25 Feb 2013 16:40 Plumpton
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,422); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
At The Races Virgin 534 Mares' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Midnight Lira (GB) (filly, chestnut, 11 0) | P-45363 / 8 | Jump (49) | Ian Popham | Mrs Caroline Keevil Mr Brian Derrick | 4/1 | |
| always prominent, every chance from after 3 out, led closing stages, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11 |   | SHD | Southway Queen (GB) (Filly, bay, 10 3) | PP32/04 / 10 | Jump (61) | P E Corbett | Mrs S Gardner Mr D V Gardner | 10/1 | |
| raced freely, soon prominent, led approaching 2 out, soon strongly challenged, headed after last, rallied close home, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 11 L | Old Dreams (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 10) | 3132P0 / 7 | Jump (17) | A P McCoy | N J Gifford Nick Gifford Racing… | 6/1 | |
| behind, headway before 2 out, soon chasing leaders, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12 |   | SHD | Little Roxy (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 0) | 4-32353 / 10 | Flat (767), Jump (42) | Adam Wedge | Miss A M Newton-Smith The Ash Tree Inn… | 6/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 9th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 13 |   | 1½ L | The Saucy Snipe (GB) (Filly, bay, 10 0) | 504/F-P4 / 7 | Flat (1104), Jump (70) | Thomas Garner | D C O'Brien Mr D C O'Brien | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | NS | Lady From Geneva (GB) (mare, chestnut, 11 8) | 33-6444 / 9 | Jump (18) | Brendan Powell | B G Powell Mr L Gilbert | 9/2 | |
| led, not fluent 4 out, headed before 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 10 L | Romney Marsh (GB) (Mare, brown, 11 10) | 215251 / 13 | Jump (50) | Mr Frederick Tett | R Curtis The Romney Marsh… | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 3 out, stayed on approaching last, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 13 L | Egretta Island (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 10) | F1-3PPP / 7 | Jump (26) | J M Maguire | W Greatrex Mr Warren Greatrex | 8/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 |   | 1¼ L | Petrarchick (USA) (filly, bay, 10 3) | 59-514P / 6 | Jump (47) | James Banks | Mrs E Bishop Mr Peter Horrocks | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7 |   | 6 L | Brunette'sonly (IRE) (mare, chestnut, 11 0) | 1P2-2PP / 10 | Jump (50) | A Thornton | J W Mullins Mrs M M Rayner | 16/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 11th | 9 |   | 44 L | Jordan (GB) (Mare, bay, 10 12) | P5P9-PP / 10 | Jump (18) | L P Aspell | P Hide Mr D Forster &… | 66/1 | |
| prominent, lost place halfway, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12th | 6 |   | 12 L | Marie Deja La (FR) (filly, bay, 11 3) | 878734 / 8 | Flat (703), Jump (41) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Chris Gordon Racing… | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place 7th | ||||||||||
| 1 |   | - | Midnight Belle (GB) (mare, bay, 11 12) | 846513 / 9 | Jump (18) | Benjamin Poste | T Symonds Mrs Patricia Holtorp | |||
