30 Mar 2008 14:50 Wincanton
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,554); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.
Wessex Waste Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw)  | 
            Silks | Beaten Distance  | 
            Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st  | 
            2  | 
            - | 
                Sou'wester (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 165lbs)  | 
            1-13P31 / 25  | 
            Jump (8) | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard Robert And Sarah…  | 
            9/2 | ||
| jumped well, pulled hard in touch, left in lead briefly 7th, challenged 3 out, led 2 out, ran on well | ||||||||||
2nd  | 
            3  | 
            3 L | 
                Farmer's Lad (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 163lbs)  | 
            50-7631 / 7  | 
            Jump (31) | D A Jacob | R H & Mrs S Alner Mr Peter Partridge  | 
            9/2 | ||
| in touch, not fluent 5th, led after 7th, ridden and headed 2 out, close 2nd, held when pecked last | ||||||||||
3rd  | 
            4  | 
            21 L | 
                Count Kristo (GB) (Gelding, Brown, 158lbs)  | 
            P01222 / 6  | 
            Jump (29) | M A Fitzgerald | B G Powell Mr A J Mills  | 
            11/4 | ||
| tracked leader until 4th, cloaked 3rd, ridden and effort after 4 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
4th  | 
            1  | 
            Dist | 
                Zorro De La Vega (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs)  | 
            323155 / 8  | 
            Jump (33) | J W Farrelly | D Pipe Yen Hall Farm Racing  | 
            8/1 | ||
| held up, hit 2nd, effort 9th, weakened after 4 out | ||||||||||
5th  | 
            5  | 
            HD | 
                Compton Star (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 151lbs)  | 
            178446 / 10  | 
            Jump (31) | James White | R J Hodges Mr Andrew Midgley  | 
            16/1 | ||
| behind, never going pace to get on terms | ||||||||||
PU  | 
            9  | 
            - | 
                Sistema (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 143lbs)  | 
            4BP/6-96 / 7  | 
            Jump (20) | L Heard | A E Price Sastastic Partnership  | 
            50/1 | ||
| in touch until blundered 7th, not recover and pulled up before 9th | ||||||||||
PU  | 
            8  | 
            - | 
                Odal D'airy (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 143lbs)  | 
            35-8P96 / 6  | 
            Jump (36) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Karola Vann  | 
            6/1 | ||
| tracked leaders and keen, not fluent 1st, hit 2nd, not fluent 5th, left in lead when blundered badly 7th and headed, not recover and pulled up before 9th | ||||||||||
PU  | 
            7  | 
            - | 
                Penfull (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 146lbs)  | 
            6669P / 5  | 
            Jump (95) | James Davies | M Scudamore The Yes No Wait…  | 
            33/1 | ||
| held up, weakened 6th, behind and pulled up before 9th | ||||||||||
6  | 
            - | 
                Inn For The Dancer (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 148lbs)  | 
            465334 / 8  | 
            Jump (31) | S Curran | J C Fox Mr John Lonergan  | 
            ||||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
FE  | 
            10  | 
            - | 
                Littleton Aldor (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs)  | 
            4P1242 / 11  | 
            Jump (7) | T J Phelan | Mark Gillard Ms Pippa Grace  | 
            11/2 | ||
| led, hit 6th, fell next | ||||||||||
