09 Feb 2013 13:15 Newbury
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,498); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Chatterbox (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 1-1 / 5 | Jump (42) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson The Not Afraid… | 5/4 | |
| in touch, smooth headway to lead 2 out, kept on strongly run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | 2 L | Lac Fontana (FR) (colt, bay, 10 6) | / 10 | Flat (247) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mrs Grainne M O'Connor | 11/8 | |
| held up in mid-division, mistake 2nd, making steady headway on inside when hampered and lost momentum after 2 out, soon switched right, rallied approaching last, went 2nd last, kept on flat, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 12 |   | 2½ L | Milord (GER) (colt, brown, 10 6) | 66 / 9 | Flat (111), Jump (14) | Nick Scholfield | K Bailey & M Nicholls Kim Bailey Racing… | 7/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders 2nd, disputing 2nd approaching last, 3rd and one pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 2½ L | Ballyculla (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 00-5412 / 10 | Jump (70) | N D Fehily | W Greatrex No Dramas & Robert… | 66/1 | |
| pressed leader, hit 4 out, slight lead 3 out, headed 2 out, chased winner until just before last, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | 2 L | Leo Luna (GB) (colt, bay, 10 6) | / 9 | Flat (197) | Joshua Moore | G & J Moore Mr P B Moorhead | 20/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, chasing leaders when not much room and bumped after 2 out, no extra approaching last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 1 L | Kuda Huraa (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 2) | 6 / 8 | Flat (136), Jump (42) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr W A Bethell | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway to get in behind leaders approaching 2 out, no extra run-in | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 3¾ L | Hand On Bach (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 61595 / 7 | Jump (53) | W T Kennedy | W Greatrex Outdoor Five | 66/1 | |
| led, hit 4 out, headed 3 out, chased leaders, weakened between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 7 L | Fuhgeddaboudit (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 503-75 / 10 | Jump (42) | R Johnson | P Henderson Mr J T Brown | 40/1 | |
| raced wide in touch, headway 3 out, pressing leaders when blundered 2 out, soon ridden and edged left, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7 |   | 21 L | Military Precision (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 6/7-59 / 7 | Jump (33) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr Malcolm C Denmark | 66/1 | |
| chased leaders, not fluent 4th, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 2 |   | 5 L | Aciano (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 2) | 040 / 5 | Flat (62), Jump (15) | Brendan Powell | B G Powell Mrs Sheila Tucker | 66/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place 2nd, behind and reminders 5th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 9 |   | 1 L | Ullswater (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 2) | / 8 | Flat (481) | Gerard Tumelty | Andrew Turnell Mrs Carolyn Orton | 66/1 | |
| always in rear | ||||||||||
| 12th | 8 |   | 34 L | Ramona Chase (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 2) | PP/ / 8 | Flat (136), Jump (1209) | Matthew Batchelor | Jim Best Fruits Incorporated | 66/1 | |
| restrained well in rear, pulled hard and jumped right, tailed off when went badly right 4 out, eased from next | ||||||||||
