04 Jan 2011 15:50 Leicester
Winner: £3,400 (Penalty: £2,329); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Field Farm Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Smokey George (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 13) | 469-801 / 8 | Jump (4) | J M Maguire | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mrs Penny Perriss | 1/1 | |
| held up behind in touch, steady headway approacjing 3 out, led going well next, shaken up to go clear last, eased flat, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 2¾ L | Be My Light (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 4) | 3-53542 / 7 | Jump (47) | Ian Popham | C E Longsdon Foxtrot Nh Racing… | 6/1 | |
| tracked leader, effort and every chance 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace approaching last, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9 |   | 13 L | Cloudy Dawn (GB) (gelding, grey, 10 5) | 1P-5555 / 9 | Jump (156) | H Oliver | J Parkinson & S Smith Mrs S Smith | 7/1 | |
| led, not fluent 6th, switched left after 3 out, headed next, soon no chance with front pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 2½ L | Apache Chant (USA) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 80-3470 / 7 | Flat (1209), Jump (59) | Wayne Hutchinson | A W Carroll Mr M S Cooke | 11/1 | |
| tracked leaders, outpaced approaching 3 out, kept on under pressure from 2 out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 2½ L | Winter Holly (GB) (filly, bay, 10 12) | P5P5P3 / 5 | Jump (50) | R Walford | T D Walford Mr Geoff Bonson | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 12 L | Earl Of Thomond (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 00-7325 / 7 | Jump (22) | A Thornton | Mrs Caroline Bailey Mr G Bailey & Mr… | 4/1 | |
| held up behind in touch, effort on inside 3 out, soon ridden and outpaced, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 39 L | Home She Goes (IRE) (mare, brown, 11 9) | 065124- / 10 | Jump (325) | A Pogson | C T Pogson Miss W M Bayliss | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, effort 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 40 L | Aboukir Bay (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 3P2-PPP / 7 | Jump (20) | Joseph Cornwall | J R Cornwall Mr J R Cornwall | 40/1 | |
| held up behind, took closer order 4th, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | Everyman (GB) (Gelding, grey, 11 3) | 533-7P7 / 7 | Flat (526), Jump (47) | Harry Challoner | J Groucott Ms L J Willis | |||
