20 Dec 2008 13:05 Ascot
Winner: £70,000 (Penalty: £39,431); Distance: 3m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
BGC Silver Cup Handicap Chase (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
14 |
| - |
Niche Market (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
DU44P-3 / 23 |
Jump (36) | Harry Skelton | R H Buckler Mr G Regan |
33/1 | |
| prominent, led 10th, 5 lengths clear 3 out, soon ridden, just held on, all out | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| HD |
Monkerhostin (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) |
33P1-57 / 13 |
Flat (3076), Jump (21) |
R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr M G St Quinton |
14/1 | |
| mid-division, mistake 7th, went left 10th, headway approaching 15th, ridden after 3f out, chased winner approaching last, stayed on well, just failed | ||||||||||
3rd |
10 |
| 3½ L |
Alderburn (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) |
53033-3 / 12 |
Jump (28) | Andrew Tinkler | H D Daly Mrs D P G Flory |
6/1 | |
| chased leaders, outpaced approaching 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, went 3rd flat | ||||||||||
4th |
12 |
| 2¼ L |
Out The Black (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
4U1-525 / 12 |
Jump (49) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Mr James Drummond |
12/1 | |
| mid-division, mistake 14th, headway next, ridden to chase winner after 3 out until approaching last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
5th |
7 |
| 8 L |
Oedipe (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 12) |
21/019-0 / 13 |
Flat (858), Jump (21) |
A P McCoy | N J Henderson 14th Regiment Royal… |
4/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 13th, hit 16th, soon ridden, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
8 |
| 4½ L |
Eric's Charm (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) |
5PF1-U3 / 13 |
Jump (14) | D Elsworth | O Sherwood M St Quinton &… |
8/1 | |
| led until 10th, chased winner, hit 12th, ridden and lost place after 14th, never back on terms | ||||||||||
7th |
13 |
| 1 L |
Lysander (GER) (Gelding, brown, 10 0) |
31U-213 / 11 |
Flat (1119), Jump (14) |
Michael Murphy | Ian Williams The Piranha Partnership |
16/1 | |
| took keen hold in mid-division, mistakes 7th and 8th, in rear when hit 13th, weakened 15th | ||||||||||
8th |
1 |
| 3 L |
Gungadu (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12) |
6115-3P / 9 |
Jump (27) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mrs Margaret Findlay… |
15/2 | |
| reminders 11th, always towards rear | ||||||||||
9th |
4 |
| 17 L |
Faasel (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) |
5P20-51 / 12 |
Flat (1525), Jump (40) |
D J Condon | N G Richards Mr J Heard |
16/1 | |
| mid-division, mistake 10th and dropped rear, lost touch from 15th | ||||||||||
FE |
6 |
| - |
Piraya (FR) (Gelding, grey, 10 12) |
133-4F0 / 9 |
Jump (35) | T J Murphy | D Pipe T Neill |
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PU |
5 |
| - |
Fundamentalist (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) |
8-87146 / 12 |
Jump (8) | P J Brennan | N A Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies |
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PU |
9 |
| - |
Iron Man (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 8) |
U-80333 / 11 |
Jump (27) | J E Moore | P & M Bowen Roddy Owen,Paul… |
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PU |
11 |
| - |
Dom d'Orgeval (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 5) |
103/PP-7 / 12 |
Jump (35) | T Scudamore | D Pipe A J White And Mrs… |
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PU |
3 |
| - |
Trabolgan (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) |
P12211/ / 12 |
Jump (1120) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr Trevor Hemmings |
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