09 Feb 2013 13:50 Newbury
Winner: £18,500 (Penalty: £11,574); Distance: 3m 110y; Class: 2; 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 | 11 |   | - | Master Of The Sea (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 466111 / 6 | Jump (23) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr R J Rexton | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, hit 3rd, headway approaching 8th, travelling well approaching 3 out, went 2nd after 2 out, led before last, hit last, stayed on strongly and came clear run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 4 L | Captain Sunshine (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 11-6R7F / 7 | Jump (28) | D Elsworth | Miss E C Lavelle Mrs Julien Turner | 8/1 | |
| led in start, held up well in rear, still plenty to do 2 out, headway and stayed on before last, finished strongly run-in, went 2nd towards finish, no chance of reaching winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 1¼ L | Barafundle (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 7) | 2210/42 / 12 | Jump (42) | Sean Quinlan | J Candlish Mrs Judith Ratcliff | 11/1 | |
| close 5th, headway to 2nd 3 out, ridden to lead 2 out, headed before last, stayed on same pace run-in, no impression on winner, outpaced to 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | 2¼ L | Araldur (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 206P-14 / 12 | Jump (28) | R Thornton | A King Mr David Sewell | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway to mid-division when hit 6th, chased leaders approaching 2 out, ridden in 3rd and no impression before last, outpaced to 4th run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 16 |   | 13 L | Dolatulo (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 8) | 222664 / 10 | Flat (1084), Jump (15) | T Scudamore | W Greatrex Mrs N White | 33/1 | |
| made most, mistake 8th, ridden and headed 3 out, chased leader until still chance 2 out, lost 2nd soon after, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | ½ L | Water Garden (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 0) | 1442-28 / 10 | Jump (242) | T J Murphy | D Pipe Love To Race Partnership | 20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, steady headway to mid-division 5th, staying on same pace and well held when switched left before last, went left last, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
| 7th | 13 |   | 8 L | Monetary Fund (USA) (Colt, bay, 10 11) | 221371 / 10 | Flat (1220), Jump (39) | L Treadwell | Miss V Williams Mr A Brooks | 10/1 | |
| in touch, headway to chase leaders approaching 4 out, went 2nd before next, lost 2nd 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 7 L | Sivola De Sivola (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 0) | 140-435 / 11 | Jump (57) | P J Brennan | T R George Mr Ben Brackenbury | 6/1 | |
| towards rear, mistake and ridden 4th, never travelled after and never involved | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | NK | American Spin (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 11 7) | 3P2-178 / 11 | Flat (364), Jump (77) | Joshua Moore | L A Dace Mr G Collacott… | 25/1 | |
| pressed leader and pushed along most of way, led briefly after 2nd, already lost 2nd when mistake 3 out, ridden and weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 10th | 14 |   | NK | Rangitoto (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 11F-882 / 8 | Jump (45) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr C R Whittaker | 6/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, driven and beaten approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 12 |   | 2¼ L | Oscar Prairie (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | PP2050 / 10 | Flat (127), Jump (15) | Mr Will Pettis | W Greatrex Mr Warren Greatrex | 50/1 | |
| always in rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12th | 1 |   | 32 L | Five Dream (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 260-044 / 9 | Jump (70) | R Mahon | P F Nicholls Scott-macdonald,… | 40/1 | |
| held up and towards rear, never involved, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 13th | 15 |   | 3¼ L | Arkose (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 22P-114 / 13 | Jump (63) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood Mr Tim Thirlby | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 14th | 5 |   | 9 L | Knock A Hand (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 6) | 11P-445 / 11 | Jump (28) | R Johnson | R Lee Alan & Richard | 11/1 | |
| in touch, ridden 8th, soon lost place and behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 15th | 2 |   | 4 L | Spirit River (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 0/4FP-2P / 10 | Flat (1639), Jump (44) | J McGrath | N J Henderson Mr D B Roberts | 28/1 | |
| held up and always towards rear, never on terms, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 16th | 17 |   | 21 L | Lundy Sky (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 031/3-2P / 11 | Jump (71) | A Thornton | A G Newcombe Mr Norman Carter | 40/1 | |
| mistake 5th, always in rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 17th | 18 |   | 1½ L | Fred The Shred (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | 664-512 / 7 | Jump (35) | Mr J Park | K Bishop Mr W Davies | 9/1 | |
| raced wide, chased leaders, mistake 7th, weakened before 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Minella Class (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 13) | UPP-1F3 / 8 | Jump (32) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Deal George Kelvin-hughes… | ||
