17 Jan 2009 13:40 Ascot
Winner: £42,500 (Penalty: £24,229); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Montpelier Group Lightning Novices' Chase (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Panjo Bere (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) |
822-113 / 21 |
Jump (29) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Paul Chapman Mrs… |
16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden to lead 2 out, edged left under pressure, flat | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| ¾ L |
Calgary Bay (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) |
3202-21 / 12 |
Jump (16) | D Elsworth | Miss H C Knight Mrs T P Radford |
13/8 | |
| tracked leader, ridden 2 out, led briefly, edged left under pressure from last | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 16 L |
Free World (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) |
2104-12 / 14 |
Jump (42) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Lady Susan Brooke |
4/5 | |
| led, hit 4 out, headed approaching 2 out, very tired when mistake last | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 22 L |
Cool Operator (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) |
0314-11 / 11 |
Jump (56) | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson The Gathering &… |
10/1 | |
| held up, mistake 5th, not fluent 7th, held from 8th | ||||||||||
5th |
6 |
| 13 L |
Stumped (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) |
1877-23 / 7 |
Flat (865), Jump (28) |
M Bradburne | H D Daly Crew Bourgeois |
50/1 | |
| held up, behind from 6th | ||||||||||
PU |
5 |
| - |
Roman Villa (USA) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) |
22500P / 7 |
Flat (47), Jump (30) |
Matthew Batchelor | M Sheppard D Pierce |
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