13 Nov 2008 14:10 Taunton
Winner: £5,200 (Penalty: £3,256); Distance: 2m 3f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Morgan Ashurst Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | - | Mount Cook (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 11) | 45P/7 / 22 | Flat (1816), Jump (29) | Stephen Craine | Heather Dalton Miss L Hales | 7/2 | ||
| in touch, headway and led 10th, in command from approaching 3 out, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 | 8 L | Compton Star (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 9) | 4656-95 / 10 | Flat (1414), Jump (24) | D A Jacob | R J Hodges Mr Andrew Midgley | 7/1 | ||
| towards rear, headway and chased winner 4 out, pecked 3 out, jumped right 2 out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 | 9 L | Killing Me Softly (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | F4658-0 / 11 | Flat (1409), Jump (18) | W P Kavanagh | B Forsey B Forsey, Mrs P… | 11/2 | ||
| prominent, ridden 4 out, soon no chance | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 | 1¾ L | Finnegans Rainbow (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 3) | 654806 / 10 | Flat (135), Jump (12) | Paul Callaghan | M C Chapman Mr J E Reed | 14/1 | ||
| always well in rear, stayed on well from 2 out, ran on strongly to go 4th from last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10 | 4½ L | Kinkeel (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 5) | 2P-3RP4 / 14 | Jump (11) | Matthew Batchelor | A W Carroll G1 Racing Club… | 13/2 | ||
| led to 10th, soon ridden, weakened after 4 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 | Dist | So Brash (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 02F4-49 / 9 | Jump (35) | J Tizzard | Andrew Turnell Miss S Douglas-Pennant | 7/2 | ||
| chased leader, ridden and weakened approaching 4 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 7 | - | Mr Parson (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | UPP154 / 11 | Jump (8) | R Greene | S T Lewis Mr David Lewis | |||
| FE | 8 | - | Park Lodge (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) | 8UP0-06 / 6 | Jump (6) | K Renwick | B G Powell Mrs A Ellis | |||
| 9 | - | Faraday (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) | 600/96 / 6 | Flat (13), Jump (22) | D C Costello | N P Mulholland Curley Leisure | ||||
| 6 | - | Keyneema (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 988-447 / 10 | Jump (36) | A Thornton | Karen George Mrs Cathy Hamilton | ||||
