… | 25/1 | |
| mid-divisison on inside, outpaced 4 out, ridden next, kept on under pressure from last, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10 |   | 4 L | Shoegazer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 153F12 / 10 | Jump (21) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr W Clifford | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, chased leaders when mistake 4 out, stayed on to chase clear winner 2 out until last, weakend flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 13 |   | 3½ L | Quincy Des Pictons (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 117-34 / 12 | Jump (35) | James Best | A E Jones Burnham P & D Ltd | 20/1 | |
| mid-division outpaced 4 out, no impression from next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12 |   | 1¼ L | Tartak (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 4) | 50-644 / 11 | Flat (1967), Jump (21) | D C Costello | Tim Vaughan Power Panels Electrical… | 20/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, lost place and behind 11th, plugged on from 3 out, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1 |   | NK | Poquelin (FR) (Gelding, black, 11 12) | U26-4P / 10 | Flat (2453), Jump (70) | Mr H Derham | P F Nicholls The Stewart Family | 25/1 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, effort 3 out, soon outpaced, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5 |   | 17 L | Bless The Wings (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 10-511 / 14 | Jump (57) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Adrian Butler/s… | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, chased leaders 11th until weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4 |   | 1¾ L | Quantitativeeasing (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 175-P8 / 12 | Jump (42) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr John P McManus | 25/1 | |
| held up, always behind | ||||||||||
| 11th | 3 |   | ½ L | Chance du Roy (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 412-0F / 12 | Jump (49) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Tracy Parker | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place 7th, soon behind, no danger after | ||||||||||
| 12th | 15 |   | 5 L | Frontier Spirit (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 1) | 03-521 / 11 | Jump (31) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Jump For Fun Racing | 20/1 | |
| in touch on outside, ridden after 4 out, weakened from next | ||||||||||
| UR | 8 |   | - | Our Mick (GB) (gelding, grey, 10 11) | 11133- / 10 | Jump (319) | J M Maguire | D McCain Jnr Mr K Benson & Mrs… | ||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Pacha Du Polder (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 1F1-P2 / 12 | Flat (856), Jump (50) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls The Stewart Family | ||
| PU | 14 |   | - | Hell's Bay (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 1) | 9P0-2U / 11 | Jump (42) | Andrew Tinkler | Kieran Burke Mr A J Norman | ||
| FE | 2 |   | - | Bold Sir Brian (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 114-11 / 10 | Jump (50) | P Buchanan | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mr A R Trotter… | ||
