06 Jan 2011 14:10 Huntingdon
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,602); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Cucumber Run (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 221-52 / 8 | Jump (22) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson The Goblyns | 4/6 | |
| held up in touch, not fluent 5th, went 2nd before 3 out, led 2 out, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 6 L | Mr Jay Dee (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 23-3151 / 9 | Jump (82) | Matt Crawley | L Wadham Miss Becky Rowland | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, led after 4th, ridden and headed 2 out, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 16 |   | 2¾ L | Tatispout (FR) (filly, bay, 10 0) | 581037 / 6 | Jump (22) | Andrew Tinkler | C E Longsdon Mj Tuckey | 33/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, went 3rd 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 14 |   | 2¾ L | This Masquerade (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 45-95 / 9 | Jump (16) | J E Moore | W Greatrex Mr Malcolm C Denmark | 66/1 | |
| prominent, ridden and close 3rd after 3 out, 4th and one pace from next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 12 |   | 9 L | Spiritual Guidance (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 70-4 / 8 | Jump (16) | Wayne Hutchinson | W Greatrex Mr Malcolm C Denmark | 33/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, not fluent 5th, headway soon after, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11 |   | 20 L | South Stack (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 90-85 / 9 | Jump (42) | T Scudamore | M Scudamore Mrs Julie Martin… | 100/1 | |
| held up in rear, modest 8th 3 out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 7th | 15 |   | 3¼ L | Thoresby (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 6-453 / 9 | Jump (27) | D A Jacob | B I Case Mr D Allen | 16/1 | |
| held up in touch, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | 9 L | Sheepclose (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 107-P9 / 7 | Jump (9) | Jake Greenall | M & D Easterby Lord Daresbury | 100/1 | |
| held up in rear, pushed along before 4th, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8 |   | 2 L | Pere Blanc (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 741-70 / 7 | Jump (27) | T J Murphy | D W P Arbuthnot Bloomfields | 40/1 | |
| held up in rear, never in contention | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6 |   | ½ L | High Benefit (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 5) | 13-1F / 6 | Jump (22) | R Thornton | A King Mr J Hales | 11/4 | |
| rear of mid-division, headway approaching 5th, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 5 |   | HD | Fairynuff (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 5) | 215U-75 / 9 | Jump (43) | R McGrath | Mrs K Walton New Roc | 66/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along approaching 3rd, behind 3 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 13 |   | 9 L | Star King (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 69/705- / 6 | Jump (406) | Hadden Frost | Miss H C Knight Mrs June Watts | 100/1 | |
| mid-division, went right on landing 1st, struggling 5th | ||||||||||
| 13th | 10 |   | 10 L | Somewhatinevitable (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 2-U / 7 | Jump (41) | W Kennedy | P R Webber Dunton Racing Partnership | 14/1 | |
| in touch, closed 5th, soon ridden, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 3 |   | 2¼ L | Automaticman (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 36-5 / 5 | Jump (56) | R Johnson | H D Daly Mrs Belinda Clarke | 50/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, weakened approaching 5th | ||||||||||
| 15th | 2 |   | 18 L | Absolution (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 75 / 5 | Jump (26) | A Thornton | Miss H C Knight Axom (xxii) | 100/1 | |
| tracked leaders, lost place approaching 4th, behind when mistake next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Medicine Man (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 0-7 / 7 | Jump (61) | J M Maguire | B De Haan Mr Duncan Heath | ||
