20 Jan 2009 15:00 Southwell
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £5,181); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
Thank You Christine Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11(5) |   | - | River Ardeche (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 7) | 1/500-3 / 20 | Flat (8), Jump (23) | P Donaghy | P C Haslam Littlethorpe Park… | 14/1 | |
| made all, quickened clear over 2f out, held on well towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9(6) |   | ½ L | Take Me There (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 11) | 1- / 7 | Flat (33), Jump (61) | Jim Crowley | John Berry Leave Me There… | 11/4 | |
| chased leader, ridden over 3f out, every chance inside final furlong, held near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(8) |   | 7 L | Hucking Heat (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 19123-6 / 5 | Flat (13) | Hayley Turner | R Hollinshead P & K Swinnerton | 12/1 | |
| in touch, chased leaders over 3f out, one pace final 2f | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6(3) |   | HD | Puy d'Arnac (FR) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 777616- / 8 | Flat (54), Jump (38) | R Winston | G A Swinbank Barrow Brook Racing | 11/1 | |
| mid-division, chased leaders over 4f out, one pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(9) |   | NS | Clear Reef (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 6) | 6351-62 / 6 | Flat (7) | J P Spencer | Jane Chapple-Hyam Mrs Jane Chapple-Hyam | 5/2 | |
| in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(10) |   | 6 L | Red Fama (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 1) | 921112- / 7 | Flat (126) | J Quinn | N Bycroft Mr B F Rayner | 15/2 | |
| held up, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(1) |   | NK | Persian Peril (GB) (Gelding, brown, 9 3) | 101322- / 10 | Flat (84) | T Eaves | G A Swinbank Mrs J Porter | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(2) |   | 8 L | Il Grande Ardone (GB) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 513421- / 4 | Flat (24) | Fabio Branca | F Sheridan Sabastiano Deledda | 11/2 | |
| in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10(11) |   | 10 L | Barawin (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 8 9) | 10/447-4 / 4 | Flat (12) | Liam Jones | K R Burke Mr M J Halligan | 80/1 | |
| towards rear, tailed off over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 1(7) |   | 1 L | Sommersturm (GER) (gelding, bay, 9 8) | 8U3/966- / 10 | Flat (34) | M Fenton | A P Stringer Mrs E Evans | 40/1 | |
| always towards rear, tailed off over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 5(4) |   | - | Friends Hope (GB) (Mare, chestnut, 9 2) | 31486-5 / 9 | Flat (5), Jump (327) | Graham Gibbons | R Curtis Mrs Joanna Hughes | |||
