28 Feb 2009 14:35 Newbury
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £15,655); Distance: 3m 2f 110y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 10YO plus; Going: Good.
totescoop6 Veterans' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Darkness (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12) |
113P/3P / 23 |
Jump (63) | A P McCoy | C R Egerton The Hon Mrs S Sherwood |
9/4 | |
| chased leaders, hit 10th, went 2nd 15th, left in clean led to bend after 17th, unchallenged after, eased flat | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 11 L |
Church Island (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 5) |
94/08P1 / 13 |
Flat (124), Jump (10) |
B J Geraghty | M Hourigan Mr Robert Clifton-brown |
15/2 | |
| in touch, hit 1st, driven along 9th, mistake 11th and 14th, left moderate 2nd after 17th, stayed on from 3 out, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
3rd |
5 |
| 14 L |
Puntal (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) |
7P8/73-0 / 13 |
Flat (2746), Jump (106) |
T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr Terry Neill |
20/1 | |
| led until headed 13th, soon driven along, lost 2nd 15th, well outpaced 17th, stayed on again from 2 out, went poor 3rd soon after last | ||||||||||
4th |
8 |
| 13 L |
I Hear Thunder (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
022802 / 13 |
Jump (44) | W Kennedy | R H Buckler Nick Elliott, Juliet… |
16/1 | |
| rear, hit 3rd and 13th, left poor 3rd 4 out until soon after last | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
| - |
Tom Sayers (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) |
217123- / 11 |
Jump (464) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Capt E J Edwards-Heathcote |
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UR |
4 |
| - |
Go For One (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) |
82U112 / 10 |
Jump (64) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mrs B Grainger |
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UR |
6 |
| - |
Irish Raptor (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) |
26-469P / 11 |
Jump (35) | P J Brennan | N A Twiston-Davies Mrs Caroline Beresford-Wylie |
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PU |
7 |
| - |
Yardbird (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) |
175-3P3 / 10 |
Jump (63) | R Thornton | A King Gilco |
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