31 Oct 2008 14:00 Uttoxeter
Winner: £8,500 (Penalty: £5,529); Distance: 3m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Wiser Than Most Beginners' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
10 |
| - |
What A Friend (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) |
1213P- / 21 |
Jump (231) | S Thomas | P F Nicholls Mr G Mason, Sir… |
9/4 | |
| chased clear leading pair, closed 10th, went 2nd 13th, slight lead 2 out, shaken up to assert flat, stayed on | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 2 L |
Carruthers (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) |
212110- / 13 |
Jump (231) | Matthew Batchelor | M Bradstock Mrs Sara V Bradstock |
15/8 | |
| led, headed 2 out, still upsides when mistake last, no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
6 |
| Dist |
Pancake (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 4) |
1510/33- / 12 |
Jump (251) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr Richard Hambleton |
7/2 | |
| chased leader, not fluent 3rd, blundered 13th and lost 2nd, weakened next, remote when jumped left 4 out | ||||||||||
4th |
8 |
| Dist |
Tarsus (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
3/43123- / 9 |
Jump (222) | Nick Scholfield | Miss R Curtis Mr Wyn Morris |
66/1 | |
| held up in last pair, lost touch with leading trio from 10th, tailed off next | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
| 1¾ L |
Hopkins (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 4) |
225/114- / 9 |
Jump (197) | D Elsworth | H D Daly Mr Trevor Hemmings |
15/2 | |
| held up in last pair, hit 9th, reminder after 10th, soon lost touch with leading trio, tailed off from next | ||||||||||
6th |
7 |
| 22 L |
Plum Pudding (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) |
97657- / 11 |
Jump (189) | M Bradburne | G R I Smyly J Messenger S Kerwood… |
50/1 | |
| held up, lost touch with leading trio from 10th, tailed off next | ||||||||||
3 |
| - |
Double Intruder (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 4) |
88/4232- / 8 |
Jump (202) | Aidan Coleman | V R A Dartnall Hinge, Searchfield… |
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9 |
| - |
The Accordion Man (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) |
111/2-PP / 9 |
Jump (20) | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams Mr A M Gibbons |
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PU |
1 |
| - |
Carnival Town (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) |
263/229- / 8 |
Jump (309) | N D Fehily | J & A O'Neill Mrs Gay Smith |
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