29 Oct 2011 14:30 Ascot
Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £17,085); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Byrne Group Handicap Chase (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Anquetta (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 241167- / 12 | Jump (198) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr Robert Waley-Cohen | 5/1 | |
| chased leading trio, not fluent 3rd, went 2nd 6th, led soon after 4 out, clear from 2 out, not fluent and clever last, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 5 L | King Edmund (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 642-P32 / 12 | Jump (29) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Mr Anthony Ward-Thomas | 8/1 | |
| led, clear 4th, hit 7th, headed soon after 4 out, chased winner until approaching 2 out, rallied to regain 2nd approaching last, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 1¼ L | Darceys Dancer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 2543-P8 / 10 | Jump (15) | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams Mrs C Williams | 25/1 | |
| mistake 1st, held up in rear, headway under pressure on inside approaching 2 out, hit last, stayed on flat to 3rd close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | NK | Torphichen (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 11 10) | 1331-37 / 9 | Flat (209), Jump (176) | R Thornton | A King John P McManus | 7/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway to track leading pair approaching 8th, went 2nd approaching and mistake 2 out, soon no chance with winner, lost 2nd approaching last, dropped to 4th close home | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 2¼ L | Takeroc (FR) (Gelding, grey, 11 11) | 4122-11 / 11 | Flat (2022), Jump (6) | Mr H Derham | P F Nicholls Dunn Racing | 15/8 | |
| held up in touch, mistake 6th, not fluent next, headway approaching 9th, stayed on same pace in 5th, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 15 L | Baseball Ted (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 9) | 13311-2 / 10 | Jump (22) | T J O'Brien | C E Longsdon Mr Alan Peterson | 7/1 | |
| hit 1st, chased leader, lost 2nd 6th, stayed chasing leaders, mistake 8th, mistake 4 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 10 L | Safari Journey (USA) (Horse (entire), chestnut, 11 12) | 62-0835 / 13 | Flat (400), Jump (14) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Reassuringly Racy… | 14/1 | |
| raced wide, held up in last pair, no chance and tailed off when blundered 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | 36 L | Fiftyonefiftyone (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) | 2P215-3 / 10 | Jump (176) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood Mr J R Cornwall | 9/1 | |
| chased leading pair, mistake 2nd, mistake 6th, mistake and weakened 8th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | HD | Panjo Bere (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) | 4F/8304- / 9 | Jump (259) | Joshua Moore | G & J Moore Paul Chapman Mrs… | 16/1 | |
| soon towards rear, jumped slowly 5th, went left next, soon lost touch, tailed off | ||||||||||
