14 Dec 2010 14:35 Folkestone
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,806); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Hurdle; Soft).
Weatherbys Bank Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13 |   | - | Only Vintage (USA) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | 2PP4/08 / 22 | Jump (20) | R Johnson | P Henderson Mr D S Dennis | 25/1 | |
| in touch, headway 5 out, led 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on well flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | 7 L | Regal Heights (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | P4567-P / 10 | Jump (19) | N D Fehily | T R George Mrs Janet Heler | 16/1 | |
| tracked leader, led 5th, driven after 3 out, headed next, soon ridden, kept on same pace approaching last, no chance with winner flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 7 L | Chance du Roy (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 94411-7 / 12 | Jump (32) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Tracy Parker | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, dropped towards rear 6th, headway 11th, went 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace, no chance with leading pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | NK | The Rainbow Hunter (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | S26-P41 / 11 | Jump (37) | Edward Cookson | Andrew Turnell May We Never Be… | 14/1 | |
| behind, mistake 2nd, headway into mid-division 5th, chased leaders 4 out, kept on same approaching 2 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 8 L | Theatre Dance (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 11) | 214/06-8 / 10 | Jump (22) | D A Jacob | D W P Arbuthnot Mr Francis Ward | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, outpaced 11th, kept on same pace under pressure from 2 out, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 14 |   | HD | Roi De Rose (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | P/52111- / 8 | Flat (1136), Jump (443) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr A Wichser | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, driven and outpaced after 3 out, soon no impression, weakened from next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 3½ L | Midnight Haze (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 4P121-1 / 13 | Jump (33) | Nick Scholfield | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mrs C M J Reynolds | 11/2 | |
| led to 5th, tracked leaders, outpaced 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10 |   | 5 L | Carrickboy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 1704/2U / 10 | Jump (4) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mr Trevor Hemmings | 7/2 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake and dropped towards mid-division 4th, chased leaders under pressure when not fluent 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6 |   | 6 L | Buck The Legend (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 42PP-66 / 8 | Jump (184) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Alan Parker, C… | 16/1 | |
| soon behind, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3 |   | 11 L | Victorias Groom (GER) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 51P-P2P / 9 | Flat (1987), Jump (23) | L P Aspell | L Wadham Mr P H Betts | 22/1 | |
| tracked leaders, lost place 4 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11 |   | 19 L | Doctor Pat (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 3) | 61155-7 / 8 | Jump (66) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill John P McManus | 14/1 | |
| towards rear of mid-division, driven 11th, no headway, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 15 |   | 21 L | Restezen D'armor (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 42-622F / 9 | Jump (25) | Felix de Giles | C E Longsdon Mr Richard Wilkin | 9/2 | |
| behind, headway into mid-division 8th, outpaced 4 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 13th | 7 |   | 8 L | Pocket Aces (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | P3-P05P / 10 | Jump (17) | A Thornton | R Rowe The Encore Partnership… | 14/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, lost place 4 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Smack That (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 3FP453 / 9 | Jump (24) | Jimmy Derham | M F Harris Worcester Racing… | ||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Peplum (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | 4-7640U / 10 | Flat (1448), Jump (18) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Heart of the South… | ||
