01 Jan 2009 15:55 Cheltenham
Winner: £17,000 (Penalty: £10,115); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Good to Soft.
E.B.F. 'High Sheriff of Gloucestershire's' 'Junior' NH Flat Race (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 |   | - | Cill Rialaig (GB) (filly, grey, 10 9) | 1 / 7 | Jump (72) | R Johnson | H Morrison Pangfield Partners | 9/2 | |
| in touch, smooth headway on outside to chase leaders over 3f out, went 2nd on bit over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 2¾ L | Whistlejacquet (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 1 / 5 | Jump (57) | R Thornton | A King Mrs Peter Prowting | 13/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway from 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 12 |   | NK | Sophies Trophy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 2 / 6 | Jump (37) | C Bolger | P Phelan Mrs Sophie Anderson | 16/1 | |
| led, hard ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, no impression and lost 2nd near finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 |   | 2 L | Recif De Thaix (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 3 / 7 | Jump (118) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr Robert Waley-Cohen | 5/1 | |
| soon in touch, headway 3f out, chased leading pair over 1f out, one pace and no impression final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 3¾ L | Civil Servant (GB) (gelding, grey, 10 12) | 6 / 7 | Jump (43) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 16 |   | 1 L | Aohna (FR) (filly, bay, 10 5) | 4 / 5 | Jump (43) | Gerard Tumelty | A King Jenny & Mark Pitman… | 20/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 7th | 15 |   | 5 L | Academy All Star (GB) (filly, bay, 10 5) | 4 / 4 | Jump (15) | L Stephens | Mrs N S Evans Under Par Partnership | 40/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1 |   | ½ L | Scandal (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 1 / 4 | Jump (37) | Edward Cookson | Andrew Turnell Mr John Hatherell | 14/1 | |
| held up in rear, made some late headway | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2 |   | 4½ L | Stopped Out (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 2) | 1 / 11 | Jump (26) | C I Gillies | Mrs K Walton The Well Oiled… | 25/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | 1½ L | Roi Des Marais (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 8 / 4 | Jump (43) | R P Flint | M F Harris Mr M Harris | 80/1 | |
| behind, driven and struggling halfway until made late headway | ||||||||||
| 11th | 5 |   | NK | Bobble Hat Bob (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 0 / 8 | Jump (43) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mrs Carolyn Innes | 16/1 | |
| in touch, ridden halfway, well behind final 3f | ||||||||||
| 12th | 13 |   | 1 L | Steptoe (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 2 / 6 | Jump (40) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mrs Christopher… | 85/40 | |
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
| 13th | 6 |   | NK | Cesium (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 5 / 7 | Jump (72) | D F O'Regan | T R George Miss Julie Hoskins | 33/1 | |
| chased leaders over 9f | ||||||||||
| 14th | 9 |   | 1 L | Quotation Mark (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 3 / 4 | Jump (27) | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard You Boyz Is Lost | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders over 9f | ||||||||||
| 15th | 4 |   | 8 L | Arctic Watch (GB) (gelding, grey, 10 12) | / 10 | D A Jacob | B W Duke Mr P J Cave | 33/1 | ||
| always in rear, lost touch final 4f | ||||||||||
| 8 |   | - | Maggio (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 4 / 13 | Jump (27) | K Burke | N J Hawke D G Pryde/james… | |||
