29 Mar 2008 14:20 Newbury
Winner: £17,000 (Penalty: £10,647); Distance: 3m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.
Ladbrokes Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Caribou (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) |
11-P822 / 22 |
Jump (48) | D Elsworth | O Sherwood It Wasn't Us |
8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 13th, ridden, jumped right from 4 out, joined leader 3 out, led 2 out, hard pressed, held on gamely | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| NK |
Preacher Boy (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) |
23-7P3P / 12 |
Jump (42) | T J Murphy | R J Hodges Mr Richard Prince |
11/1 | |
| led until 3rd, prominent, led 4 out, ridden, narrowly headed 2 out, rallied and every chance flat, held near finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
9 |
| 15 L |
Keenan's Future (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 146lbs) |
514661 / 13 |
Jump (101) | D R Dennis | Ian Williams Mr S Rea |
16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway approaching 4 out, hampered approaching 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on to go 3rd flat, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
4th |
7 |
| 1¼ L |
Rimsky (IRE) (Gelding, Grey, 153lbs) |
251630 / 10 |
Jump (16) | P J Brennan | N A Twiston-Davies Mr H L Thompson |
9/1 | |
| not always fluent, towards rear, ridden after 13th, stayed on past beaten horses from 3 out, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| 4 L |
Lucifer Bleu (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) |
3/114-30 / 9 |
Jump (16) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr A J White |
25/1 | |
| prominent, led 3rd, ridden and headed 4 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
8 |
| 7 L |
St Matthew (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) |
P-0483P / 11 |
Jump (16) | Mr S Byrne | Mrs S J Smith Mr Keith Nicholson |
16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pecked 13th, soon ridden, weakened after 4 out | ||||||||||
7th |
1 |
| 1¾ L |
Always Waining (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) |
132787 / 12 |
Jump (88) | Christian Williams | P & M Bowen Mr & Mrs Peter… |
25/1 | |
| prominent, pecked 13th, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
8th |
3 |
| 12 L |
Oneway (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) |
F6-6763 / 13 |
Jump (28) | D F O'Regan | M G Rimell Mr Mark Rimell |
14/1 | |
| mid-division, headway approaching 4 out, ridden, hung right 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
9th |
10 |
| 15 L |
Elvis Returns (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 146lbs) |
861-232 / 11 |
Jump (35) | F King | J M Jefferson Mr J Cleeve |
5/1 | |
| chased leaders until weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
10th |
11 |
| 20 L |
De Blanc (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 145lbs) |
234/324 / 8 |
Jump (63) | S Thomas | Miss V Williams Mr Jeremy Hancock |
17/2 | |
| mid-division, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened before 2 out, blundered badly last | ||||||||||
6 |
| - |
Yardbird (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 155lbs) |
P-52175 / 10 |
Jump (35) | R Thornton | A King Gilco |
6/1 | ||
| mid-division, hit 7th, soon struggling, tailed off, pulled up before 12th | ||||||||||
PU |
12 |
| - |
Mort De Rire (FR) (Gelding, Grey, 145lbs) |
83P-424 / 9 |
Jump (84) | R Walford | R H & Mrs S Alner Mr Andrew Wiles |
13/2 | |
| chased leaders until 10th, soon behind, pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
PU |
13 |
| - |
Mokum (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 145lbs) |
P3411F / 10 |
Jump (22) | N D Fehily | A W Carroll Mr M S Cooke |
16/1 | |
| always towards rear, tailed off, pulled up after 3 out | ||||||||||
PU |
14 |
| - |
I Hear Thunder (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 142lbs) |
UP5P4F / 13 |
Jump (9) | D A Jacob | R H Buckler Nick Elliott, Juliet… |
14/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden after 13th, weakening when hampered approaching 3 out, pulled up before last | ||||||||||