30 Jan 2013 14:00 Leicester
Winner: £3,300 (Penalty: £2,144); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).
Cream Gorse Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Lough Coi (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 0-43PP1 / 8 | Jump (26) | James Banks | A Middleton Mrs Diane Dewbery | 5/2 | |
| tracked leaders, hampered 1st, went 2nd 7th, mistake 9th, driven after 2 out, led last, edged right flat, held on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | ¾ L | Seventh Hussar (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 90P-F6P / 9 | Jump (31) | Mr S Hanson | Mrs A Batchelor Mrs Alison Batchelor | 14/1 | |
| held up, badly hampered 1st, headway 6th, went 3rd after 2 out, taking 2nd when not much room and switched left flat, stayed on, not able to get to winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 8 L | Truckers Benefit (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 3-414BP / 10 | Jump (35) | Michael Byrne | Tim Vaughan Rm Venn | 11/1 | |
| badly hampered and rider lost iron briefly 1st, tracked leaders, left in lead 3 out, headed last, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 23 L | Xenophon (GB) (colt, bay, 11 4) | 042457 / 9 | Flat (537), Jump (21) | G J Galligan | M C Chapman Mr Milson Robinson | 25/1 | |
| in rear, jumped right 1st, jumped slowly next, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | ½ L | Accessallareas (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 8) | P-35440 / 13 | Jump (13) | W T Kennedy | S-J Davies Withers Winners | 18/1 | |
| tracked leader until 7th, hit 9th, every chance after 3 out, mistake 2 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| UR | 2 |   | - | Franklin Roosevelt (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 9P1-325 / 8 | Jump (23) | A P McCoy | D Pipe Mr Malcolm C Denmark | ||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Special Robon (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 107-985 / 8 | Jump (33) | L Treadwell | Miss V Williams JY Corduan | ||
