Full Result 1.20 Huntingdon | 13 January 2012

Equimark Horseboxes Handicap Chase

(Class 5) (0-100, 5yo+) (2m3f189yds) 2m4f Soft 15 fences

1st £1,819.44 2nd £534.24 3rd £267.12 4th £133.56

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Oscar Close (IRE) 11/2 Trevor Whelan ⁷ George Baker	Trevor Whelan ⁷ George Baker	7	115	99	96	119	–
br g Oscar (IRE) - Upham Close (Oats)
Held up, headway 12th, reminder after 3 out, led before next, soon clear, easily (trainer's rep said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that on its previous run the gelding jumped moderately having fallen race before.) (op 6-1 tchd 5-1)

2 20	4. Sambelucky (IRE) 3/1 James Reveley Keith Reveley	James Reveley Keith Reveley	7	109 b	82	59	78	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Kalimar (IRE) (Bigstone)
Held up, headway 11th, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out, went 2nd near finish (op 5-2)

3 1 [21]	3. Carrig An Uisce (IRE) 11/1 Andrew Tinkler Anna Brooks	Andrew Tinkler Anna Brooks	11	1012 v¹	85	61	80	–
ch g Portrait Gallery (IRE) - Yarra Glen (Known Fact)
Prominent, chased leader 7th, every chance approaching 2 out, soon ridden and weakened, lost 2nd near finish (op 12-1 tchd 16-1)

4 ½ [21½]	7. Feeling Peckish (USA) 80/1 Alice Mills ⁷ Michael Chapman	Alice Mills ⁷ Michael Chapman	8	97 12 t	73	49	68	–
ch g Point Given (USA) - Sunday Bazaar (USA) (Nureyev)
Prominent, chased leader 4th to 7th, remained handy until ridden and weakened approaching 2 out (op 66-1)

5 31 [52½]	2. Free Speech 5/2F Tom Scudamore Jim Best	Tom Scudamore Jim Best	9	1111 tb	98	41	83	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Daring Miss (Sadler's Wells)
Led, ridden, headed and weakened approaching 2 out, tailed off when mistake last

6 64 [116½]	6. Big Bertie (IRE) 6/1 Andrew Thornton Anna Newton-Smith	Andrew Thornton Anna Newton-Smith	8	107	80	–	–	–
b g Luso - Next Venture (IRE) (Zaffaran)
Chased leader to 4th, remained handy until mistake 9th, soon ridden, weakened next, tailed off (op 17-2 tchd 5-1)

F	5. Royaume Bleu (FR) 6/1 Paul Moloney Alex Hales	Paul Moloney Alex Hales	7	107	80	–	–	–
ch g Kapgarde (FR) - Dear Blue (FR) (Cyborg)
Held up, last but still going well enough when fell 10th (op 11-2 tchd 15-2)

PU	8. Rester Vrai (FR) 40/1 Joe Cornwall ⁷ John Cornwall	Joe Cornwall ⁷ John Cornwall	7	97 15	73	–	–	–
gr g Cadoudal (FR) - Moulouya (FR) (Turgeon)
Prominent until ridden and weakened 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (tchd 50-1)

8 ran Off time: 1:22:00 Winning time: 5m 20.60s (slow by 33.60s) Total SP: 110%
1st owner: Wayne Hennessey (Oscar Close) 1st breeder: Mrs E Moore
2nd owner: Maurice Foxton, JBP & DAG PArtnership (Sambelucky)
3rd owner: Brooks and Robinson (Carrig An Uisce)
Tote win: £8.80 PL: £2.80 £1.40 £3.10 Ex: £28.50 CSF: £21.19 Tricast: £158.29

1:20 Huntingdon 13 Jan 2012

Equimark Horseboxes Handicap Chase