11 Jan 2011 14:30 Leicester
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,602); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Groby Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Anquetta (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 125-224 / 12 | Jump (61) | David Bass | N J Henderson Mr Robert Waley-Cohen | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, blundered 6th, challenging when not fluent 4 out, soon led, ridden after 2 out, swished tail and edged left flat, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11 |   | 2¾ L | Bedarra Boy (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 7) | 20-4471 / 5 | Flat (108), Jump (54) | D A Jacob | D W P Arbuthnot Mr P M Claydon | 11/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway 6th, went 2nd after 4 out, challenged next, ridden, switched right and unable to quicken flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 8 L | Red Rouble (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 9) | 386-12F / 10 | Jump (52) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies | 2/1 | |
| mid-division, bumped 1st, headway 6th, ridden after 8th, went 4th 3 out, no impression on front pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 16 L | Iona Days (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 2) | 285-B65 / 13 | Jump (61) | Hadden Frost | Miss H C Knight Mrs J A Benson… | 6/1 | |
| prominent, every chance 4 out, soon ridden, weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10 |   | ¾ L | Yes Man (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 6-70606 / 12 | Jump (14) | Donal Devereux | P & M Bowen J J Sheedy | 16/1 | |
| pulled hard, jumped left 1st, soon prominent, led 4th, pecked 5th, headed after 4 out, hit 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 2 L | Marc Aurele (IRE) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 5) | 41P534 / 7 | Flat (860), Jump (57) | Jimmy Derham | M F Harris Denvic Stables | 10/1 | |
| held up towards rear on outside, behind 7th, headway approaching 4 out, no impression, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 18 L | Llama Farmer (GB) (gelding, brown, 11 12) | P15P-6P / 8 | Jump (13) | D Elsworth | P R Webber Mrs A Timpson | 8/1 | |
| prominent, lost place 5th, weakened approaching 8th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 23 L | Another Trump (NZ) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 8136P7 / 9 | Jump (14) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 12/1 | |
| held up in rear, jumped slowly and behind from 4th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6 |   | 7 L | Shalamiyr (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 5) | 7-18970 / 8 | Jump (47) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Miss Sarah-jayne… | 33/1 | |
| led until 4th, reminders after 7th, weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8 |   | - | Colonel Arthur (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) | U5PP/3P- / 10 | Jump (469) | J W Farrelly | Mrs S Leech Mr C J Leech | |||
| 9 |   | - | The Darling Boy (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 70-8152 / 10 | Jump (73) | Peter Toole | T R George Mrs Doone Hulse | |||
| 12 |   | - | Roc De Guye (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | 956016 / 11 | Jump (48) | Mr R J Kirk | H J Evans S Crawley, T Crawley | |||
