03 Dec 2011 15:20 Aintree
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £30,950); Distance: 2m 5f 110y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Betfred Grand Sefton Handicap Chase (National Course)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Stewarts House (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) | 0P0-512 / 23 | Jump (22) | Aidan Coleman | Tim Vaughan Double Trouble… | 11/2 | |
| tracked leaders, hit 11th, led 3 out, headed last, led again approaching elbow, just held on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 13 |   | NK | Linnel (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 18453-2 / 9 | Jump (28) | Paul Carberry | A L T Moore Robert Donworth… | 7/2 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 6th, headway 8th, mistake next, jumped right 13th (valentines), went 2nd approaching 2 out, led when mistake last, headed approaching elbow, soon not much room and switched right, stayed on, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11 |   | 32 L | Buffalo Bob (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 465U-73 / 10 | Jump (9) | J M Maguire | K Bailey & M Nicholls The GFH Partnership | 5/1 | |
| held up towards rear, mistake 3rd (the chair), behind 10th (bechers brook), headway from 15th, no impression after 2 out, went well held 3rd after last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 14 L | Santa's Son (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 11) | 7710P-2 / 12 | Flat (1234), Jump (42) | C I Gillies | Miss Lucinda V Russell Douglas Pryde Jim… | 8/1 | |
| led 2nd until 3rd, led 5th, headed when pecked 10th (bechers brook), weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 8 L | The Sawyer (BEL) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | 4268R-4 / 13 | Jump (14) | A Glassonbury | R H Buckler Mr D R Fear | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, hit 9th, outpaced when hit 13th (valentines), weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 4½ L | Frankie Figg (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) | U/P1U6-7 / 11 | Jump (28) | B S Hughes | P F Nicholls Mrs A G Kavanagh | 13/2 | |
| led until 2nd, led 3rd until 5th, led 10th (bechers brook), headed 3 out, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10 |   | 82 L | Sun Tzu (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 13) | 1112PP / 10 | Jump (14) | J Reveley | P & M Bowen Mr L H & Mrs T… | 25/1 | |
| soon in rear, jumped slowly 5th, blundered 9th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Fine Parchment (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 821U-29 / 13 | Jump (21) | R McGrath | C J Mann Mr N W A Bannister | ||
| PU | 12 |   | - | No Panic (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 6) | 146354 / 9 | Jump (43) | T J O'Brien | P & M Bowen Roddy Owen & Paul… | ||
| UR | 9 |   | - | Pilgrims Lane (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | P30384 / 11 | Jump (28) | P J Brennan | M Keighley Mrs D J Brown | ||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Nikola (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 292PP-1 / 11 | Flat (2248), Jump (42) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Graham And Alison… | ||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Got Attitude (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 9) | 854630 / 11 | Jump (21) | R P McLernon | Mrs M Hobbs Three Counties… | ||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Nomecheki (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 8/02P-20 / 10 | Flat (1917), Jump (22) | L Treadwell | N J Gifford The Stewart Family | ||
| FE | 14 |   | - | High Jack (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 322365 / 9 | Jump (27) | Henry Brooke | J Parkinson & S Smith Mr Billy McCullough | ||
