06 Mar 2010 14:35 Newbury
Winner: £16,000 (Penalty: £10,019); Distance: 3m 2f 110y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 10YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Blue Square Supporting Greatwood Veterans' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Eric's Charm (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
82P5-01 / 27 |
Jump (91) | A P McCoy | O Sherwood M St Quinton &… |
9/1 | |
| led, mistake and headed 5th, chased leader, led before 17th, jumped right 4 out, strongly pressed and blundered 2 out, hard driven and joined flat, kept on gamely to assert final 150 yards | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| 2¼ L |
Knowhere (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) |
P-3PP46 / 13 |
Jump (35) | P J Brennan | N A Twiston-Davies Mr H R Mould |
11/1 | |
| chased leaders, hit 5th, pushed along and hit 16th, chased winner before 2 out, strong challenge and every chance last, upsides flat, no extra and held final 150 yards | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| 16 L |
Dom d'Orgeval (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 6) |
PP/7P5-P / 12 |
Jump (101) | D A Jacob | Nick Williams A J White And Mrs… |
7/1 | |
| in touch,hit 12th, 5th and staying on when blundered 4 out, kept on into 3rd 2 out, no chance with front pair when mistake last | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 19 L |
Trabolgan (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) |
11/P6-4U / 12 |
Jump (10) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr Trevor Hemmings |
2/1 | |
| not fluent, held up in touch, blundered 14th, 15th and next, chasing winner when pushed right 4 out, not fluent 3 out, soon lost 2nd and weakened | ||||||||||
5th |
1 |
| 1½ L |
Gone To Lunch (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12) |
2-285P9 / 14 |
Jump (28) | T Siddall | J Scott Mr G T Lever |
5/1 | |
| chased leaders until mistake and lost place 6th, never travelling or jumping with any fluency after, tailed off 17th | ||||||||||
6th |
6 |
| 9 L |
Briery Fox (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 7) |
312-774 / 13 |
Jump (28) | M Bradburne | H D Daly Vicky Reed Helen… |
11/2 | |
| always in rear, mistake 6th, tailed off when blundered 16th | ||||||||||
7th |
2 |
| 5 L |
Ellerslie George (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 11) |
70-1218 / 10 |
Jump (42) | Mr R G Henderson | Nick Mitchell Mr Guy Henderson |
9/1 | |
| chased leader, led 5th, ridden and headed before 17th, weakened before 4 out, no chance when blundered next | ||||||||||
PU |
8 |
| - |
Bob Bob Bobbin (GB) (Gelding, grey, 10 5) |
4-429PP / 11 |
Jump (42) | Nick Scholfield | C L Tizzard Mrs Sarah Tizzard |
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