20 Mar 2009 15:15 Newbury
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,505); Distance: 2m 6f 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Montpelier Re Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Picts Hill (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 7) |
6/2-7P11 / 24 |
Jump (15) | L Heard | A J Honeyball Miss Jane Western |
5/1 | |
| chased leaders, left 2nd 12th, led 4 out, stayed on well from next | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| 5 L |
Very Cool (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) |
1-21051 / 9 |
Jump (21) | J W Farrelly | D Pipe Mr N G Mills |
3/1 | |
| led, ridden along from 9th, blundered 13th, headed 4 out, ridden and hit next, no chance with winner before 2 out | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| 13 L |
Hill Forts Timmy (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) |
90-73F3 / 9 |
Jump (20) | A Thornton | J W Mullins Mrs J C Scorgie |
12/1 | |
| blundered 1st, chased leaders until lost place 8th, headway to chase leaders when hit 13th, stayed on same pace from next | ||||||||||
4th |
6 |
| Dist |
Treasury Counsel (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 10) |
1/3U2-53 / 10 |
Jump (15) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr Wyn Thomas |
9/1 | |
| chased leaders until mistake and ridden 8th, soon lost place, badly hampered 12th, no chance when hit 13th, tailed off | ||||||||||
5th |
1 |
| Dist |
Apollo Creed (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) |
162246 / 7 |
Jump (20) | T Molloy | N A Twiston-Davies Mr C Cornes |
8/1 | |
| blundered 1st and next, always in rear, ridden 10th, soon well behind, tailed off when blundered 4 out | ||||||||||
FE |
5 |
| - |
Oh Braga (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) |
0975P-1 / 9 |
Jump (20) | A P McCoy | T R George Jayne Roberts Amanda… |
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PU |
7 |
| - |
Fantastic Arts (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) |
24288P / 9 |
Flat (937), Jump (62) |
Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Miss V M Williams |
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