08 Oct 2008 16:00 Towcester
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,903); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Gg.com Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 15 |   | - | Black Cloud (GB) (Gelding, grey, 10 11) | 9PB4P-5 / 22 | Flat (103), Jump (4) | A Thornton | G P Enright Mrs Kate Lyons… | 22/1 | |
| held up, steady headway from 4 out, joined leaders and hit 2 out, stayed on gamely under pressure and led line | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | HD | Thistle (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 64453B / 9 | Flat (506), Jump (10) | Andrew Tinkler | George Baker The Betfair Radioheads | 6/1 | |
| in touch, closer order 4th, led approaching 3 out, all out and headed line | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 16 |   | 1¼ L | Mucho Loco (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 10) | 588P-11 / 7 | Flat (205), Jump (36) | Felix de Giles | R Curtis Guildings Racing… | 11/1 | |
| held up, ridden from 3 out, stayed on, unable to challenge | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | ½ L | Great Tsar (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 555300- / 7 | Jump (166) | Mr Tom David | C E Longsdon The Plundering… | 9/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden 3 out, close up last, no extra | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 4 L | Transvestite (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 64-834 / 10 | Flat (53), Jump (10) | M Bradburne | J W Hills Mrs M A Barrett | 8/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden 5th, stayed on from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11 |   | ½ L | Baarrij (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 10 13) | 5-U6137 / 5 | Flat (400), Jump (36) | Alex Merriam | Mrs S J Humphrey Mr J Laughton | 11/1 | |
| in touch, every chance 3 out, one pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 13 |   | 2½ L | Tara Queen (GB) (Filly, bay, 10 11) | 3P4-5PP / 5 | Jump (13) | R Lucey-Butler | C Llewellyn Mrs Deirdre Romanes | 20/1 | |
| in touch, ridden 3 out, weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | ½ L | Blast The Past (GB) (Mare, bay, 11 9) | PF-9729 / 8 | Jump (15) | R Walford | T D Walford Mr Dan Kemp | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, held from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 14 |   | 3½ L | Mattaking (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 11) | 8-40725 / 7 | Jump (35) | Jimmy McCarthy | Mrs P Robeson The Ravenstone… | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, mistake 3rd, weakened 5th | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4 |   | 2¼ L | Darwaz (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | 03950/P- / 6 | Flat (1277), Jump (235) | S P Jones | D R Gandolfo Mrs Penny Frost | 66/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and mistake 3 out, weakened after | ||||||||||
| 11th | 3 |   | 3¼ L | Hareem (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 11) | 38506-0 / 6 | Flat (377), Jump (10) | W Marston | M Keighley Mr John H W Finch | 40/1 | |
| held up, ridden 3 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 12th | 8 |   | NK | Tarkesar (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 772-0P0 / 10 | Flat (1212), Jump (87) | J M Maguire | Mrs C J Ikin Mrs P J Ikin | 33/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 13th | 12 |   | 2 L | Barati (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | 358-479 / 8 | Flat (473), Jump (53) | L Treadwell | John Harris Winning Time | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 1 |   | 4½ L | Star of Germany (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 123714 / 11 | Flat (2057), Jump (12) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr David Lewis | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and weakened after 4 out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 17 |   | 2¾ L | Chunky's Choice (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | 709-055 / 4 | Flat (356), Jump (13) | R Thornton | Miss Tor Sturgis Mr C Fox & Mr J… | 12/1 | |
| in touch, ridden 4 out, soon lost place | ||||||||||
| 16th | 7 |   | 9 L | Linden Boy (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 11 9) | 9/761-89 / 9 | Jump (10) | Aidan Coleman | J G M O'Shea Mr G Richards | 33/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 17th | 10 |   | 2 L | Dennick (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 095634 / 7 | Flat (1001), Jump (28) | K Mercer | S B Clark Mr S B Clark | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 18th | 18 |   | 8 L | Slo Mo Shun (GB) (Filly, bay, 10 9) | 7851-55 / 5 | Flat (217), Jump (136) | C Bolger | C Gordon Mr R K Arrowsmith | 25/1 | |
| in touch, weakened soon after 4 out | ||||||||||
