01 Jan 2009 12:30 Cheltenham
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £9,393); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Club 16-24 'Help For Heroes' Ball 'NH' Novices' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Awesome George (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) |
152-U13 / 20 |
Jump (31) | Charlie Huxley | A King Mrs Gwen Meacham |
16/1 | |
| mid-division, headway on outer after 3 out, challenged 2 out, soon chasing leader, led well before last, ridden and stayed on well flat, comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
15 |
| 3½ L |
Ring Bo Ree (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) |
890-F1 / 11 |
Jump (42) | P J Brennan | T R George Mr T R George |
13/2 | |
| in touch, mistake and hampered 2 out, chased leaders before last, went 2nd soon after last, one pace and no impression on winner flat | ||||||||||
3rd |
16 |
| NK |
Max Bygraves (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 6) |
07-3163 / 11 |
Jump (36) | T Molloy | K C Bailey Mr J Perriss |
20/1 | |
| took keen hold early, chased leaders, ridden and outpaced after 2 out, headway before last, kept on well to press for 2nd near finish, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 2 L |
Picaroon (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) |
186631 / 10 |
Jump (6) | R Johnson | Tim Vaughan Mrs K R Smith-Maxwell |
7/2 | |
| led, hit 1st, ridden and strongly pressed 2 out, headed well before last, no extra flat | ||||||||||
5th |
13 |
| ¾ L |
Smarties Party (GB) (Filly, bay, 10 10) |
7-53722 / 8 |
Jump (47) | R P Flint | C W Thornton Over The Rainbow |
14/1 | |
| in touch, not much room on inside and switched right soon after 2 out, staying on same pace when hit last, kept on flat | ||||||||||
6th |
12 |
| ½ L |
Havenstone (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) |
FP2352 / 12 |
Jump (10) | Donal Fahy | Evan Williams Mrs C M Budd |
9/2 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and outpaced approaching 2 out, stayed on again flat | ||||||||||
7th |
5 |
| ¾ L |
Project Gallery (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
61-689 / 6 |
Jump (13) | D Elsworth | Miss H C Knight Mrs R A Humphries |
33/1 | |
| chased leader, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
8th |
4 |
| 2 L |
Call Me A Legend (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 11 10) |
1613-24 / 7 |
Jump (21) | R Thornton | A King Mrs K Holmes |
6/1 | |
| took keen hold rear, hit 4th, headway after 2 out, driven to dispute 3rd before last, weakened tamely flat | ||||||||||
9th |
9 |
| 1¾ L |
Tenor De Balme (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) |
7232-87 / 6 |
Jump (21) | D F O'Regan | P Henderson Mme I Peltier |
50/1 | |
| towards rear, hit 1st, hampered 2 out, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
10th |
6 |
| 6 L |
Santarctique (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) |
408587 / 8 |
Jump (14) | S P Jones | B G Powell Mrs G Bryan |
100/1 | |
| always towards rear, ridden after 3 out, soon struggling | ||||||||||
11th |
11 |
| 8 L |
Halfway Cut (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) |
35/7F5-2 / 7 |
Jump (6) | P C O'Neill | A M Hales The Patient Partnership |
14/1 | |
| held up in rear, blundered 4th, some headway after 2 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
12th |
10 |
| 1¼ L |
Alfloramoor (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) |
4-35363 / 10 |
Jump (39) | A Pogson | C T Pogson Mr C T Pogson |
25/1 | |
| always rear, no chance when ridden and hampered 2 out | ||||||||||
13th |
8 |
| 6 L |
Top Ram (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 0) |
P24P-52 / 10 |
Jump (43) | T J Murphy | J A B Old Mr Neil J Henderson |
14/1 | |
| hit 1st, always rear, driven and struggling 3 out | ||||||||||
14th |
7 |
| 9 L |
Flow Gently Along (IRE) (Mare, bay, 11 1) |
420-344 / 8 |
Jump (22) | T Scudamore | M Scudamore Simpson-Daniel… |
33/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, ridden and struggling soon after 3 out | ||||||||||
15th |
14 |
| 13 L |
Court Princess (GB) (Filly, bay, 10 9) |
059-768 / 8 |
Jump (26) | G Lee | C E Longsdon Derek & Cheryl… |
66/1 | |
| hit 1st, always rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
FE |
1 |
| - |
You're The Top (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) |
6-33 / 8 |
Jump (20) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr Michael Buckley |
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