17 Apr 2013 15:20 Cheltenham
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,512); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Auriga Network Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 16 |   | - | Party Rock (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 1) | 530611 / 9 | Jump (34) | Sean Quinlan | J Candlish Mrs Pam Beardmore | 14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 4th, headway approaching 2 out, switched left on bend soon after, led before last, driven clear flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 13 |   | 4 L | Creepy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 2-144F2 / 10 | Jump (44) | Ian Popham | M Keighley The Dee Family | 16/1 | |
| prominent on outside, challenged 2 out, led before last, soon headed, stayed on flat, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | NK | Cucumber Run (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | F01-026 / 8 | Jump (116) | A P McCoy | N J Henderson The Goblyns | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, pressed for 2nd flat, stayed on, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 1¼ L | Edgardo Sol (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 6-22336 / 8 | Flat (993), Jump (33) | Mr H Derham | P F Nicholls Axom XXXII | 8/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden and headway when hit last, stayed on flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | ½ L | Top Of The Range (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 3) | 3-54310 / 9 | Jump (34) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Walters Plant Hire… | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, 2nd last before 2 out, rallying when not much room approaching last, stayed on flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 15 |   | ½ L | Drum Valley (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | 74-2123 / 8 | Jump (67) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood A Taylor & A Signy | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 6th, headway 2 out, stayed on to chase leaders flat, no extra final 75 yards | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12 |   | 2¼ L | Art Professor (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | 07-071U / 11 | Flat (2028), Jump (33) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mr Jeremy Hancock | 10/1 | |
| held up in touch in mid-division, closed 5th, ridden 2 out, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 8th | 14 |   | HD | The Romford Pele (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 221148 / 11 | Jump (46) | P E Corbett | Miss R Curtis Racing Ventures… | 8/1 | |
| prominent, not fluent 4th, hit next, not fluent 2 out, soon beaten, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 9th | 17 |   | ½ L | Scoter Fontaine (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 1) | U1F-441 / 7 | Jump (32) | R P McLernon | Miss R Curtis Mr John P McManus | 25/1 | |
| held up in touch, closed before 2 out, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7 |   | 1½ L | Poole Master (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 3) | F-3223F / 13 | Jump (36) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr G Thompson | 20/1 | |
| led until 5th, led 7th, headed approaching last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 11th | 8 |   | 1¾ L | Bobowen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 22P2P1 / 12 | Jump (20) | T J O'Brien | Dr R D P Newland Alan McCaldin | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 12th | 1 |   | 2¾ L | Clerk's Choice (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 12) | 3-04382 / 10 | Flat (291), Jump (12) | Sam Twiston-Davies | M Banks Mr M C Banks | 9/1 | |
| held up in touch in mid-division, ridden after 2 out, no impression before last | ||||||||||
| 13th | 11 |   | HD | Minella Class (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 11) | PP-1F3P / 8 | Jump (67) | D Bass | N J Henderson Deal George Kelvin-hughes… | 28/1 | |
| held up in rear, not much room on bend after 2 out, not clear run and switched left when effot before last, not fluent at hurdle and no impression | ||||||||||
| 14th | 9 |   | 4 L | Quaddick Lake (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 12) | 1U3304 / 11 | Jump (18) | Nick Scholfield | J Scott Eight Ball Partnership | 12/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up towards rear, effort when not clear run before last, no impression and well held after | ||||||||||
| 15th | 10 |   | 22 L | Trop Fort (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 22-3119 / 6 | Jump (74) | R Johnson | Tim Vaughan Mr Alan Peterson | 33/1 | |
| pressed leader, led 5th until 7th, lost place when hampered on bend after 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 16th | 5 |   | 20 L | Bourne (GB) (colt, grey, 11 5) | 891447 / 11 | Flat (586), Jump (33) | J M Maguire | D McCain Jnr Mr Matthew Taylor | 10/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along when not fluent 6th, soon struggling, well behind when hampered before 2 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 4 |   | - | Bakbenscher (GB) (Gelding, grey, 11 5) | 501327 / 10 | Jump (34) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Three Line Whip | ||
