16 Nov 2007 13:20 Cheltenham
Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £18,789); Distance: 3m 110y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good.
paddypower.com Graduation Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5 |
| - |
Glasker Mill (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) |
6/1FF0-0 / 24 |
Jump (188) | G Lee | Miss H C Knight Mr Trevor Hemmings |
11/2 | |
| held up and behind, went 4th 10th, awkward jump 3 out, stayed on well approaching last, went 2nd flat, led final strides | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| SHD |
Ofarel D'airy (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) |
51321-6 / 8 |
Jump (27) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls The Hon Mrs Townshend |
15/8 | |
| held up in touch, hit 12th, not fluent 15th, went close 2nd when left in lead 2 out, soon ridden, worn down final strides | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| 2½ L |
Boychuk (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) |
253-557 / 11 |
Jump (13) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr Aiden Murphy |
9/2 | |
| led, headed just after 4 out, relegated to 3rd when left 2nd 2 out, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 14 L |
Fundamentalist (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) |
2056P-2 / 12 |
Jump (19) | P J Brennan | N A Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies |
3/1 | |
| tracked leader, closed 12th, led just after 4 out, narrow advantage when blundered badly 2 out, not recover | ||||||||||
PU |
1 |
| - |
Ballyfoy (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) |
F/P3112- / 11 |
Jump (212) | D Elsworth | T R George Mr M K George |
5/1 | |
| not fluent, in touch, losing ground on leaders when mistake 7th, behind from 11th, tailed off 12th, pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
6 |
| - |
Good Man Again (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) |
PPP40P / 11 |
Jump (26) | T J Phelan | A Sadik Mr A Sadik |
200/1 | ||
| always behind, not fluent 9th, tailed off after 10th | ||||||||||