17 Apr 2009 17:35 Cheltenham
Winner: £17,000 (Penalty: £10,645); Distance: 2m 5f 110y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Cheltenham Racecourse - A Great Party Venue Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Bensalem (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
1-1112 / 10 |
Jump (83) | R Thornton | A King Alan Marsh & John… |
4/9 | |
| held up in 4th, went 2nd travelling strongly 3 out, led after 2 out, ridden clear from last, stayed on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| 8 L |
Our Bomber Harris (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) |
2-1142 / 9 |
Jump (45) | S Thomas | P F Nicholls Mr Phil Fry |
9/1 | |
| held up in rear, mistake 1st, not fluent 4th, mistake 7th, headway approaching 2 out, chasing winner and 3 lengths down, ridden when mistake last, no impression after | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 14 L |
Al Co (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) |
41 / 14 |
Jump (94) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr F Lloyd |
22/1 | |
| raced keenly, held up in 3rd until 7th, still well there 2 out, weakening when jumped left last | ||||||||||
4th |
6 |
| 10 L |
Quentin Collonges (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 0) |
32722 / 9 |
Jump (40) | R Johnson | H D Daly Neville Statham… |
11/1 | |
| led 1st, not fluent 3rd, hit 6th, headed after 2 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
| 1¾ L |
Prince of Gdansk (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) |
02336 / 6 |
Jump (52) | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams Mr D M Gibbons |
150/1 | |
| held up in rear, jumped slowly 5th, pushed along for 7th, left behind well before 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
8 |
| 7 L |
Theophrastus (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
40 / 13 |
Jump (49) | L Treadwell | N J Gifford Miss Abi Drury |
33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 3 out, headway and in touch before 2 out, weakened under pressure after 2 out, mistake last | ||||||||||
UR |
2 |
| - |
King's Forest (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) |
22-5131 / 7 |
Jump (31) | Jack Doyle | Miss E C Lavelle Mr R J Lavelle |
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7 |
| - |
The Black Baron (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 0) |
64 / 11 |
Jump (40) | L P Aspell | L Wadham The Bees |
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