20 Mar 2008 15:00 Ludlow
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,263); Distance: 2m; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good.
Alfa Aggregates Products Novices' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Desert Quest (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 162lbs) |
30-1172 / 25 |
Jump (28) | L Heard | J Gask Mrs M Findlay |
13/8 | |
| tracked leader, led 4 out, hit 2 out, edged left before last, ridden when idled flat, edged left, in command towards finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 1½ L |
City Affair (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) |
3-21110 / 8 |
Jump (173) | R Johnson | Tim Vaughan optimumracing co… |
6/1 | |
| patiently ridden, held up, headway to go 3rd approaching 4 out, stayed on to chase winner 2 out, challenged flat, not quicken towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
6 |
| 12 L |
Tyup Pompey (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 152lbs) |
573656 / 12 |
Jump (11) | L Stephens | Mrs A Price Mrs A Price |
150/1 | |
| led to 4 out, weakened after last | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 13 L |
Pret A Thou (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 152lbs) |
P95-P3 / 14 |
Jump (10) | R Greene | J Groucott Mr C J Tipton |
100/1 | |
| held up in touch, pulled hard, losing ground on leaders from 7th, weakened approaching 4 out | ||||||||||
5th |
7 |
| 19 L |
Making Overtures (GB) (Mare, Bay, 145lbs) |
2P-PPU6 / 6 |
Jump (21) | G Thomas | J Groucott Mrs M R Winwood |
150/1 | |
| held up, hit 4th, losing touch from 7th, tailed off | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
| - |
Orrezzo (GER) (Gelding, Brown, 152lbs) |
P45633 / 8 |
Jump (11) | B J Toomey | G E Jones Mr G Elwyn Jones |
28/1 | |
| pulled hard, ran wide, pulled up before 1st | ||||||||||
PU |
5 |
| - |
Psychomodo (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) |
P-12F6F / 8 |
Jump (27) | M A Fitzgerald | B G Powell The Arkle Bar Partnership |
10/11 | |
| prominent, niggled along and losing ground on front pair from 7th, weakened approaching 4 out, behind when pulled up before last | ||||||||||