13 Nov 2009 15:00 Cheltenham
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £15,655); Distance: 3m 7f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Cross Country; Good).
Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Garde Champetre (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) |
211P-16 / 26 |
Jump (22) | Ms N Carberry | E Bolger Mr John P McManus |
4/6 | |
| soon settled back into mid-division, hit 27th, headway 4 out, led last, stayed on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
8 |
| 1¾ L |
Heads Onthe Ground (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 10) |
3046-75 / 15 |
Jump (26) | Mr J T McNamara | E Bolger John P McManus |
18/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed last, no impression on winner, stayed on under pressure flat, just held on for 2nd | ||||||||||
3rd |
12 |
| HD |
Sizing Australia (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) |
P9/456-2 / 13 |
Jump (22) | A E Lynch | H De Bromhead Ann & Alan Potts… |
8/1 | |
| prominent, hit 27th, chased leader 3 out, soon every chance, relegated to 3rd last, stayed on under pressure flat, no impression on winner, just failed to get 2nd | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 8 L |
Mr Big (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 2) |
221-320 / 13 |
Jump (33) | N D Fehily | C J Mann Mark And Caroline… |
16/1 | |
| prominent, ridden 4 out, weakened flat | ||||||||||
5th |
10 |
| SHD |
Openide (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) |
581540 / 9 |
Flat (179), Jump (28) |
D A Jacob | B W Duke Brendan W Duke… |
33/1 | |
| towards rear, not always fluent, blundered 3rd, some headway 25th, mistake 27th, stayed on approaching last, kept on flat, just failed to get 4th | ||||||||||
6th |
11 |
| 6 L |
Silver Birch (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) |
1/1P9F-2 / 13 |
Jump (197) | R M Power | G Elliott Mr Brian Walsh… |
9/2 | |
| chased leaders, hit 16th, blundered 27th, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
7th |
6 |
| 4½ L |
Rimsky (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 10 13) |
383456- / 10 |
Jump (205) | David England | N A Twiston-Davies Mr H L Thompson |
14/1 | |
| chased leaders, not fluent 14th, mistake 18th, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
8th |
3 |
| Dist |
Soleil Fix (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) |
315P2P- / 10 |
Jump (224) | Mr D H Dunsdon | N J Gifford Mr David Dunsdon |
20/1 | |
| chased leaders, jumped slowly and dropped rear 13th, behind from 23rd, tailed off | ||||||||||
9th |
4 |
| 1½ L |
Marath (CZE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
4-8F740 / 9 |
Jump (33) | J Bartos | P Kinsky Swiss Fans-kinsky |
100/1 | |
| in rear, mistake 2nd, not fluent 13th, no chance from 26th, tailed off | ||||||||||
10th |
2 |
| 25 L |
Lights Out (DEN) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 5) |
122-531 / 9 |
Flat (778), Jump (33) |
N Loven | D Persson Stall Trick Or… |
66/1 | |
| in rear, hit 7th, hampered 21st, struggling when mistake 23rd, blundered 27th, tailed off | ||||||||||
UR |
9 |
| - |
Lirain (CZE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) |
U0UU7U / 8 |
Jump (33) | Jaromir Hrudka | J Hrudka H & H Hrudka |
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FE |
7 |
| - |
Casadei (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 10) |
535046 / 11 |
Flat (1901), Jump (34) |
D J Condon | T G McCourt L Fay/oliver Curtis |
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