11 Dec 2009 12:05 Cheltenham
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,524); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places,Cross Country, Good to Soft, Soft in places).
Cheltenham Collection Novices' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Weird Al (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) |
2/1-1 / 21 |
Jump (28) | N D Fehily | Ian Williams Brannon Dick Holden |
11/4 | |
| jumped well, with leader, took narrow lead 10th, made rest, clear approaching last, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 2 L |
Pigeon Island (GB) (Gelding, grey, 11 0) |
688-2F2 / 12 |
Flat (1159), Jump (26) |
P J Brennan | N A Twiston-Davies Mr H R Mould |
6/1 | |
| tracked leading pair, not fluent 11th, headway to chase winner 2 out, kept on under pressure flat, always held | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 3½ L |
Five Dream (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) |
484-113 / 9 |
Jump (26) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Scott-macdonald,… |
11/1 | |
| not always fluent, held up last, outpaced when not fluent 4 out, stayed on approaching last, kept on well flat to take 3rd last strides | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| HD |
Minella Theatre (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) |
62132-1 / 12 |
Jump (22) | A P McCoy | Miss H C Knight Mr Alan Hill |
5/2 | |
| led, until narrowly headed 10th, stayed chasing winner until ridden and hit 2 out, one pace last, lost 3rd last strides | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| Dist |
Awesome George (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) |
2571-31 / 7 |
Jump (21) | Charlie Huxley | A King Mrs Gwen Meacham |
9/4 | |
| tracked leading pair, ridden and weakening when mistake 2 out | ||||||||||