31 Oct 2007 15:10 Huntingdon
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,807); Distance: 3m; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Favourite For Fixings Speedy Hire 01284829895 Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Otantique (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 6601-31 / 23 | Jump (21) | B Fenton | Miss E C Lavelle The Antique Partnership | 7/2 | |
| mid-division, headway 15th, soon chasing leaders, led 2nd last, hit last, held on under pressure | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | 1 L | Own Line (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) | P31052 / 11 | Jump (15) | K Mercer | J Hetherton John Gould | 12/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed 2 out, rallied approaching last, no extra near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9 |   | 8 L | L'Oiseau (FR) (Gelding, Brown, 151lbs) | 94-3761 / 9 | Jump (25) | Gerard Tumelty | J G Portman Milady Partnership | 8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, soon chasing leaders, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | HD | Cruising River (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | 0/311P7- / 10 | Jump (193) | T J Murphy | Miss H C Knight Four Stablemates | 10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden to challenge after 3 out, weakened quickly before next | ||||||||||
| 7 |   | - | Vivid Imagination (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) | 05/32U3 / 9 | Jump (18) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr M C Pipe | 4/1 | ||
| held up mid-division, not fluent 11th, headway 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 6 |   | - | Gastornis (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 155lbs) | U/P1U2-3 / 10 | Jump (169) | Mr T Greenall | M & D Easterby Lord Daresbury | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| SU | 5 |   | - | Professor Hegarty (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) | 613P81 / 8 | Jump (10) | P Merrigan | P & M Bowen Mr David A Smith | 8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, soon chasing leaders, slipped up on final bend | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | Mandingo Chief (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) | PPF922 / 12 | Jump (14) | S P Jones | B G Powell Miss C L Wills | 7/1 | ||
| prominent, blundered and lost place 14th, behind when mistake 3 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 3 |   | - | Espoir Du Bocage (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) | PU-26U6 / 13 | Jump (25) | A O'Keeffe | M Scudamore J E Wilson & T… | 33/1 | |
| in rear when fell 15th | ||||||||||
| 10 |   | - | New Time (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 145lbs) | 61F-541 / 9 | Jump (20) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 10/3 | ||
| tracked leaders, lost place 4 out, mistake next, soon beaten | ||||||||||
