07 Sep 2008 16:10 Fontwell
Winner: £4,500 (Penalty: £2,927); Distance: 2m 2f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Bernard Clarke Birthday Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
13 |
| - |
Just Beware (GB) (Mare, bay, 10 3) |
P32-336 / 22 |
Jump (105) | Miss G D Gracey-Davison | Miss Z C Davison The Secret Circle |
9/1 | |
| held up in rear, good headway to chase leaders 5th, led on inside approaching 2 out, driven and kept on gamely flat | ||||||||||
2nd |
10 |
| ¾ L |
Gun Smith (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) |
348-44P / 8 |
Jump (21) | A P McCoy | Jonjo & A O'Neill Mr Andy Parkin |
5/1 | |
| raced wide, mid-division, hit 5th, headway going well approaching 3 out, led briefly before 2 out, every chance last, found no extra under pressure flat | ||||||||||
3rd |
9 |
| 6 L |
Transvestite (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) |
64-8 / 10 |
Jump (124), Flat (22) |
M Bradburne | J W Hills Mrs M A Barrett |
12/1 | |
| raced wide, held up in rear, not fluent 4 out, headway to chase leaders next, 3rd when not fluent 2 out, weakened flat | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 4½ L |
Karasakal (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) |
1D2P-53 / 11 |
Jump (17) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mrs Kim Sly |
7/2 | |
| chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, stayed on same pace from next | ||||||||||
5th |
6 |
| 1 L |
Share My Dream (IRE) (Mare, bay, 11 8) |
3-04572 / 10 |
Jump (18) | Hadden Frost | J D Frost Ms H Vernon-Jones |
10/1 | |
| behind, some headway 6th, plugged on one pace from next | ||||||||||
6th |
7 |
| 1 L |
Truly Fruitful (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 5) |
4-3742F / 6 |
Jump (27) | T Weston | Dr R D P Newland Mr Aidan J Ryan |
13/2 | |
| held up, brief effort 6th, plugged on one pace from 3 out | ||||||||||
7th |
5 |
| Dist |
John Charles (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 8) |
4817/P3 / 8 |
Jump (17) | N D Fehily | B De Haan Mr Alan Clarke |
6/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened quickly, soon heavily eased, tailed off | ||||||||||
8th |
11 |
| 1 L |
Site Sentry (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 10 7) |
335-98P / 5 |
Jump (94), Flat (50) |
S E Durack | M F Harris Prevention & Detection… |
66/1 | |
| behind, under pressure 5th, weakened next | ||||||||||
9th |
1 |
| 2¾ L |
Classic Role (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) |
565-396 / 9 |
Jump (38) | R Thornton | L Wells Pillar To Post… |
8/1 | |
| prominent, weakened 6th, tailed off 3 out | ||||||||||
10th |
2 |
| Dist |
Cannon Fire (FR) (Horse (entire), chestnut, 11 11) |
250500- / 11 |
Jump (284) | Mr Nick Williams | Evan Williams Mr R E R Williams |
20/1 | |
| chased leaders until ridden and lost place after 5th, soon tailed off | ||||||||||
11th |
8 |
| 8 L |
Guerilla (AUS) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) |
3440-68 / 10 |
Jump (13) | D N Cullinane | R C Guest Mr K N R MacNicol |
40/1 | |
| always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
| - |
Sumdancer (NZ) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) |
4P1P3-9 / 11 |
Jump (123) | M Goldstein | M Madgwick Mr D Plowright |
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12 |
| - |
Sister Agnes (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 10 3) |
315455 / 4 |
Jump (18), Flat (3) |
Dave Crosse | M F Harris Lord Halifax |
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