11 Dec 2008 15:20 Taunton
Winner: £6,500 (Penalty: £4,070); Distance: 2m 3f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
weatherbysshop.co.uk Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 |   | - | Charming Oscar (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 2) | 034-733 / 23 | Jump (9) | D A Jacob | R H Buckler Strictly Come Racing | 7/1 | |
| hit 1st, soon mid-division, steady headway from 8th, went 2nd approaching 3 out, soon ridden, challenging when hit last, led flat, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 1 L | Ping Pong Sivola (FR) (Mare, chestnut, 11 7) | 147-312 / 6 | Jump (1) | S Thomas | Miss V Williams Scea Ecurie Jc… | 7/4 | |
| soon led, 5 lengths clear after 3 out, ridden after next, hit last, soon headed, held near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 16 L | Bermuda Pointe (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 11) | 249-143 / 9 | Jump (33) | David England | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies | 7/2 | |
| soon prominent, hit 10th, ridden after 4 out, weakened after 3 out, mistake last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 2½ L | Farmer's Lad (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 22-9U33 / 7 | Jump (21) | Mr S Allwood | R H & Mrs S Alner Mr Peter Partridge | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden after 8th, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 27 L | Tavalu (USA) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) | P205-08 / 10 | Flat (89), Jump (95) | P Hide | G A Ham Total Plumbing… | 40/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 1½ L | Ede'iff (GB) (Mare, bay, 11 4) | 21-31PF / 12 | Flat (3039), Jump (7) | R Mahon | W G M Turner Hawks & Doves Racing… | 33/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden after 9th, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | 7 L | Terrible Tenant (GB) (Gelding, grey, 11 5) | 733614- / 12 | Jump (417) | W P Kavanagh | J W Mullins Mr D I Bare | 25/1 | |
| hit 1st, chased leaders until weakened 8th | ||||||||||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Or Apple's (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 11) | P5534/2- / 7 | Flat (824), Jump (590) | J W Farrelly | D Pipe Stuart Mercer,Emma… | ||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Nils Anderson (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 4P-1365 / 8 | Jump (29) | Christian Williams | R H & Mrs S Alner Mr P M De Wilde | ||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Feeling Better (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | U185-05 / 10 | Jump (53) | Hadden Frost | J D Frost T Cahill | ||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Beau Torero (FR) (Gelding, grey, 11 1) | 15339-2 / 11 | Flat (57), Jump (23) | T J Murphy | B N Pollock Mrs K Lloyd Mrs… | ||
| 11 |   | - | Majy D'auteuil (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) | PP-P525 / 12 | Jump (19) | Wayne Hutchinson | A E Jessop Mrs Gloria Jessop | |||
