01 Jan 2009 14:10 Cheltenham
Winner: £55,000 (Penalty: £31,356); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Skybet.com Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6 |
| - |
Stan (NZ) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) |
114-2P5 / 11 |
Flat (1643), Jump (5) |
Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mr Paul Beck |
14/1 | |
| chased leaders, hit 8th, challenged 3 out, led well before 2 out, clear when jumped well last, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
2nd |
13 |
| 11 L |
Fier Normand (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 5) |
3F22-7F / 10 |
Jump (61) | D Elsworth | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus |
25/1 | |
| held up in rear, steady headway 13th, chased leaders after 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, never any chance with easy winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
12 |
| 3½ L |
Hold Em (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 5) |
9-61333 / 8 |
Jump (6) | R P Flint | W K Goldsworthy David Hughes Mike… |
9/2 | |
| in touch, hit 7th, blundered 8th, hit 11th and next, kept on after 2 out, stayed on well flat | ||||||||||
4th |
14 |
| ½ L |
Lidjo De Rouge (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
9-44214 / 13 |
Flat (1740), Jump (36) |
M Foley | P Henderson Mr Richard Hawker |
66/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway 3 out, stayed on approaching last, kept on well flat | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
| 3 L |
Three Mirrors (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) |
06P21-5 / 9 |
Flat (1320), Jump (47) |
G Lee | Ferdy Murphy Mr Sean J Murphy |
7/1 | |
| mid-division, headway to chase leaders 4 out, still in touch approaching 2 out, weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
9 |
| 1 L |
Too Forward (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 10) |
P459-P4 / 14 |
Jump (33) | S P Jones | Jamie Snowden Mr Richard Pitman |
25/1 | |
| raced wide, towards rear, stayed on under pressure from 2 out, never in contention | ||||||||||
7th |
7 |
| 1½ L |
Yes Sir (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) |
6321F7 / 11 |
Flat (177), Jump (33) |
S E Durack | P & M Bowen Ms Y M Hill & Mr… |
25/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened soon after 2 out | ||||||||||
8th |
8 |
| 2¾ L |
Private Be (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) |
0P-4321 / 11 |
Jump (14) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White David And Daphne… |
11/2 | |
| led 2nd, hit 11th, strongly pressed 3 out, headed before next, weakened | ||||||||||
9th |
1 |
| 15 L |
Oslot (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) |
121-164 / 10 |
Flat (809), Jump (40) |
Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mrs Rose Loxton |
9/1 | |
| always rear division, never a factor, tailed off | ||||||||||
10th |
10 |
| 3½ L |
The Hairy Lemon (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) |
14118-6 / 10 |
Jump (40) | Charlie Huxley | A King The Hairy Lemon… |
25/1 | |
| in touch, blundered 4 out, weakening when mistake next | ||||||||||
11th |
3 |
| NS |
Il Duce (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 4) |
2PP2-P4 / 11 |
Jump (47) | R Thornton | A King Mrs Peter Prowting |
10/1 | |
| mid-division, headway in touch when hit 9th, chased leaders 12th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
12th |
2 |
| 23 L |
Hobbs Hill (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) |
0/1111F- / 10 |
Jump (313) | A P McCoy | C R Egerton Mr John P McManus |
8/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden after 4 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
FE |
4 |
| - |
My Petra (GB) (Filly, bay, 11 4) |
2P8-112 / 7 |
Flat (822), Jump (12) |
B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr & Mrs R Kelvin… |
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PU |
11 |
| - |
Patman Du Charmil (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 5) |
2627-PP / 9 |
Jump (47) | P J Brennan | N A Twiston-Davies Mr H R Mould |
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