05 Jan 2012 14:00 Ludlow
Winner: £4,500 (Penalty: £2,924); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
1871 Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Grams And Ounces (GB) (colt, bay, 11 13) | 33-6611 / 13 | Flat (194), Jump (8) | Mr T J Flint | J L Flint Grace Harris Racing | 5/6 | |
| held up in rear, headway on outside approaching 6th, led 3 out, ridden out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 1¾ L | Alwaystheoptimist (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 200-000 / 12 | Jump (60) | Kielan Woods | C E Longsdon Mr Alan Bosley | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, every chance 3 out, stayed on, held by winner towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | 27 L | Jolly Roger (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 1FFP6P / 10 | Flat (460), Jump (15) | Lee Edwards | A W Carroll Smerdon Tree Services… | 20/1 | |
| held up in rear, modest 7th and ridden before 3 out, stayed on flat, went 3rd close home, no chance with front pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | NK | Pepite Rose (FR) (filly, bay, 11 10) | 3314-84 / 8 | Jump (8) | S Thomas | Miss V Williams Falcon's Line Ltd | 9/1 | |
| held up, headway approaching 6th, close up 3 out, weakened last, lost 3rd close home | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 4½ L | Credit Swap (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 12) | 1225-70 / 10 | Flat (103), Jump (55) | R T Dunne | Miss V Williams Palatinate Thoroughbred… | 11/2 | |
| led into start, tracked leaders, ridden approaching 6th, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 1¾ L | If I Were A Boy (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 1) | 8-432 / 8 | Flat (57), Jump (28) | M D Grant | D J S Ffrench Davis Mr R F Haynes | 12/1 | |
| soon tracking leaders, led approaching 5th, headed 3 out, weakened from next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 13 L | Dirty Bertie (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 541407 / 7 | Jump (36) | Sam Twiston-Davies | D G Bridgwater Mr R Paul Russell | 18/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place after 3rd, well beaten after 6th, mistake 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11 |   | 2 L | Tayarat (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 9) | 781867 / 13 | Flat (107), Jump (24) | Alice Mills | M C Chapman Mrs M Chapman | 66/1 | |
| often jumped left, led until approaching 4th, weakened after | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9 |   | 18 L | Roybuoy (GB) (colt, bay, 10 11) | 050594 / 15 | Flat (556), Jump (28) | R Flint | J L Flint Mrs D D Scott | 25/1 | |
| tracked leader, led approaching 4th, headed before next, weakened well before 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4 |   | 28 L | Sahrati (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 11 6) | 80-3887 / 9 | Flat (315), Jump (14) | Nick Scholfield | M Blake Mr Francise Tieman | 100/1 | |
| prominent, lost place after 3rd, behind 5th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8 |   | - | Canadian Diamond (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 13) | 156544 / 10 | Flat (146), Jump (32) | Non Runner | F Brennan Nicholls Family | |||
| FE | 12 |   | - | Crazy Bold (GER) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 3) | 3-4603P / 10 | Flat (147), Jump (42) | T J Murphy | A W Carroll Mrs Susan Keable | ||
