06 May 2009 18:10 Cheltenham
Winner: £7,500 (Penalty: £4,684); Distance: 3m 2f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good.
Cheltenham Champion Hunters' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Trust Fund (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 12 6) |
311P/11- / 27 |
Jump (34) | Mr T Greenall | R Barber Lord Daresbury |
8/11 | |
| held up, headway 4 out, ridden to chase leader 3 out, hard ridden, rider lost whip after last, led line | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| HD |
Take The Stand (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 12 6) |
8471F4- / 14 |
Jump (20) | Mr D Devereux | P & M Bowen Mr F W Ridge |
8/1 | |
| led, headed 10th, hit 12th, led again 3 out, hit last, headed line, outbattled | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| 18 L |
Nobody Tells Me (FR) (Gelding, bay, 12 3) |
32111F- / 12 |
Jump (18) | Mr I Chanin | E Walker Mr Peter Musgrave |
14/1 | |
| held up, headway and mistake 15th, held when took poor 3rd last | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 7 L |
Distant Thunder (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 12 0) |
P22101- / 13 |
Jump (18) | Mr R Burton | G L Landau Mr Richard Prince |
11/4 | |
| towards rear, headway to track leaders 18th, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
5th |
6 |
| Dist |
Merchants Friend (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 12 0) |
142/U4F- / 14 |
Jump (20) | Mr W White | J W Dufosee Mrs Andrew Wardall |
16/1 | |
| tracked leader from 3rd, led 10th and soon clear, weakening when headed 3 out | ||||||||||
PU |
4 |
| - |
Whistling Straits (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 12 3) |
12/P430- / 10 |
Jump (34) | Mr William Biddick | C Robinson Mr George Hibbert… |
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