20 Feb 2009 15:20 Sandown
Winner: £35,000 (Penalty: £19,954); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in the back straight).
Kilbrittain Castle Novices' (Kingmaker) Chase (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5 |
| - |
Gauvain (GER) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) |
50-521F / 22 |
Flat (888), Jump (14) |
N D Fehily | C J Mann Miss Sarah A Dawson |
8/1 | |
| chased leader, hit 3rd, jumped slowly next, hard ridden to challenge soon after 2 out, almost upsides last, driven ahead towards finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| NK |
Cornas (NZ) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) |
1-24581 / 11 |
Jump (36) | D A Jacob | Nick Williams The Gascoigne Brookes… |
15/2 | |
| held up last, headway to chase leading pair after 2 out, stayed on under pressure flat, went 2nd near finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| ½ L |
Free World (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) |
104-123 / 14 |
Jump (34) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Lady Susan Brooke |
15/8 | |
| led, joined soon after 2 out, strongly pressed last, ridden and found little flat, headed and lost 2nd towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
1 |
| 10 L |
Panjo Bere (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) |
22-1131 / 9 |
Jump (34) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Paul Chapman Mrs… |
3/1 | |
| tracked leading trio, hit 3rd, not fluent 6th, pushed along after 4 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| ¾ L |
Doctor David (GB) (Gelding, grey, 11 2) |
01-3112 / 9 |
Flat (905), Jump (20) |
A Thornton | Mrs Caroline Bailey Dr D S Myers &… |
5/2 | |
| tracked leading pair, hit 3 out, weakened into 4th and blundered last | ||||||||||