Full Result 1.30 Bangor-on-Dee | 14 November 2012

Sir John Hanmer Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-120, 4yo+) (2m4f72yds) 2m4½f Good To Soft 15 fences

1st £3,216.68 2nd £937.65 3rd £469.06

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Merry King (IRE) 6/1 Richie McLernon Jonjo O'Neill	Richie McLernon Jonjo O'Neill	5	1112	120	129	135	–
ch g Old Vic - Merry Queen (IRE) (Anshan)
Always prominent, went 2nd 6th, led 2 out, drew clear approaching last, stayed on well, comfortably (op 9-2)

2 5	6. Bubbly Bruce (IRE) 7/2 Noel Fehily Fergal O'Brien	Noel Fehily Fergal O'Brien	8	115 t	113	117	118	–
br g Quws - Oakleaf Express (IRE) (John French)
Held up, headway to chase leaders 7th, went 2nd approaching last, no impression on winner (op 5-1)

3 2½ [7½]	5. Milo Milan (IRE) 15/8F Charlie Poste Richard Lee	Charlie Poste Richard Lee	7	118	116	118	123	–
b g Milan - Simply Divine (IRE) (Be My Native)
Mistakes, held up early, not travel well from 7th, well outpaced 4 out, kept on to take 3rd last, never able to challenge (op 9-4)

4 3¼ [10¾]	2. Upthemsteps (IRE) 5/1 Dougie Costello Ian Williams	Dougie Costello Ian Williams	7	1112	120	119	120	–
br g Beneficial - Carrigloss (IRE) (Roselier)
Tracked leaders, pushed along approaching 2 out, one pace after (op 11-2 tchd 9-2)

5 5 [15¾]	4. Got Attitude (IRE) 20/1 D P Fahy Andy Hobbs	D P Fahy Andy Hobbs	9	118 tb¹	116	110	113	–
ch g Beneficial - Ilderton Road (Noalto)
Raced keenly, led 1st, headed 2 out, soon under pressure, weakened last (op 16-1)

6 3½ [19¼]	3. Seedless 6/1 Jason Maguire Donald McCain	Jason Maguire Donald McCain	7	1110	118	108	112	–
br m Mtoto - Unseeded (Unfuwain)
Led to 1st, remained prominent, under pressure and outpaced before 3 out, no danger after (op 9-2)

PU	7. Eighteen Carat I (IRE) 28/1 Joe Cornwall ⁵ John Cornwall	Joe Cornwall ⁵ John Cornwall	8	108	107	–	–	–
b g Luso - Jemma's Gold (IRE) (Buckskin)
In rear, niggled along approaching 5th, struggling 7th, tailed off when pulled up after 10th (tchd 33-1)

7 ran Off time: 1:30:00 Winning time: 5m 10.00s (slow by 21.00s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: F Gillespie (Merry King) 1st breeder: Rathbarry Stud
2nd owner: Masterson Holdings Limited (Bubbly Bruce)
3rd owner: Mrs Caroline Shaw & Mrs Christine Graves (Milo Milan)
Tote win: £4.60 PL: £3.20 £2.10 Ex: £32.10 CSF: £25.86

1:30 Bangor-on-Dee 14 Nov 2012

Sir John Hanmer Handicap Chase