20 May 2009 20:20 Worcester
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,337); Distance: 2m 7f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Ladbrokes Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
8 |
| - |
Direct Flight (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 3) |
0P/5F7P- / 26 |
Jump (159) | T Siddall | J Scott The Five Survivors |
16/1 | |
| chased leaders, left 2nd 11th until 13th, 2nd again before 4 out, led approaching 2 out, ridden clear flat | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 16 L |
Le Duc (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) |
1/2953-1 / 11 |
Flat (2600), Jump (13) |
Ian Popham | P F Nicholls The Stewart Family |
9/4 | |
| held up, headway to go 3rd after 5th, not much room on inside on bend approaching 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out, went 2nd near finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 1 L |
Victor Daly (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) |
P1/1P17- / 10 |
Jump (32) | Stephen Craine | Heather Dalton Mr C B Compton |
18/1 | |
| chased leaders, hit 3rd, lost place 5th, headway 10th, chased winner 2 out, weakened flat, lost 2nd near finish | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| NK |
Scalloway (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) |
P/6190P- / 9 |
Flat (1665), Jump (179) |
R Johnson | C Llewellyn Lady Blyth |
20/1 | |
| set strong pace, clear 3rd, jumped left and not fluent 4th, reduced advantage after 9th, headed approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
5th |
6 |
| 1 L |
Seymar Lad (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) |
311/14R- / 12 |
Jump (144) | Jack Doyle | Miss E C Lavelle Mrs P A Dawson… |
10/3 | |
| chased leaders, steadied 3rd, not much room on bend on inside after 9th, struggling in rear next, rallied after 14th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
6th |
2 |
| 10 L |
The King of Angels (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) |
6232P-P / 9 |
Jump (18) | A P McCoy | Jonjo O'Neill Mr R S Hunnisett |
5/1 | |
| well in rear, headway 10th, hampered next, soon behind | ||||||||||
7th |
7 |
| 28 L |
Stagecoach Opal (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) |
136FF6- / 10 |
Jump (26) | H Oliver | Mrs S J Smith John Conroy Jaqueline… |
15/2 | |
| jumped right, held up, headway when hampered 11th, weakened 13th, tailed off | ||||||||||
10 |
| - |
Massini Sunset (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
P8P31P- / 13 |
Jump (59) | J W Farrelly | N R Mitchell Mr And Mrs Andrew… |
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9 |
| - |
Aheadofhistime (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 1) |
17211-2 / 10 |
Jump (18) | Sean Quinlan | D A Rees Bar Five Racing |
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FE |
1 |
| - |
Seymour Weld (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12) |
110111- / 10 |
Jump (35) | A Pogson | C T Pogson Charles Pogson… |
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PU |
11 |
| - |
The Langer (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
9U7P54- / 9 |
Jump (145) | L Treadwell | S T Lewis Mr Simon T Lewis |
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