01 Jan 2009 14:45 Cheltenham
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £15,655); Distance: 3m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Unicoin Homes Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Big Buck's (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 11) |
21371-U / 22 |
Jump (33) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls The Stewart Family |
9/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway when not fluent 9th, challenged well before last, soon slight lead, idled flat, driven out | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 1¾ L |
Don't Push It (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 9) |
1F0-P82 / 11 |
Jump (20) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus |
6/1 | |
| held up in last pair, raced keenly, headway 2 out, ridden to press winner when not fluent last, held final 100 yards | ||||||||||
3rd |
10 |
| 4½ L |
Pennek (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
1-57 / 8 |
Jump (20) | Charlie Huxley | A King Mr H D Read |
8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, keen early, hit 8th, ridden after 3 out, soon outpaced, hampered 2 out, stayed on last, went 3rd final 75 yards | ||||||||||
4th |
8 |
| 1¾ L |
Tot Of The Knar (GB) (Mare, bay, 10 7) |
234512 / 9 |
Jump (21) | S E Durack | P & M Bowen Steve & Jackie… |
20/1 | |
| held up in last place, raced keenly, progress from 2 out, went 3rd last, no impression on front pair, lost position final 75 yards | ||||||||||
5th |
1 |
| 2¼ L |
Tazbar (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) |
11162-3 / 8 |
Flat (58), Jump (12) |
J Reveley | K G Reveley The Supreme Partnership |
7/1 | |
| pressed leader, jumped right 5th, mistake 3 out, outpaced and dropped rear when not fluent 2 out, stayed on flat | ||||||||||
6th |
4 |
| 1¾ L |
Buena Vista (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 9) |
3-39000 / 11 |
Jump (20) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Matt Archer&the… |
20/1 | |
| raced keenly, led, ridden and headed approaching last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
7th |
9 |
| 1¼ L |
Tisfreetdream (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 2) |
262132 / 16 |
Jump (43) | M Bradburne | P A Pritchard Woodlands Generators |
28/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 8th, hampered 2 out, every chance approaching last, soon no impression, weakened flat | ||||||||||
8th |
7 |
| 13 L |
Blue Shark (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) |
23311/0 / 9 |
Flat (1371), Jump (26) |
B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Premier Racing… |
14/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 7th, not fluent 3 out, disputing close 3rd when badly hampered and nearly unseated rider 2 out, not recover | ||||||||||
9th |
6 |
| 18 L |
Ringaroses (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) |
11/2-P6P / 11 |
Jump (34) | T J Murphy | Miss H C Knight Mrs Nicholas Jones |
14/1 | |
| in touch, not fluent 9th, ridden after 2 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
FE |
3 |
| - |
Ballydub (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) |
1P21-21 / 7 |
Jump (34) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr R Gibbs |
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PU |
11 |
| - |
Jug Of Punch (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 0) |
P0P08P / 12 |
Flat (2064), Jump (47) |
Gerard Tumelty | S T Lewis Mr David Lewis |
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