14 Dec 2007 13:55 Cheltenham
Winner: £23,000 (Penalty: £14,405); Distance: 3m 7f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good.
BGC Cross Country Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
13 |
| - |
Wonderkid (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs) |
4508P-6 / 24 |
Jump (33) | K Whelan | A J Martin W A Moffett |
5/1 | |
| patiently ridden, held up and behind, headway 27th, close up 3 out, led approaching last, stayed on well and drew clear flat comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 8 L |
Heads Onthe Ground (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 166lbs) |
3411-02 / 15 |
Jump (27) | Mr J T McNamara | E Bolger John P McManus |
4/1 | |
| prominent, led 4th, narrow lead headed 3 out, led again 2 out, headed before last, stayed on to hold on well 2nd flat | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| ½ L |
Royal Auclair (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 165lbs) |
36F-84U / 12 |
Jump (19) | L Heard | P F Nicholls Mr Clive D Smith |
8/1 | |
| always in touch, jumped slowly 5th, joined leader 25th, led 3 out to 2 out, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
4th |
9 |
| ¾ L |
Ivoire De Beaulieu (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 149lbs) |
11/890-4 / 13 |
Jump (61) | K Mercer | Ferdy Murphy I Todd, F Murphy,… |
11/1 | |
| in rear, steady headway from halfway, outpaced 5 out, rallied between last 2, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
| HD |
Florida Dream (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 155lbs) |
1077-75 / 11 |
Jump (28) | David England | N A Twiston-Davies Mrs C Twiston-Davies |
14/1 | |
| always in touch, jumped slowly 12th, 3rd when mistake 26th, slightly outpaced after 2 out, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
6th |
4 |
| HD |
Le Duc (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) |
UP-2UU4 / 11 |
Jump (19) | S Thomas | P F Nicholls The Stewart Family |
5/1 | |
| held up in rear, mistake 3rd, jumped slowly 5th, mistake 23rd, headway 25th, mistake 5 out, one pace after 3 out | ||||||||||
7th |
14 |
| 5 L |
Native Beat (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs) |
0490/63 / 13 |
Jump (27) | Miss D Duggan | J R H Fowler Miss Daisy Duggan |
50/1 | |
| in touch, mistake 10th, ridden 23rd, outpaced 25th, tried to close after 2 out but no real danger | ||||||||||
8th |
6 |
| 7 L |
Freneys Well (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 155lbs) |
4U202-1 / 9 |
Jump (54) | Ms N Carberry | E Bolger Mr John P McManus |
6/1 | |
| chased leaders, outpaced from 5 out | ||||||||||
9th |
16 |
| 1¾ L |
Osko D'aron (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 140lbs) |
000082 / 6 |
Jump (13) | Benoit Delo | T Doumen Comtesse C A Armand |
50/1 | |
| mid-division, in touch 9th, lost place when blundered 27th, no headway after | ||||||||||
10th |
15 |
| 30 L |
Dulgodti Bob (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs) |
42UP6U / 9 |
Jump (28) | A D Leigh | John G Carr James V Neville |
66/1 | |
| mid-division, behind after 24th, hampered 27th, tailed off | ||||||||||
PU |
10 |
| - |
Rocking Ship (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 147lbs) |
8-44309 / 10 |
Jump (87) | J M Maguire | G Elliott Clare Connection… |
66/1 | |
| towards rear, jumped slowly 5th, struggling 11th, pulled up before 16th | ||||||||||
PU |
8 |
| - |
All In The Stars (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 150lbs) |
P40P-PF / 10 |
Jump (22) | N Mulholland | D P Keane Mrs H R Cross |
33/1 | |
| behind until pulled up before 19th | ||||||||||
UR |
12 |
| - |
Craven (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 143lbs) |
2U33F3 / 11 |
Jump (11) | C Poste | M F Harris Mrs Denise Hopkins |
18/1 | |
| held up, mistake 13th, headway 25th, disputing 4th when ran wide on landing, slipped up and unseated rider 27th | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
| - |
Juful Tennis (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 163lbs) |
32-016U / 11 |
Jump (28) | P A Carberry | F Cottin Jp Senechal |
16/1 | |
| led until approaching 4th, tracked leader until approaching 15th, lost place next, behind 17th, tailed off before pulled up 25th | ||||||||||
FE |
7 |
| - |
Garde Champetre (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) |
12229-9 / 13 |
Jump (48) | Mr G M Mangan | E Bolger Mr John P McManus |
20/1 | |
| in rear, mistake 7th, effort 22nd, not fluent next, losing place when fell 27th | ||||||||||
PU |
11 |
| - |
Iris Royal (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 144lbs) |
2U-P05P / 12 |
Jump (28) | 2nd Preference | C E Longsdon Sir Robert Ogden |
33/1 | |
| prominent, lost place 25th, struggling when mistake next, pulled up before 27th | ||||||||||