15 Oct 2011 16:25 Cheltenham
Winner: £9,000 (Penalty: £5,630); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Graeme McPherson Trains For Arion Racing Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Ixora (IRE) (filly, grey, 11 1) | 0-11623 / 7 | Jump (38) | T J O'Brien | Jamie Snowden The Ixora Racing… | 9/1 | |
| tracked leaders, closed last, led flat, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 1¾ L | Cockney Trucker (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 424-322 / 11 | Jump (8) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr John P McManus | 13/2 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake 3 out, challenged after 2 out, led approaching last, headed flat, no extra close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 1¼ L | Secret Tune (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 12) | 00/P387- / 8 | Flat (28), Jump (328) | A P McCoy | S Lycett Mr R Davies | 9/2 | |
| mid-division on outside, headway from 4th, challenged 3 out, every chance flat, no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 2½ L | Occasionally Yours (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 342-U17 / 14 | Jump (14) | J M Quinlan | A Blackmore Mr A G Blackmore | 20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway approaching 6th, ridden before 8th, 6th and beaten last, stayed on towards finish, went 4th close home, no impression on leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10 |   | 1 L | Miss Overdrive (GB) (mare, bay, 10 8) | 406921- / 9 | Jump (177) | Nick Scholfield | Andrew Turnell Partners In Wine | 8/1 | |
| with leader, led 2nd, headed approaching last, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 6 L | Mohanad (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 1) | 2006-01 / 7 | Flat (28), Jump (13) | M Goldstein | Miss S West Heart of the South… | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, challenged 6th, every chance after 2 out, 5th and beaten last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | 5 L | Queen Of Cool (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 11) | 144-010 / 10 | Jump (51) | Michael Byrne | T Doyle Mrs Claire Doyle | 14/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway on outside 7th, ridden and outpaced by leaders before 3 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | 37 L | Jeu De Roseau (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 9) | 00/121-1 / 9 | Flat (17), Jump (39) | D F O'Regan | C Grant Mr W Raw | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 5th or 6th, some headway after 7th, weakened after next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11 |   | 5 L | Midnight Fun (GB) (filly, bay, 10 7) | 811115 / 7 | Jump (15) | W T Kennedy | M Appleby Mr Michael Appleby | 22/1 | |
| held up in rear, mistake 8th, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6 |   | 2½ L | Ikorodu Road (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | U23UF3- / 13 | Jump (222) | N D Fehily | M Sheppard Mr W J Odell | 12/1 | |
| led until 2nd, not fluent 5th, lost place when not fluent next, behind 8th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 12 |   | 2¼ L | Dark Energy (GB) (Colt, brown, 10 0) | 354526 / 10 | Flat (407), Jump (10) | T Scudamore | M Scudamore The Yes No Wait… | 25/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, struggling 7th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| UR | 2 |   | - | Joker Choker (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 651-511 / 11 | Jump (131) | R J Killoran | N J Henderson Bradley Partnership | ||
| UR | 13 |   | - | Lodgician (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 2-223P2 / 12 | Flat (1145), Jump (56) | William Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies The Yes No Wait… | ||
