12 Dec 2008 13:20 Cheltenham
Winner: £22,500 (Penalty: £14,090); Distance: 3m 7f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Garde Champetre (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) |
F111-42 / 25 |
Jump (28) | Ms N Carberry | E Bolger Mr John P McManus |
7/4 | |
| raced in 5th mainly, joined leader 29th, led approaching last, stayed on well, ridden out | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 1¼ L |
L'ami (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 9) |
03F8-14 / 12 |
Flat (1954), Jump (28) |
Mr J T McNamara | E Bolger Mr John P McManus |
8/1 | |
| made most, headed 9th until 11th, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on but no extra | ||||||||||
3rd |
5 |
| ¾ L |
Nadover (FR) (Gelding, brown, 11 4) |
13P77-P / 11 |
Flat (1617), Jump (61) |
N D Fehily | C J Mann Miss K Harrison |
20/1 | |
| mid-division, steady headway from 24th, ridden after 2 out, went 3rd approaching last, stayed on, closing at finish | ||||||||||
4th |
8 |
| 3½ L |
Drombeag (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) |
16/0-321 / 12 |
Jump (27) | R M Power | E Bolger John P McManus |
7/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 26th, ridden to chase leaders after 2 out, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
5th |
4 |
| NK |
Pass Me By (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) |
P2P76-3 / 13 |
Jump (28) | Aidan Coleman | Miss S Smith Passers By |
14/1 | |
| tracked leader, hit 4th, led 9th until 11th, ridden after 21st, stayed on same pace approaching last | ||||||||||
6th |
13 |
| 1¾ L |
Tawnies (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
01533-4 / 10 |
Jump (27) | Charlie Huxley | T G O'Leary Lady Insan Syndicate |
14/1 | |
| mid-division, hit 4th, headway 18th, mistake 20th, ridden in 4th after 3 out, kept on same pace from next | ||||||||||
7th |
9 |
| 11 L |
Philson Run (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) |
2BF5-97 / 14 |
Jump (19) | M D Grant | Mrs S Leech Mr C J Leech |
25/1 | |
| mistake 4th, stumbled 18th, always towards rear | ||||||||||
8th |
10 |
| 4½ L |
Florida Dream (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 6) |
4285-05 / 11 |
Jump (28) | David England | N A Twiston-Davies Mrs C Twiston-Davies |
14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 19th, went 4th 21st, ridden after 25th, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
9th |
16 |
| 4½ L |
Spare Change (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 10 0) |
F0-8217 / 9 |
Flat (230), Jump (28) |
D J Condon | P J Rothwell Getogether Syndicate |
50/1 | |
| tracked leaders, hit 19th, went 2nd and ridden after 24th, weakened 29th | ||||||||||
10th |
14 |
| 19 L |
I Hear Thunder (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
47-0228 / 13 |
Jump (20) | D A Jacob | R H Buckler Nick Elliott, Juliet… |
14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
11th |
7 |
| 13 L |
Heads Onthe Ground (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 2) |
290-403 / 15 |
Jump (27) | Mr Alan Berry | E Bolger John P McManus |
14/1 | |
| always in rear | ||||||||||
12th |
15 |
| 29 L |
Il En Reve (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
647P88 / 11 |
Jump (69) | Sean Quinlan | O McKiernan G Tierney |
66/1 | |
| always in rear | ||||||||||
13th |
11 |
| 3 L |
Battle Axe (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 5) |
973327 / 10 |
Jump (13) | Shane Jackson | J J Lennon Declan Moran |
33/1 | |
| mid-division, struggling in rear when slithered to a halt 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
6 |
| - |
Wonderkid (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) |
19622-F / 9 |
Jump (149) | K Whelan | A J Martin W A Moffett |
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UR |
12 |
| - |
Sorry Al (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 3) |
930680 / 10 |
Flat (177), Jump (28) |
L P Flynn | C F Swan Mr S J Stearn |
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PU |
3 |
| - |
Crystal d'Ainay (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) |
171PP-7 / 12 |
Jump (28) | R Thornton | A King Mr Tony Fisher… |
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