01 Nov 2008 13:50 Wetherby
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,806); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Arthur & Nancy Stephenson Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Tell Henry (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | F5347-6 / 25 | Jump (22) | B S Hughes | M Todhunter Mr C I Ratcliffe | 9/2 | |
| made most, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on well flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 4 L | Star Shot (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) | 9/22F5-5 / 8 | Jump (175) | M Bradburne | P R Webber Mr Robert Kirkland | 11/2 | |
| held up, headway 5 out, ridden approaching 3 out, one pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 4½ L | Bow School (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) | U-11333 / 13 | Jump (17) | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Mr J P G Hamilton | 2/1 | |
| prominent, mistake 4th, ridden and mistake 2 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 30 L | Hi Dancer (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 114560- / 14 | Flat (15), Jump (212) | W J Cafferty | P C Haslam Mr R Tocher | 28/1 | |
| held up, lost place 7th, stayed on to take poor 4th from last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 7 L | John Dillon (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 2121F-9 / 6 | Flat (101), Jump (35) | A Thornton | P C Haslam Mr G K Henderson | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place 11th, soon well behind | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | Dist | Park's Prodigy (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 9) | 4312P-0 / 7 | Flat (119), Jump (70) | F Keniry | P C Haslam Mr T J A Thompson | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden 5 out, soon driven and tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Abstract Folly (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) | 22/9340- / 7 | Flat (8), Jump (332) | P Kinsella | J D Bethell Mr Craig Monty | ||
| 6 |   | - | Caliban (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 3U3317 / 13 | Flat (180), Jump (7) | S Thomas | A W Carroll Mr Richard Wheelwright | |||
| UR | 4 |   | - | Cash Man (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) | 4213-57 / 9 | Jump (9) | F Davis | Mrs E Slack Mr A Slack | ||
| FE | 10 |   | - | Description (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 3775-56 / 11 | Jump (27) | Brian Harding | Miss S E Forster Mr I R Mann | ||
