26 Dec 2007 13:35 Wetherby
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £28,510); Distance: 3m 1f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
skybet.com Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6 |
| - |
Lothian Falcon (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 147lbs) |
212-313 / 25 |
Jump (32) | R Walford | P Maddison Mr Peter Maddison |
2/1 | |
| held up, smooth headway 5 out, led on bit next, 7 lenghts clear last, stayed on well comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| 6 L |
Leading Man (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 156lbs) |
46P-6FP / 12 |
Jump (25) | K Mercer | Ferdy Murphy Mr M Clementson |
6/1 | |
| held up in rear, struggling 11th, outpaced when blundered 5 out, headway under pressure after next, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| NK |
Flying Enterprise (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) |
1289-56 / 9 |
Jump (12) | A O'Keeffe | Miss V Williams Mr Malcolm Edwards |
4/1 | |
| tracked leader, challenged 4 out, ridden next, kept on until no extra and lost 2nd towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 3 L |
Silver Knight (GB) (Gelding, Grey, 153lbs) |
1820-P3 / 10 |
Jump (18) | D O'Meara | T D Easterby Mr C H Stevens |
8/1 | |
| held up in touch, blundered 7th, lost place 5 out, kept on same pace from next, no impression | ||||||||||
5th |
4 |
| 12 L |
Aleron (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) |
6-5R512 / 12 |
Jump (25) | D C Costello | J & S Quinn Mr Grahame Liles |
13/2 | |
| tracked leaders, outpaced 5 out, no impression from next | ||||||||||
PU |
1 |
| - |
Hard Act To Follow (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 166lbs) |
111P/1-P / 10 |
Jump (19) | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… |
4/1 | |
| led, headed 4 out, last and weakening when blundered next, soon pulled up | ||||||||||