09 Jan 2012 16:10 Taunton
Winner: £6,500 (Penalty: £4,224); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Double Handful (GER) (colt, black, 10 9) | U/583U-5 / 9 | Flat (80), Jump (63) | David Bass | Mrs L Hill Les Cross, Teresa… | 2/1 | |
| held up in touch, went 3rd 6th, led approaching last, soon clear, very easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | 8 L | Don't Panic (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 4) | 5P-P5P8 / 11 | Flat (985), Jump (10) | Nick Scholfield | R J Hodges Mr A B S Webb | 4/1 | |
| held up, pulled hard, headway 3rd, led 5th, soon headed and hung left, dropped to 4th next, stayed on to take 2nd last, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 4½ L | Cnoc Moy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) | 7555/0-8 / 10 | Flat (1065), Jump (189) | M J Quinlan | Mrs H E Rees Mrs H E Rees | 33/1 | |
| led, not fluent 4th, soon headed, not fluent 6th, led after 2 out, headed approaching last, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | ¾ L | Shilpa (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 5) | 421055 / 8 | Jump (113) | Gerard Tumelty | Simon Earle Epds Racing Partnership… | 28/1 | |
| held up, headway after 2 out, mistake last, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 6 L | Kala Patthar (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 77P-802 / 5 | Jump (14) | Brendan Powell | C L Tizzard Mr P M Warren | 11/2 | |
| tracked leader, led after 4th, headed next, soon led again, mistake 2 out, soon headed, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | 1¼ L | Furrows (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 9512-8F / 10 | Jump (37) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood Furrows Ltd | 9/2 | |
| held up in rear, took keen hold, not fluent 5th, mistake 2 out, never in contention | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11 |   | 18 L | Rolanta (FR) (filly, bay, 10 2) | 054316 / 8 | Flat (1023), Jump (40) | Hadden Frost | J D Frost Mrs J McCormack | 16/1 | |
| held up, took keen hold, always in rear | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2 |   | 11 L | Is It Me (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 7) | 4422P-P / 10 | Flat (1184), Jump (10) | R P McLernon | Mrs S Leech Cheltenham Racing… | 33/1 | |
| tracked leaders, weakened approaching 6th | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8 |   | 12 L | Behtarini (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 5) | 432330 / 6 | Flat (500), Jump (10) | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams Mr K Snook | 8/1 | |
| held up in touch, lost place approaching 5th, behind 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5 |   | - | Glassawine (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 1) | 8433-0 / 6 | Jump (25) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr R S Brookhouse | |||
| 4 |   | - | Mavalenta (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 5) | 045123 / 6 | Flat (409), Jump (35) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies The Yes No Wait… | |||
