19 Dec 2008 13:20 Ascot
Winner: £10,500 (Penalty: £6,575); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Liberum Capital Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 |   | - | Baseball Ted (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 6) | 2P4-533 / 23 | Jump (23) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr Alan Peterson | 10/3 | |
| made all, ridden clear after 2 out, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 6 L | Fit To Drive (GB) (Mare, bay, 11 11) | 462551 / 9 | Jump (19) | K Renwick | B G Powell The Meon Golfing… | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, effort approaching 2 out, outpaced approaching last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | 1¼ L | Royal Wedding (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 6864-F7 / 11 | Flat (1301), Jump (26) | L Treadwell | N J Gifford Mr D G Trangmar | 20/1 | |
| held up, headway from 8th, hit 10th, ridden after 3 out, went 3rd briefly next, beaten 4th when left 3rd again last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 15 L | Double Law (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 42/U3P-0 / 9 | Jump (8) | Andrew Tinkler | George Baker Mrs P Scott-Dunn | 66/1 | |
| held up, mistake 1st, steady progress after 7th, mistake 9th, ridden after 3 out, weakened next, left 4th last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 13 |   | 2½ L | Anseo (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) | 823665 / 10 | Flat (147), Jump (50) | C Bolger | P Phelan James Patrick Kelly | 33/1 | |
| towards rear as mid-division, badly hampered 7th, never able to get on terms | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 12 L | Nous Voila (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) | 2/546P-5 / 11 | Jump (41) | P Hide | A B Coogan Mr A B Coogan | 66/1 | |
| mid-division, hampered 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 20 L | Red Man Ray (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 8) | 31612P / 9 | Jump (21) | P J Brennan | T R George Miss Judith Wilson | 8/1 | |
| chased winner, mistake 9th, weakened after 3 out, behind when badly hampered last | ||||||||||
| FE | 12 |   | - | Funny Fellow (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | 455FP7- / 8 | Jump (242) | M Foley | R Rowe Mr Tim Clowes | ||
| UR | 11 |   | - | Skipper's Lad (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 12) | 004-347 / 10 | Jump (36) | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard J K Farms | ||
| UR | 9 |   | - | High Jack (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) | 341-112 / 9 | Jump (15) | A P McCoy | Andrew Turnell Mr Billy McCullough | ||
| FE | 8 |   | - | Kervriou (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | 2B42-U4 / 7 | Flat (468), Jump (21) | D P O'Dwyer | A M Balding Mr And Mrs Guy… | ||
| UR | 4 |   | - | Hope Road (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 11) | 52632-3 / 6 | Flat (435), Jump (30) | S Fox | Tom Dascombe Mr Evan M Sutherland | ||
| UR | 3 |   | - | Quillan Hill (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 16/6114- / 9 | Jump (253) | Donal Fahy | J L Spearing Mr Leonard Kinsella | ||
| 1 |   | - | Classic Role (GB) (Gelding, bay, 12 2) | 694131 / 9 | Flat (529), Jump (2) | J E Moore | L Wells Pillar To Post… | |||
