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Blue Square London Gold Cup Handicap

Newbury · 19 May 2012
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 2
  • Distance1m2f6y
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners13
  • HandicapYes

Expense Claim (IRE) (7/1) won the Blue Square London Gold Cup Handicap at Newbury on 19 May 2012, beating Hajras (IRE) by 2 lengths under Jimmy Fortune for trainer Andrew Balding. 13 ran on Good To Soft going over 1m2f6y; the winning time was 2m 13.32s (slow by 8.72s).

Winner Expense Claim (IRE)
SP: 7/1 J: Jimmy Fortune T: Andrew Balding
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 14 Expense Claim (IRE) 3g Jimmy Fortune Andrew Balding 9-3 85100A 2:13.32 15,562.50 7/1
2nd 3 Hajras (IRE) 3c 2 Tadhg O'Shea Mark Johnston 9-2 8495A 2:13.68 4,660 11/2
3rd 5 Clayton (GB) 3g 2¼ Neil Callan Kevin Ryan 9-5 8793A 2:14.09 2,330 16/1
4th 6 Rewarded (GB) 3c 1 Robert Havlin James Toller 9-7 8993A 2:14.27 1,165 5/1
5th 9 Thomas Chippendale (IRE) 3c shd Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil 9-4 8690A 2:14.29 582.50 2/1F
6th 4 Hurricane In Dubai (IRE) 3g 2¾ John Fahy Denis Coakley 8-7 7572A 2:14.77 292.50 12/1
7th 8 Humungosaur (GB) 3c nk Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon Snr 9-2 8480A 2:14.87 — 50/1
8th 13 Mcvicar (GB) 3c ½ Kieran O'Neill Mick Channon 8-2 7065A 2:14.96 — 40/1
9th 7 Tidal Way (IRE) 3g 2¼ Matthew Davies Mick Channon 8-11 7969A 2:15.37 — 40/1
10th 11 Almuftarris (USA) 3c 1¾ Jim Crowley Ed Dunlop 9-2 8470A 2:15.68 — 11/1
11th 2 Poetic Lord (GB) 3c 14 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr 9-5 8769C 2:18.23 — 14/1
12th 12 Al Saham (GB) 3c 11 Silvestre De Sousa Saeed bin Suroor 9-6 8870C 2:20.23 — 25/1
13th 1 Icelander (USA) 3c 27 Kieren Fallon Mark Johnston 8-11 7961C 2:25.14 — 14/1

Winning time 2m 13.32s (slow by 8.72s)

Non-runners Trader Jack (self certificate)

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KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (13 of 13 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Quick answers

Who won the Blue Square London Gold Cup Handicap at Newbury in 2012?
Expense Claim (IRE) won the Blue Square London Gold Cup Handicap at Newbury on 19 May 2012, ridden by Jimmy Fortune and trained by Andrew Balding.
What was the finishing order of the 2012 Blue Square London Gold Cup Handicap at Newbury?
1st Expense Claim (IRE) (7/1), 2nd Hajras (IRE) (11/2), 3rd Clayton (GB) (16/1).
What price was the winner of the 2012 Blue Square London Gold Cup Handicap at Newbury?
Expense Claim (IRE) returned a starting price of 7/1.
How many horses ran in the 2012 Blue Square London Gold Cup Handicap at Newbury?
13 horses ran in the 2012 Blue Square London Gold Cup Handicap at Newbury. Non-runners: Trader Jack (self certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2012 Blue Square London Gold Cup Handicap at Newbury?
The winning time was 2m 13.32s (slow by 8.72s).

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