08 Oct 2008 16:30 Towcester
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,903); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Gg.com Tipzone Beginners' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Ingratitude (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 3) | 030-963 / 22 | Flat (469), Jump (13) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Club ISM & JSC… | 2/1 | |
| mid-division, headway approaching 8th, soon prominent, hard driven to challenge approaching last, stayed on strongly under pressure to lead close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | NK | Le Corvee (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 3253-72 / 10 | Flat (75), Jump (87) | G Lee | A W Carroll Mr A W Carroll | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, headway approaching 4 out, led 2 out, soon hard driven, headed last, kept on gamely | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 2½ L | Creinch (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 5/14-3FP / 8 | Jump (125) | Dave Crosse | M F Harris Pet Necessities… | 9/1 | |
| held up towards rear, driven and headway after 3 out, chased leaders before last, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | 11 L | Norborne Bandit (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 89-5524 / 10 | Flat (439), Jump (8) | S E Durack | K M Prendergast The G S R C | 7/2 | |
| prominent, led 5th, headed 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 5th | 13 |   | 2¼ L | Thenford Trout (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 00P2F1/ / 7 | Jump (906) | D Elsworth | P R Webber Alec Bond | 33/1 | |
| prominent, not fluent 7th, every chance when mistake 2 out, soon faded | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 8 L | Pagan Sword (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 3) | 9031-04 / 9 | Flat (350), Jump (17) | Sean Quinlan | D G Bridgwater Mrs Mary Bridgwater | 15/2 | |
| chased leaders, lost place 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 1½ L | He's My Man (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 08PP77 / 10 | Jump (10) | Joseph Cornwall | J R Cornwall Mr J R Cornwall | 50/1 | |
| prominent, lost place approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11 |   | 10 L | Soprano (GER) (Colt, bay, 11 3) | 35/1- / 10 | Flat (745), Jump (522) | N D Fehily | J & A O'Neill Johnnie Delta Racing | 4/1 | |
| held up, not fluent 4 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8 |   | 2½ L | New Wish (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 40-5108 / 10 | Flat (1166), Jump (15) | K Mercer | S B Clark Mr S B Clark | 66/1 | |
| behind, soon detached, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 10th | 14 |   | Dist | Un Autre Espere (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 40832/P / 11 | Flat (1328), Jump (17) | A Pogson | T Wall Ricochet Management… | 50/1 | |
| soon led, headed 5th, lost place after 8th | ||||||||||
| 15 |   | - | Arisea (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 10) | 122645 / 9 | Flat (793), Jump (28) | Miss L Horner | D L Williams P Bushell, B Walton… | |||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Sumdancer (NZ) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | P1P3-9P / 11 | Flat (305), Jump (31) | M Goldstein | M Madgwick Mr D Plowright | ||
| RF | 1 |   | - | Almanshood (USA) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 002P-PF / 7 | Flat (298), Jump (44) | D N Cullinane | Miss C J E Caroe Mrs M Roche | ||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Jasper (GB) (Gelding, grey, 11 3) | PP9P/ / 9 | Jump (812) | Jimmy McCarthy | C Roberts Red & Black Racing | ||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Green Master (POL) (Gelding, black, 11 3) | PP/P06P / 8 | Flat (1397), Jump (12) | Lee Edwards | A Sadik Mr A Sadik | ||
| PU | 16 |   | - | Roseville (IRE) (Mare, bay, 10 10) | P0/P7-5P / 10 | Jump (160) | J Goldstein | S T Lewis Mr Simon T Lewis | ||
