06 Mar 2009 15:55 Sandown
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,505); Distance: 2m 6f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in back straight).
Charles Stanley Group Plc Countryside Alliance Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
10 |
| - |
Dont Tell The Wife (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 11) |
1-7403 / 21 |
Jump (33) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mrs D A Henderson |
5/1 | |
| chased leaders, driven and went 2nd on outside before 2 out, upsides when went right and bumped last, led soon after, hard driven flat, held on, all out | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| NK |
Gala Evening (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) |
700-361 / 8 |
Flat (126), Jump (7) |
J M Maguire | J A B Old Mr W E Sturt |
6/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway to track leading pair 2 out, stayed on well flat, went 2nd and closed on winner near finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
6 |
| NK |
Soliya (FR) (Filly, bay, 11 6) |
355P-74 / 6 |
Jump (262) | Mr D R Cook | D Pipe Eminence Grise… |
20/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 7th, led before 2 out, mistake and went left last, headed soon after, stayed challenging until lost 2nd near finish | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 4 L |
Snake Charmer (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 7) |
U21533 / 10 |
Flat (783), Jump (9) |
Mr O Greenall | M F Harris Racing Roses Partnership |
15/2 | |
| led to 5th, chased leaders to 7th, blundered 3 out, ridden and slightly hampered soon after, weakened before next | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
| 3 L |
Giovanna (GB) (Mare, bay, 11 6) |
5F4-552 / 10 |
Jump (19) | Sean Quinlan | R T Phillips Dozen Dreamers… |
10/1 | |
| held up in rear, slightly hampered after 3 out, soon pushed along and beaten before next | ||||||||||
6th |
2 |
| 1¾ L |
Maraafeq (USA) (Gelding, bay, 11 11) |
250723 / 8 |
Flat (654), Jump (25) |
Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams John & Zara Johnstone |
5/1 | |
| chased leader, led 5th, headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
7th |
11 |
| 2¼ L |
Tarateeno (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) |
34-9231 / 9 |
Jump (20) | C Bolger | P G Murphy The Golden Anorak… |
8/1 | |
| in touch, ridden and weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
8th |
7 |
| 4½ L |
Project Gallery (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
61-6897 / 6 |
Jump (64) | A P McCoy | Miss H C Knight Mrs R A Humphries |
11/2 | |
| in touch, headway to chase leaders 8th, not fluent and ridden 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
9th |
8 |
| 6 L |
Isle de Maurice (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) |
P08-9P2 / 8 |
Flat (512), Jump (14) |
P Hide | Mrs D Grissell Ms J Lambert |
7/1 | |
| held up, ridden and outpaced after 6th, beaten after | ||||||||||
10th |
1 |
| Dist |
Share Option (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) |
3410-85 / 13 |
Flat (584), Jump (20) |
Lee Edwards | A W Carroll Mrs Julie Marles |
33/1 | |
| pulled hard, held up ridden and struggling after 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
11th |
12 |
| 1 L |
Home (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 7) |
U48 / 6 |
Flat (4), Jump (25) |
Gerard Tumelty | C Gordon Mrs Lynn Chapman |
33/1 | |
| always in rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
9 |
| - |
Freschezza (GB) (Mare, bay, 11 2) |
85-615 / 7 |
Jump (84) | R P Flint | C W Thornton Mr D B Dennison |
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