17 Apr 2009 17:00 Cheltenham
Winner: £11,000 (Penalty: £6,888); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Nicholson Holman Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5 |
| - |
Oiseau de Nuit (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) |
127244 / 22 |
Jump (43) | R P Flint | P Hobbs & J White Mr Terry Warner |
7/2 | |
| held up, closed 9th, hit 4 out, led 2 out, idled and hung badly right flat, driven out | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 2½ L |
Bleu Superbe (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) |
714P4P / 14 |
Jump (21) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams P A Deal, A Hirschfeld… |
10/1 | |
| led 2nd to 3rd, remained prominent, every chance after 3 out, went left and dived at last, stayed on to take 2nd flat, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
6 |
| 4½ L |
Russian Flag (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 9) |
222312 / 10 |
Flat (1032), Jump (27) |
Alex Merriam | N B King Mr Neil King |
3/1 | |
| held up, raced keenly, headway 4th, went 2nd 7th, led going well before 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, found little last, hung right and lost 2nd flat | ||||||||||
4th |
1 |
| 5 L |
Tramantano (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) |
212543 / 12 |
Flat (2361), Jump (15) |
David England | N A Twiston-Davies Mr H R Mould |
11/4 | |
| chased leaders, not fluent 4th, ridden after 9th, blundered and dropped to rear 10th, mistake 3 out, closed approaching last, soon no impression and beaten | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| 3¼ L |
Super Formen (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) |
2-3821P / 8 |
Jump (20) | Nick Scholfield | P F Nicholls Mr Peter Hart &… |
4/1 | |
| chased leaders, dropped rear approaching 5th, not fluent 8th, well beaten 3 out | ||||||||||
6th |
7 |
| 7 L |
Green Gamble (GB) (Gelding, grey, 10 8) |
111-612 / 10 |
Jump (21) | T Messenger | Mrs D Grissell Mr Barry & Baroness… |
12/1 | |
| led to 2nd, led 3rd, headed approaching 3 out, ridden to regain lead before 2 out, soon headed, weakening when mistake last | ||||||||||
4 |
| - |
Vinmix De Bessy (FR) (Gelding, grey, 11 5) |
U11-640 / 10 |
Flat (1536), Jump (15) |
C Wallis | G & J Moore Mr G L Moore |
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PU |
8 |
| - |
The Walnut Tree (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
96PP5P / 12 |
Jump (89) | Gerard Tumelty | S T Lewis Mr Michael J Dunn |
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