09 May 2008 19:20 Aintree
Winner: £14,000 (Penalty: £9,107); Distance: 2m; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good.
Cleanevent Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Sou'wester (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 165lbs) | 3P3111- / 25 | Jump (19) | T J O'Brien | C L Tizzard Robert And Sarah… | 7/1 | |
| held up, in touch, blundered 4th, chased leaders 4 out, chased leader approaching last, stayed on to lead towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 2¼ L | Lord Jay Jay (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 156lbs) | 212/1P3- / 11 | Jump (85) | Mr Nick Williams | Mrs A M Thorpe Mrs Jan Johnson | 8/1 | |
| led and raced keen, ridden 2 out, hung left from last, no extra and headed towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 13 L | Greenhope (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 04/0003- / 10 | Jump (20) | Andrew Tinkler | N J Henderson Lynn Wilson Giles… | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, chased leader approaching 4 out, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | 8 L | Bestofthebrownies (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | 1/21024- / 8 | Jump (135) | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… | 11/1 | |
| held up, headway approaching 8th, in 3rd and mistake 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 7 L | Allumee (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 159lbs) | 1P/P335- / 11 | Jump (70) | Felix de Giles | N P Mulholland Miss J E Foster | 20/1 | |
| held up in touch, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 12 |   | 8 L | Beesneez (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 147lbs) | 4/B8421- / 8 | Jump (50) | S E Durack | M Sheppard Miss S Troughton | 6/1 | |
| towards rear, some headway when not fluent 4 out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 4 L | Bleu Superbe (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 3U1584- / 14 | Jump (21) | S Thomas | Miss V Williams P A Deal, A Hirschfeld… | 16/1 | |
| chased leader, ridden approaching 4 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 7 L | Water Taxi (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 155lbs) | F69/221- / 9 | Jump (168) | G Lee | Ferdy Murphy G Wilson R Wheeler… | 16/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 |   | 22 L | Farmer's Lad (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 149lbs) | 763122- / 7 | Jump (21) | D A Jacob | R H & Mrs S Alner Mr Peter Partridge | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and weakened 5 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5 |   | 8 L | Or de Grugy (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 163lbs) | 213218- / 13 | Jump (15) | M Bradburne | Mrs S C Bradburne Lord Cochrane And… | 25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, weakened approaching 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Benetwood (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 164lbs) | 121/31P- / 9 | Jump (135) | A P McCoy | V R A Dartnall Mr John P McManus | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, blundered 5th, lost place and blundered next, pulled up before 7th | ||||||||||
| FE | 11 |   | - | Mango Catcher (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 148lbs) | 654212- / 11 | Jump (19) | T J Murphy | Miss R Curtis Miss Rebecca Curtis | 7/1 | |
| held up, fell 5 out | ||||||||||
