19 Dec 2008 15:05 Ascot
Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £18,786); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
BGC Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Master Medic (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 453-511 / 24 | Jump (44) | R Walford | R H & Mrs S Alner Pell-mell Partners | 5/1 | |
| in touch, hit 9th, ridden and headway when hit 2 out, led last, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 3 L | Oneway (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 7638-85 / 13 | Jump (20) | Aidan Coleman | M G Rimell Mr Mark Rimell | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, led 2 out, ridden and headed last, no extra | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 3¼ L | Boomshakalaka (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 114PP-3 / 10 | Jump (23) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson The Cigar Bar Partnership | 5/1 | |
| in touch, headway 3 out, effort next, edged right approaching last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11 |   | 7 L | Its Crucial (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | 3523-32 / 11 | Jump (20) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Mrs Caroline Beresford-Wylie | 11/2 | |
| held up, headway after 7th, ridden to dispute 4th 2 out, switched left approaching last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 1¼ L | Dev (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) | 3312P-5 / 11 | Jump (33) | J E Moore | M G Quinlan Liam Mulryan | 20/1 | |
| chased leader until after 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace from next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 2½ L | King Louis (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 11) | 1P1-P59 / 7 | Flat (1203), Jump (20) | D Elsworth | R Rowe Capt A Pratt | 40/1 | |
| hampered 6th, held up, some late progress, never a danger | ||||||||||
| 7th | 13 |   | ¾ L | Pepsyrock (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 3151P-6 / 8 | Jump (22) | M Foley | N J Henderson Mr and Mrs J D… | 5/1 | |
| held up, headway approaching 4 out, ridden after 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | 1¾ L | Laoch Dubh (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 285113 / 10 | Flat (836), Jump (27) | N D Fehily | C J Mann J Davies, A Merritt… | 16/1 | |
| led and set good pace, hit 5th, ridden and headed 2 out, weakening when mistake last | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 |   | 1¾ L | The Wicketkeeper (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 111-408 / 9 | Jump (20) | T Scudamore | M Scudamore Mr M Scudamore | 25/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 10th | 2 |   | 10 L | Sou'wester (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 11) | 11-1PF7 / 10 | Flat (1870), Jump (20) | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard Robert And Sarah… | 50/1 | |
| behind from 7th | ||||||||||
| 11th | 4 |   | HD | Something Wells (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 112F2-2 / 9 | Jump (27) | S Thomas | Miss V Williams Favourites Racing… | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders until hit 3rd, mistake 6th, soon behind | ||||||||||
| FE | 12 |   | - | Sharp Rigging (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 64421F/ / 10 | Flat (1529), Jump (1008) | W Kennedy | A M Hales The Sharpshooters | ||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Cedrus Libani (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 1118F-1 / 12 | Jump (43) | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams Ms Angela Wright | ||
