16 Dec 2008 12:30 Catterick
Winner: £4,500 (Penalty: £2,811); Distance: 2m 3f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Blue Square Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 16 |   | - | It's Bertie (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | 54P/005 / 23 | Jump (31) | Mr A E Kinirons | J Parkinson & S Smith Mrs S Smith | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders, led approaching 6th, hard ridden and under pressure when hung badly right after last, stayed on towards finish, just held on, disqualified, placed 2nd | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | NS | Lawgiver (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) | 3P52B7 / 11 | Flat (1666), Jump (55) | K James | Mrs Marjorie Fife Mr R W Fife | 14/1 | |
| led 2nd, headed approaching 6th, every chance when carried badly right from last, just held, awarded race | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 3½ L | Exclusionist (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 11 11) | 050 / 5 | Flat (480), Jump (14) | Mr D Devereux | P & M Bowen Ballygallon Stud… | 20/1 | |
| held up in touch, chased leaders approaching 3 out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 14 |   | NS | Ramvaswani (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | P02045 / 8 | Flat (324), Jump (15) | Miss C Twemlow | N B King The St Gatien Racing… | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, kept on from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 9 L | Upright Ima (GB) (Mare, bay, 11 8) | 43-5701 / 10 | Jump (26) | Miss Gina Andrews | Mrs P Sly Mrs P M Sly | 12/1 | |
| held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders 3 out, one pace from next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | HD | Queen of Diamonds (IRE) (Filly, bay, 11 7) | 032160 / 7 | Flat (613), Jump (59) | Henry Brooke | Mrs K Walton Miss S A Drake | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, one pace from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 13 L | Celtic Heather (IRE) (Mare, bay, 11 11) | 3/691-P7 / 8 | Jump (186) | Ian Popham | Jim Best Mrs Deirdre Romanes | 9/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden approaching 2 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 8th | 17 |   | 1 L | Silver Destiny (GB) (Mare, grey, 10 13) | 0/60P-0 / 8 | Jump (21) | Nathan Moscrop | Ferdy Murphy Miss Barbara Spittal | 50/1 | |
| held up towards rear, lost place halfway, some headway from 2 out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 9th | 15 |   | 1¼ L | Cumbrian Knight (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 745-743 / 12 | Flat (15), Jump (185) | Miss N Jefferson | J M Jefferson Mr J M Jefferson | 12/1 | |
| in rear, struggling halfway, some late headway from 2 out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 10th | 12 |   | SHD | Toby Mac (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 36F-95 / 10 | Jump (20) | Mr D K Millar | N Bycroft Mrs Carol Lloyd-James | 10/1 | |
| held up mid-division, driven 3 out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2 |   | 7 L | Ardesia (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 12) | 1F304-7 / 12 | Flat (512), Jump (38) | Miss T Jackson | Miss T Jackson Mr A Jackson | 50/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 6th, weakened after 4 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 11 |   | ¾ L | Inver Leader (IRE) (Mare, bay, 11 7) | 00-8950 / 6 | Jump (26) | Mr C P McNally | A J Martin Joseph Rose | 25/1 | |
| held up towards rear, blundered 3 out, some headway, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 13th | 6 |   | NK | Classic Quart (IRE) (Mare, bay, 11 11) | 33F/3P-3 / 8 | Jump (229) | Harry Challoner | R Ford Harpers Brook Racing | 16/1 | |
| led to 2nd, held up in touch, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 13 |   | SHD | Find Me (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 6P-9503 / 5 | Flat (45), Jump (13) | Mr O Greenall | L Lungo Mr & Mrs Raymond… | 8/1 | |
| held up mid-division, lost place from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 1 |   | Dist | Karathaena (IRE) (Mare, bay, 11 12) | 3-06805 / 10 | Flat (777), Jump (26) | Miss J R Richards | M E Sowersby The Southwold Set | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place 6th, soon tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7 |   | - | General Potter (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) | 6864-6P / 7 | Jump (23) | B J Toomey | D McCain Jnr James & Jean Potter | |||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Caulkleys Bank (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 11) | 287649 / 9 | Jump (12) | Jake Greenall | M & D Easterby Lord Daresbury | ||
