04 Mar 2011 16:05 Newbury
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,903); Distance: 2m 6f 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places ).
Arkell's Brewery Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Meet The Critics (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 19P2-04 / 10 | Jump (161) | Aidan Coleman | B G Powell The Roysun Syndicate | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear on outside, jumped right, headway after 12th, led 2 out, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 1½ L | General Kutuzov (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 41-54U1 / 8 | Jump (25) | L Treadwell | N J Gifford Barkfold Manor… | 8/1 | |
| always prominent, led 3 out, headed next, stayed on flat, held by winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9 |   | 9 L | Handtheprizeover (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | 5-21241 / 8 | Jump (16) | Peter Toole | B I Case Mr D Allen | 6/1 | |
| made most until ridden and headed 3 out, 3rd and beaten last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 10 L | Frontier Dancer (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 612455 / 13 | Jump (41) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Neil Gault | 11/1 | |
| tracked leaders, reminders after 7th and 12th, jumped right 4 out, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 1¾ L | Babysitter (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 29-7823 / 9 | Jump (33) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill The Magnificent… | 9/2 | |
| held up in rear, not particularly fluent and sometimes went left, hampered 10th, 7th and in touch 5 out, disputing 4th 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 4 L | River D'or (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 4/51977- / 9 | Jump (370) | D A Jacob | P F Nicholls Frame,lawton,mitchell,o'brien… | 9/2 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 9th, headway next, driven before 4 out, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 57 L | Zazamix (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 108P-33 / 11 | Jump (21) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mrs Christine Hopper | 6/1 | |
| prominent, not fluent, reminders 9th, weakened 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 5 |   | - | Federstar (GER) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 2PF-633 / 10 | Flat (2070), Jump (7) | Jimmy Derham | M F Harris Mr C W Booth | ||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Kingsmere (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | P-1442 / 11 | Jump (28) | R Johnson | H D Daly Mr E R Hanbury | ||
