25 Feb 2013 14:10 Plumpton
Winner: £3,000 (Penalty: £2,053); Distance: 2m; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Leviathan (GB) (colt, bay, 11 2) | 342 / 10 | Flat (121), Jump (10) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Let's Live Racing | 9/4 | |
| raced freely, led 2nd, hard driven 2 out, hit last, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 14 |   | 1½ L | Little Dutch Girl (GB) (filly, chestnut, 10 0) | 33 / 4 | Flat (139), Jump (26) | Andrew Tinkler | N J Henderson Mrs Hugh Maitland-Jones | 4/1 | |
| prominent, effort when hampered 2 out, rallied closing stages, never reached winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | NK | Shuh Shuh Gah (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 1-2F725 / 6 | Jump (19) | T Scudamore | D G Bridgwater Dean Bostock And… | 9/2 | |
| led until 2nd, remained prominent, every chance 3 out, hampered next, stayed on under pressure | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | ¾ L | Ourmanmassini (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 7-8215 / 10 | Jump (50) | P J Brennan | Miss S Smith Donal Finnan | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, hung right from 3 out, effort when blundered 2 out, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 12 |   | 33 L | Shot In The Dark (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 7) | 5 / 8 | Flat (96), Jump (10) | M D Grant | J A Geake Mrs P D Gulliver | 100/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, never on terms, modest 5th | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 10 L | Bright Abbey (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 37 / 10 | Flat (140), Jump (18) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Mr Anthony White | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 2½ L | Asker (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 1-62 / 8 | Flat (157), Jump (42) | J E Moore | G & J Moore The Outside Chance… | 4/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along 5th, lost place 4 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | 5 L | Irons On Fire (USA) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | / 5 | Flat (69) | Kielan Woods | L Carter Trinity Tt Racing… | 100/1 | |
| held up in rear, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9 |   | 16 L | Royal Trooper (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 2) | / 10 | Flat (150) | C Bolger | Jim Best Mr Mark Brisbourne | 50/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4 |   | 10 L | Exemplary (GB) (colt, bay, 11 2) | 0 / 9 | Flat (375), Jump (23) | Nick Scholfield | R G Hawker Monday Boys Partnership | 50/1 | |
| held up towards rear, struggling 4th, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 11th | 3 |   | 20 L | Clonusker (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 5 / 11 | Flat (646), Jump (10) | Gerard Tumelty | Mrs L C Jewell Mrs Linda Jewell | 200/1 | |
| always behind, mistake 5th, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 12th | 11 |   | 2¼ L | Fromthestables Com (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 7) | / 4 | Flat (7) | Brendan Powell | B G Powell Fromthestables… | 100/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 4 out, soon ridden and beaten | ||||||||||
| 13 |   | - | Uncle Roger (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 7) | 6 / 4 | Flat (22), Jump (51) | W T Kennedy | Eve Johnson Houghton Mrs J E O'Halloran | |||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Fire King (GB) (colt, bay, 11 2) | / 9 | Flat (30) | Wayne Hutchinson | D Steele Mrs C Leigh-Turner | ||
