16 Dec 2011 13:20 Ascot
Winner: £11,000 (Penalty: £6,882); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Liberum Capital Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | All For Free (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 70-4524 / 7 | Jump (16) | Alain Cawley | M Keighley The Jesters | 5/2 | |
| tracked leaders, left 3rd 3 out, closed to challenge next, led between last 2, soon clear, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 11 L | Cheney Manor (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) | P3/1359- / 7 | Flat (1096), Jump (250) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson S W Group Logistics… | 8/1 | |
| tracked leader, led approaching 2 out, ridden and headed between last 2, soon outpaced and no chance with easy winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 3¾ L | Border Station (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 5224P2 / 10 | Jump (25) | M J Quinlan | Mrs A Batchelor Total Plumbing… | 20/1 | |
| held up in touch, left 4th 3 out, stayed on to 3rd last, no impression | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | ¾ L | Osmosia (FR) (mare, bay, 10 13) | 2412F2 / 10 | Jump (31) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Mr George Sturt | 7/1 | |
| jumped left, held up in rear, slow 8th, stayed on to 4th close home, no impression | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | NK | Celtic Wish (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 30-P24F / 10 | Jump (7) | A Thornton | Gerard Mullins P W Mullins | 8/1 | |
| tended to jump left, led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon outpaced to 3rd, no impression on leading duo, weakened before last, lost 4th close home | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 37 L | I Can Run Can You (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | 11-716P / 7 | Jump (22) | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill Mrs Gay Smith | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, slow 8th, weakened next, soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 9 L | Drumlang (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 86-5U11 / 11 | Jump (15) | Harry Skelton | Ian Williams Mr M Roberts | 2/1 | |
| held up in last pair, slow 8th, mistake and beaten next, soon behind and eased, tailed off | ||||||||||
| UR | 3 |   | - | Scoter Fontaine (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 643-44F / 7 | Jump (26) | Aodhagan Conlon | Miss R Curtis Mr John P McManus | ||
| 6 |   | - | Olympian Boy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 55141P / 12 | Jump (41) | Giles Hawkins | Mrs S Leech J Cocks & C J Leech | |||
