27 Dec 2011 14:20 Wetherby
Winner: £16,000 (Penalty: £10,397); Distance: 2m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places ).
Castleford Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Charingworth (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | U16-930 / 22 | Jump (17) | Lucy Alexander | Ferdy Murphy A & S Enterprises… | 15/2 | |
| held up in last pair, headway 4 out, chased leading pair next, ridden 2 out, rallied flat, led final strides | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | HD | Pret A Thou (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 1) | 311P2-P / 14 | Flat (1992), Jump (44) | Harry Challoner | J Groucott Mr C J Tipton | 22/1 | |
| led narrowly, headed after 8th, regained lead approaching 4 out, ridden between last 2, kept on under pressure flat, headed final strides | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | ¾ L | Stagecoach Pearl (GB) (Gelding, grey, 11 12) | 129F-15 / 10 | Jump (38) | Mr S Byrne | J Parkinson & S Smith John Conroy Jaqueline… | 4/1 | |
| tracked leaders, headway to lead after 8th, headed approaching 4 out, driven 2 out, ridden flat, stayed on well towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | ¾ L | Sa Suffit (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 1P/4-263 / 13 | Jump (23) | B S Hughes | J Ewart Friel Humbert Kesson… | 11/4 | |
| with leader, lost place 6th, outpaced approaching 4 out, ridden 2 out, rallied flat, not reached leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 27 L | Tara Royal (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 1U222-F / 9 | Jump (10) | Brian Harding | D McCain Jnr Mr R Gurney | 7/2 | |
| held up in last pair, effort to chase leading pair before 4 out to next, soon ridden, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 71 L | Silk Drum (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 11 3) | 2/U51-54 / 7 | Flat (591), Jump (39) | Ryan Mania | Mrs Dianne Sayer Mr Anthony White | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, hit 3rd, lost place 7th, behind from next, tailed off when jumped right 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Diamond Frontier (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 10 4) | 347-P21 / 10 | Flat (1592), Jump (24) | K Renwick | J Wade Mr John Wade | ||
