17 Oct 2009 15:15 Cheltenham
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £31,310); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Zeturf.com Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Poquelin (FR) (Gelding, black, 11 12) |
1/11387- / 21 |
Flat (1256), Jump (198) |
Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls The Stewart Family |
9/2 | |
| mid-division, headway approaching 4 out, went 2nd before 3 out and led soon after fence, clear last, eased towards finish until pushed out close home | ||||||||||
2nd |
10 |
| 1 L |
Gaelic Flight (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) |
7-12415 / 13 |
Jump (25) | Nick Scholfield | J Scott The Town & Country… |
14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent and reminders 5th, headway approaching 3 out, not much room on inside end after 2 out, went 2nd after last, closed as winner eased towards finish, always held | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| ½ L |
Hold Em (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) |
P1-96P9 / 8 |
Jump (50) | R Thornton | W K Goldsworthy David Hughes Mike… |
12/1 | |
| mid-division, jumped slowly 8th (water), headway approaching 4 out, stayed on under pressure flat | ||||||||||
4th |
12 |
| 5 L |
Cossack Dancer (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) |
P4253-3 / 12 |
Jump (155) | Matthew Batchelor | M Bradstock The United Front… |
14/1 | |
| led, jumped right 3rd, headed 6th, chased leader, every chance 2 out, one pace flat | ||||||||||
5th |
6 |
| SHD |
Watch My Back (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) |
5141P-2 / 10 |
Jump (160) | G Lee | Ferdy Murphy Mr Tony Ambler |
20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, making progress when blundered badly 9th, rider lost iron, took time to recover, headway when hampered 2 out, stayed on flat | ||||||||||
6th |
11 |
| 1¼ L |
Patman Du Charmil (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) |
PPP7P-F / 9 |
Jump (174) | P J Brennan | N A Twiston-Davies Mr H R Mould |
8/1 | |
| chased leader, led 6th, blundered 3 out, soon headed, still every chance 2 out, weakened flat | ||||||||||
7th |
5 |
| 5 L |
Private Be (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) |
218P52- / 11 |
Jump (185) | R P Flint | P Hobbs & J White David And Daphne… |
9/2 | |
| chased leaders, hit 4 out, lost place approaching 3 out, no impression after, hampered 2 out | ||||||||||
8th |
13 |
| HD |
Lidjo De Rouge (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 6) |
4P583-4 / 13 |
Flat (2029), Jump (147) |
Peter Toole | P Henderson Mr Richard Hawker |
22/1 | |
| held up in rear, struggling 4 out, some headway after 2 out, never in contention | ||||||||||
9th |
3 |
| 1 L |
Star of Germany (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
413110 / 11 |
Flat (2431), Jump (31) |
T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr David Lewis |
12/1 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 6th, headway 8th, weakening when not fluent last | ||||||||||
10th |
8 |
| Dist |
Boomshakalaka (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 3) |
P/3300P- / 10 |
Jump (197) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson The Cigar Bar Partnership |
10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
11th |
7 |
| 16 L |
Mount Benger (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 3) |
131-603 / 11 |
Flat (1312), Jump (13) |
N D Fehily | D L Williams Mr And Mrs R H… |
40/1 | |
| always in rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
PU |
9 |
| - |
Mhilu (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) |
3-F7131 / 9 |
Jump (23) | J M Maguire | G Elliott Mr P M Rich |
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FE |
2 |
| - |
War Of The World (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 11) |
75-0212 / 9 |
Jump (21) | R Johnson | Tim Vaughan Mr Ian Stuart Griffiths |
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