08 Nov 2008 15:00 Sandown
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,524); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Esquire Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Take The Breeze (FR) (Gelding, grey, 11 9) | 1/3740- / 22 | Flat (591), Jump (217) | Harry Skelton | P F Nicholls Mr & Mrs G Calder | 9/2 | |
| mid-division, smooth headway after 3 out, challenging when mistake 2 out, soon ridden, led after last, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 12 |   | 1¼ L | Gringo (GB) (Gelding, grey, 11 2) | 01/0853- / 9 | Flat (809), Jump (388) | Paul Moloney | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… | 20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, led after 2 out, ridden and headed after last, no extra | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | 2½ L | Cruchain (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 47221-7 / 13 | Jump (34) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr & Mrs A J Mutch | 8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, soon ridden, went 3rd approaching last, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 3 L | Cornas (NZ) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 76551-2 / 11 | Jump (168) | Christian Williams | Nick Williams The Gascoigne Brookes… | 13/2 | |
| held up behind, headway after 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 6 L | Helens Vision (GB) (Filly, bay, 11 10) | P6040-0 / 8 | Jump (168) | R Johnson | Tim Vaughan Mr W D Morris | 7/2 | |
| led, ridden and headed soon after 2 out, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | ½ L | Portavadie (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | P-P2329 / 11 | Jump (41) | P Kinsella | J M Jefferson Ashleybank Investments… | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders until lost place after 3 out, stayed on again approaching last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | ½ L | Guardian of Truth (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 8) | 1435- / 4 | Flat (37), Jump (271) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Bryan Fry & The… | 18/1 | |
| in touch, ridden after 3 out, soon one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 1½ L | Forthright (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) | 3170-50 / 8 | Flat (35), Jump (28) | Jimmy McCarthy | B G Powell Mrs Bernadette… | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and every chance 2 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 9th | 15 |   | SHD | Bring It On Home (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 32344- / 9 | Flat (425), Jump (309) | P Hide | G & J Moore Miss S Kerswell | 16/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 10th | 13 |   | 15 L | Glinton (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 684499- / 6 | Jump (266) | W Marston | M Keighley G A Libson D L… | 16/1 | |
| with leader, hit 4 out and next, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 16 |   | ½ L | Apache Chant (USA) (Gelding, bay, 10 1) | 8454P-P / 7 | Flat (422), Jump (14) | Stephen Craine | A W Carroll Mr M S Cooke | 50/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and every chance after 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 12th | 9 |   | 1¼ L | Bormo (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 2/432-2 / 6 | Jump (192) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King M 2 C Racing Partnership | 4/1 | |
| mid-division until weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11 |   | - | Pepporoni Pete (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 505227 / 10 | Jump (13) | C Poste | M F Harris Barbara Woodcock… | |||
| 4 |   | - | Pascha Bere (FR) (Gelding, grey, 11 9) | 612-3 / 9 | Flat (419), Jump (14) | L Treadwell | N J Gifford Mr And Mrs Mark… | |||
| PU | 14 |   | - | Double Obsession (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 13) | 637/ / 9 | Flat (815), Jump (576) | Matthew Batchelor | R T Phillips R W Huggins,R B… | ||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Kempley Green (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 542/141- / 8 | Jump (361) | J Kington | M Scudamore Mr F K Jennings | ||
