01 Jan 2010 13:40 Cheltenham
Winner: £32,000 (Penalty: £18,243); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to soft in places).
Dipper Novices' Chase (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Seven Is My Number (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) |
0-11141 / 23 |
Jump (28) | T J Murphy | D Pipe Mr D A Johnson |
4/9 | |
| made all, allowed to drift right 3 out, shaken up to assert last, readily came clear flat despite drifting right | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 18 L |
Pigeon Island (GB) (Gelding, grey, 11 0) |
88-2F22 / 12 |
Flat (1180), Jump (21) |
P J Brennan | N A Twiston-Davies Mr H R Mould |
15/8 | |
| tracked winner, not fluent 11th, pushed along 13th, pecked 4 out, ridden after 2 out, no impression last, eased final 100 yards | ||||||||||
1 |
| - |
Knockara Beau (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) |
57-1121 / 14 |
Jump (26) | Jan Faltejsek | G A Charlton Mr J I A Charlton |
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2 |
| - |
Punchestowns (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 7) |
3/1122-1 / 8 |
Flat (872), Jump (35) |
B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mrs Judy Wilson |
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4 |
| - |
Bensalem (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
1121-12 / 10 |
Jump (28) | R Thornton | A King Alan Marsh & John… |
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