01 Jan 2009 13:40 Cheltenham
Winner: £35,000 (Penalty: £19,954); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Dipper Novices' Chase (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Calgary Bay (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) |
13202-2 / 21 |
Jump (20) | A P McCoy | Miss H C Knight Mrs T P Radford |
11/4 | |
| took keen hold early, settled in last pair, progress to track leaders 10th, blundered 13th, led going well before 2 out, jumped well last, driven and stayed on strongly flat | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 2¾ L |
Kicks For Free (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) |
0/126-12 / 9 |
Jump (34) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr Trevor Hemmings |
11/8 | |
| tracked leading pair, went 2nd 9th, hit 3 out, chased winner 2 out, kept on flat, no impression | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| 10 L |
Tartak (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) |
222-112 / 11 |
Flat (481), Jump (35) |
P J Brennan | T R George Power Panels Electrical… |
5/2 | |
| led at decent pace, hit 12th and 4 out, headed before 2 out, lost 2nd soon after and weakened | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| Dist |
The Cool Guy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) |
1123F/2 / 11 |
Jump (42) | David England | N A Twiston-Davies Frosty's Four |
16/1 | |
| chased leader, hit 7th, lost 2nd 9th, ridden and hit 12th, weakened and hit 4 out, kept on to take poor 4th flat | ||||||||||
5th |
4 |
| 1¾ L |
Kealshore Boy (GB) (Gelding, brown, 11 0) |
F6128-1 / 9 |
Jump (48) | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Mr C Dawson |
16/1 | |
| mistake, held up in last pair, mistake and driven along 8th, went poor 4th 14th until flat | ||||||||||