26 Dec 2011 13:20 Huntingdon
Winner: £3,900 (Penalty: £2,534); Distance: 2m 5f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Huntingdon Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 |   | - | Elegant Olive (GB) (filly, bay, 10 3) | 693U38 / 12 | Jump (28) | Killian Moore | R Curtis Collective Dreamers | 9/1 | |
| tracked leaders on outside, lost place 2nd, hampered 3rd, headway 6th, went 2nd before 3 out, led 2 out, stayed on well to draw clear from last | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 13 L | Spanish Cruise (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 11 12) | 2-3PF82 / 10 | Flat (1315), Jump (18) | Kielan Woods | C E Longsdon Miss L Egerton | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, led 7th, ridden and headed 2 out, beaten when hit last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11 |   | 13 L | Rebel High (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 9) | 742-989 / 12 | Jump (22) | A Thornton | D Frankland D S Frankland &… | 16/1 | |
| led until 2nd, led approaching 6th until 7th, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | HD | Cool Steel (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 0) | 99-442B / 8 | Jump (25) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr David Brace | 5/2 | |
| held up, headway approaching 6th, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 11 L | Badgers Retreat (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 5922 / 10 | Jump (34) | Robert McCarth | Ferdy Murphy The Badger Sett | 7/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway 6th, mistake and weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 1¼ L | Go Amwell (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 746771 / 11 | Flat (124), Jump (37) | Jake Greenall | J R Jenkins Mr Robin Stevens | 10/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden and effort after 6th, outpaced next, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 7 L | Traffic Chaos (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 871-P5P / 7 | Jump (18) | Gavin Sheehan | C J Mann C Hunter,d Batten,s… | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent, ridden and lost place 4th, headway after next, soon ridden, weakened from 6th | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10 |   | 36 L | Speedy Directa (GER) (Colt, bay, 10 10) | 16P098 / 9 | Flat (1507), Jump (7) | Sean Flanagan | B G Powell Mr Robert Aplin | 33/1 | |
| tracked leader, led 2nd, headed approaching 6th, not fluent and lost place next, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8 |   | - | Bobbie Magern (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 35-80PP / 7 | Jump (25) | Non Runner | N & W Twiston-Davies Exors Of The Late… | |||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Vertueux (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 5) | 028-032 / 11 | Flat (78), Jump (29) | Sean Quinlan | A W Carroll Mr A W Carroll | ||
| FE | 4 |   | - | General Ting (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 9) | 464-468 / 8 | Flat (801), Jump (25) | M Bradburne | L Wadham A T Partnership | ||
| 3 |   | - | Tribal Dance (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 10) | 64-9114 / 11 | Jump (14) | Non Runner | B I Case Quality Pipe Supports… | |||
| PU | 13 |   | - | Gainsborough's Art (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 10 0) | 01P-P99 / 10 | Flat (582), Jump (26) | David England | H Chisman Duncan Wood Vinny… | ||
