12 Dec 2011 14:00 Fakenham
Winner: £8,800 (Penalty: £5,718); Distance: 2m 5f 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
New Year's Day Racing At Fakenham Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Frontier Spirit (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 3536-41 / 11 | Jump (21) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Jump For Fun Racing | 3/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 7th, left 2nd at 11th, soon led, made rest, ridden and ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 12 |   | 6 L | Investment Affair (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | F52-141 / 12 | Flat (2648), Jump (27) | Conor O'farrell | Mrs S J Humphrey Mr R N Fuller | 5/1 | |
| held up, headway 12th, soon chase winner, ridden 3 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | 7 L | Gorge (AUS) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 0-5P651 / 10 | Flat (698), Jump (18) | Mr J Hamer | Anthony Cosgriff Mrs R N Cosgriff | 20/1 | |
| in touch, went 3rd 3 out until approaching last, left 3rd again last, ridden and kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 32 L | Harouet (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 75436/1- / 9 | Jump (400) | D F O'Regan | T Symonds Mr Mickey Bowen | 9/1 | |
| jumped poorly throughout, in rear, stumbled badly on landing 10th, plugged on, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 22 L | The Magic Bishop (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 935-613 / 9 | Jump (35) | D C Costello | J M Jefferson Mr P Nelson | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and headway 12th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 11 |   | - | Otage De Brion (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 1-3P733 / 10 | Flat (1944), Jump (17) | Mr Sam Waley-Cohen | R Waley-Cohen Mr Robert Waley-Cohen | ||
| FE | 9 |   | - | Only Vintage (USA) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) | 081P-P7 / 13 | Jump (14) | R Johnson | P Henderson Mr D S Dennis | ||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Cottage Flyer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | P56/113- / 6 | Jump (257) | T J O'Brien | P J Gilligan E Stankard | ||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Qrackers (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 1P0/P66- / 13 | Flat (1843), Jump (275) | L P Aspell | F Brennan Miss Sarah A Dawson | ||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Nozic (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | P/PPP4-P / 14 | Jump (29) | Harry Skelton | Miss Z C Davison The Lump O'Clock… | ||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Pilgrims Lane (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 11) | 30384U / 11 | Jump (9) | C Poste | M Keighley Mrs D J Brown | ||
| UR | 1 |   | - | Knight Legend (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 214311 / 13 | Jump (114) | Mr M Marris | Mrs S J Humphrey Yen Hall Farm Racing | ||
