26 Nov 2011 14:05 Newbury
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £11,390); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places ).
Sportingbet Intermediate Hurdle (Listed Limited Handicap) (Registered As The Gerry Feilden Hurdle)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Rock On Ruby (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 1/11223- / 10 | Jump (231) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls The Festival Goers | 7/2 | |
| mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd before next, led going to last, ridden clear final 200 yards, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 6 L | Empire Levant (USA) (gelding, grey, 10 7) | 312-41 / 7 | Flat (527), Jump (2) | Mr H Derham | P F Nicholls UTR Racing Syndicate | 2/1 | |
| tracked leaders, challenged going well 3 out, soon led, edged left 2 out, ridden and headed when edged left and mistake last, stayed on same pace, no impression on winner final 200 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 4½ L | Raya Star (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | F1F4-21 / 8 | Jump (29) | R Thornton | A King Mr S Munir | 12/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway 5th, went 3rd approaching 2 out, no impression on leaders last, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 7 L | First Fandango (GB) (colt, bay, 11 4) | 110-321 / 10 | Flat (221), Jump (12) | Michael Byrne | Tim Vaughan Wrb Racing 40 &… | 33/1 | |
| prominent, ridden after 5th, unable to quicken with leaders when squeezed out before 2 out, one pace and well held after | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 13 L | Alarazi (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 1) | 322104- / 8 | Flat (840), Jump (232) | D Elsworth | L Wadham Mr Johnny Eddis | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, effort approaching 3 out, never on terms, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 4 L | Ultravox (USA) (colt, bay, 10 9) | 111-010 / 6 | Flat (469), Jump (13) | Nick Scholfield | J Scott Mr G T Lever | 33/1 | |
| prominent, led after 1st until 3rd, led again 5th, headed after 3 out, weakened from next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10 |   | ¾ L | Non Dom (IRE) (colt, brown, 10 4) | 0411- / 7 | Flat (225), Jump (269) | T Scudamore | H Morrison Miss Siobhan Doolan | 28/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden after 5th, lost place approaching 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 16 L | Titan De Sarti (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 15220- / 6 | Flat (594), Jump (255) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson M Buckley | 13/2 | |
| soon led, headed after 1st, led again 3rd until 5th, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9 |   | 32 L | Rebel Dancer (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | 3F2F-94 / 7 | Flat (35), Jump (14) | D C Costello | Ian Williams Boston R S Ian… | 14/1 | |
| always in rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3 |   | 8 L | Rumble of Thunder (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 3) | 51-2111 / 10 | Flat (88), Jump (35) | R McGrath | Mrs K Walton The Well Oiled… | 22/1 | |
| held up towards rear on outside, blundered 3rd, ridden 5th, soon lost touch, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 11 |   | - | Dream Function (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 4) | 3320-11 / 8 | Jump (17) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Bernard Cloney… | ||
