31 Dec 2009 14:50 Warwick
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,903); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Mercia 97.0 And 102.9 Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Afistfullofpebbles (GB) (gelding, brown, 11 12) |
7-6958B / 7 |
Jump (36) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus |
10/1 | |
| held up, hit 6th, headway approaching 9th, went 2nd after 3 out, jumped left 2 out, led flat, pushed out | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| 3½ L |
Carrickmines (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 11) |
24-F311 / 11 |
Jump (28) | T Weston | Dr R D P Newland Mrs Debbie Beilby |
2/1 | |
| soon led, occasionally wanted to veer right, ridden 2 out, headed flat, no extra | ||||||||||
3rd |
12 |
| 6 L |
Omme Antique (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) |
4FP-R46 / 9 |
Jump (203) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mr M J Bloom |
8/1 | |
| prominent, raced keenly, hit 7th, weakened 2 out, mistake last | ||||||||||
4th |
7 |
| 6 L |
Master Cobbler (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 6) |
0262-34 / 9 |
Flat (1247), Jump (14) |
James Davies | C J Down Mr G Waterman |
12/1 | |
| in touch, ridden when mistake 4 out, weakening when hit 3 out | ||||||||||
5th |
8 |
| SHD |
Bobby Donald (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) |
32/9P3-3 / 9 |
Jump (50) | R Thornton | R T Phillips Miss J Murphy |
12/1 | |
| in touch, went handy after 8th, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
5 |
| 8 L |
Ours (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) |
733444 / 10 |
Jump (15) | N D Fehily | M G Rimell David Pratt & Paul… |
8/1 | |
| prominent until weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
7th |
4 |
| Dist |
Glimmer of Light (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
311PPP / 10 |
Flat (1265), Jump (161) |
Ian Popham | Dr R D P Newland D & D Coatings… |
50/1 | |
| always in rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
8th |
10 |
| 2 L |
Gift Of The Gods (IRE) (Filly, bay, 11 1) |
0-663PP / 8 |
Jump (28) | A Thornton | J G O'Neill Caman Agus Capall… |
40/1 | |
| chased leader to 3rd, remained handy, weakened approaching 9th, tailed off | ||||||||||
9th |
9 |
| 15 L |
Aboukir Bay (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) |
995-088 / 7 |
Jump (23) | T J Murphy | D Pipe Mr J R Cornwall |
20/1 | |
| held up in rear, badly hampered 2nd, headway after 8th, weakened 10th, tailed off | ||||||||||
13 |
| - |
Ponchatrain (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 8) |
4/2-641U / 11 |
Jump (23) | T Siddall | M Keighley The League Of Gentlemen |
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PU |
11 |
| - |
Bradford Boris (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 13) |
0P-444 / 7 |
Jump (53) | D A Jacob | Nick Williams Mrs Sally & Miss… |
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1 |
| - |
Tokpela (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12) |
14/2P1-5 / 11 |
Jump (47) | Mr J F Mathias | D A Rees Mr D Rees |
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FE |
6 |
| - |
Premier Bleu (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
3/4PP-45 / 7 |
Jump (31) | C Bolger | Miss S Smith Mr J Logan |
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PU |
14 |
| - |
Dolans Bay (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
U4754/5 / 9 |
Jump (55) | M O'Connell | G M Moore Leon Best Racing… |
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