09 Oct 2008 15:30 Wincanton
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,903); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Carling Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Smoke Trail (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 6P-5637 / 26 | Jump (40) | W Kennedy | R H Buckler Smoke Trail Partnership | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, headway, chased leaders 8th, led after 2 out, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 1¾ L | Golden Duck (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 21122/U / 11 | Jump (11) | T J Murphy | N & W Twiston-Davies Mrs Sally & Miss… | 7/1 | |
| chased leader, hampered 1st, left in lead 8th, jumped left from 12th, ridden 4 out, headed 2 out, no extra | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 2 L | Leading Article (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 13) | 622341 / 6 | Flat (824), Jump (5) | Donal Fahy | Evan Williams Mr R E R Williams | 4/1 | |
| held up, headway 11th, stayed on to go 3rd from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 8 L | Lidjo De Rouge (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 03549-4 / 13 | Flat (1656), Jump (160) | Mr D R Cook | P Henderson Mr Richard Hawker | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden 4 out, stayed on one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 10 L | College Ace (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) | 7PP4-53 / 9 | Jump (137) | S P Jones | Mrs P Robeson Mrs Peter Prowting | 8/1 | |
| prominent, ridden approaching 4 out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 21 L | Roussea (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 6-U7921 / 12 | Jump (14) | T J O'Brien | M Scudamore Simpson-Daniel… | 8/1 | |
| hampered 1st, rider lost iron briefly, mid-division until ridden 12th, weakened 13th | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 3¼ L | Meet The Legend (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 139-28U / 8 | Jump (36) | D A Jacob | Nick Williams Gale Force Six | 7/1 | |
| held up behind, blundered 3rd, headway, ridden 13th, blundered 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | 10 L | Nesnaas (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 9) | 536745 / 11 | Flat (439), Jump (14) | S Thomas | M G Rimell Mr C S J Beek | 28/1 | |
| held up, ridden 12th, weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11 |   | 11 L | So Brash (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 0) | 102F4-4 / 9 | Jump (163) | J Favell | Andrew Turnell Miss S Douglas-Pennant | 20/1 | |
| chased leader, pulled hard, hit 6th, ridden, weakened 11th | ||||||||||
| FE | 4 |   | - | Brave Jo (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 3U1312 / 8 | Jump (11) | D R Dennis | N J Hawke Mr D R Mead | ||
| UR | 10 |   | - | Pebese (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) | 83343U / 7 | Jump (5) | J W Farrelly | D Pipe Mrs T F Lacy | ||
