16 Dec 2011 15:05 Ascot
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,256); Distance: 2m 6f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Barclays Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Our Father (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 11) | 122- / 12 | Jump (287) | T J Murphy | D Pipe Ives & Johnsons… | 8/5 | |
| raced on inside, held up towards rear, steady headway to 4th but still plenty to do 3 out, effort on outside to 2nd well before 2 out, closed before 2 out, led last, kept on well flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 1½ L | Shoreacres (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | F/10-F5P / 13 | Jump (13) | L Treadwell | B G Powell Mr David Nash | 33/1 | |
| chased leader, led 3rd, clear 6th until approaching 2 out, ridden and went right 2 out, went right again and headed last, kept on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 15 |   | 14 L | Shuil Royale (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 1131-37 / 12 | Jump (35) | D A Jacob | D W P Arbuthnot Mr Phil Fry | 11/2 | |
| towards rear, good headway to get in behind leaders approaching 8th, went 3rd 4 out, ridden and outpaced well before 2 out, stayed on again to modest 3rd final 150 yards | ||||||||||
| 4th | 13 |   | 2¼ L | Piraya (FR) (Gelding, grey, 11 0) | PP0-636 / 9 | Jump (22) | Conor O'farrell | D Pipe T Neill | 20/1 | |
| chased leading trio, not fluent 3rd, went 2nd before 4 out, lost 2nd well before 2 out, soon ridden and one pace in 3rd, weakened to modest 4th final 150 yards | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 1¼ L | Swansbrook (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) | 10/4521- / 11 | Jump (280) | Dave Crosse | B G Powell Mr Peter Williams | 50/1 | |
| held up and behind, pushed along before 3 out, headway to 4th well before 2 out, no impression when mistake 2 out, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 17 L | Non Dom (IRE) (colt, brown, 11 4) | 0411-7 / 7 | Flat (245), Jump (20) | T Scudamore | H Morrison Miss Siobhan Doolan | 11/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway and hit 8th, ridden 4 out, weakened before next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7th | 16 |   | ½ L | Whenever (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 10 11) | 4/3457-5 / 9 | Flat (68), Jump (230) | R Johnson | R T Phillips The Summer Club | 50/1 | |
| in touch, ridden and weakened soon after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | 22 L | Lightning Strike (GER) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 7) | 131P/70- / 10 | Flat (1518), Jump (275) | S Thomas | Miss V Williams John Nicholls (Trading)… | 20/1 | |
| in touch, hit 7th and 4 out, weakened next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12 |   | 17 L | Phare Isle (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | U4-UF92 / 13 | Jump (25) | Gerald Quinn | B I Case Moore, Moore &… | 20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside 7th, weakened 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | 2½ L | Gee Dee Nen (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 301-034 / 10 | Flat (224), Jump (28) | Joshua Moore | G & J Moore Chris Duggan &… | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 4 out, tailed off, blundered 2 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 6 |   | ¾ L | Wee Giant (USA) (colt, chestnut, 11 7) | 748531 / 7 | Flat (125), Jump (19) | Sam Twiston-Davies | Mrs P Sly Gap Personnel | 33/1 | |
| always towards rear, never involved, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12th | 14 |   | 6 L | Lupanar (IRE) (Horse (entire), chestnut, 11 0) | 322473- / 8 | Flat (1550), Jump (239) | A Glassonbury | G & J Moore Mrs Elizabeth Kiernan | 40/1 | |
| always towards rear, ridden and struggling 8th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 13th | 3 |   | 4 L | Sir Du Bearn (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 1/2- / 12 | Jump (394) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr Mickey Bowen | 16/1 | |
| held up in rear, never involved, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 14th | 9 |   | HD | Patsy Finnegan (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 1/2224-F / 11 | Jump (217) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King The Wasp Partnership | 33/1 | |
| always towards rear, never on terms, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 17 |   | - | Top Smart (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 2113-P3 / 8 | Jump (25) | D E Mullins | J W Mullins Mr Seamus Mullins | ||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Camden (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 13251-P / 10 | Jump (37) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood Mrs Sarah Easterby | ||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Dancing Dude (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 5) | 1-1 / 8 | Flat (532), Jump (236) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Cops & Robbers | ||
| PU | 18 |   | - | Mighty Monty (GB) (gelding, brown, 10 6) | 850-212 / 8 | Jump (22) | D F O'Regan | V R A Dartnall Mr V R A Dartnall | ||
