07 Aug 2009 16:50 Worcester
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,337); Distance: 2m 7f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places,heavy places on the home straight).
Weatherbys Bank Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Present Gale (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 7) |
9P/413-1 / 22 |
Jump (23) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus |
10/11 | |
| held up, mistake 3rd, headway after 4 out, challenged 2 out, led last, ridden and stayed on well flat | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 2¼ L |
Bantry Bere (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 11) |
3U-8F97 / 10 |
Flat (650), Jump (25) |
P J Brennan | N A Twiston-Davies Mrs Fleur Hawes |
17/2 | |
| tracked leader, challenged 4 out, led 2 out, headed last, soon ridden, kept on and every chance until no extra final 100 yards | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| 3¾ L |
Contact Dancer (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) |
321-PP9 / 10 |
Flat (1028), Jump (33) |
Donal Devereux | P & M Bowen Ms Jill Day |
16/1 | |
| in touch, led 2nd, ridden after 4 out, headed 2 out, kept on under pressure flat | ||||||||||
4th |
1 |
| Dist |
No Complaint (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) |
113P-75 / 9 |
Jump (37) | S Thomas | T R George Mr R P Foden |
6/1 | |
| held up in touch, outpaced 4 out, weakened next, tailed off | ||||||||||
5th |
6 |
| 20 L |
The Walnut Tree (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
PP-45P3 / 12 |
Jump (16) | A Bird | S T Lewis Mr Michael J Dunn |
33/1 | |
| held up, headway and in touch 8th, reminders 10th, challenged briefly when mistake next, lost place 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
PU |
5 |
| - |
Ouragan De Prairie (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 1) |
61U23P/ / 7 |
Flat (1042), Jump (468) |
David England | N A Twiston-Davies Graham & Alison… |
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