15 Feb 2009 15:10 Hereford
Winner: £4,500 (Penalty: £2,873); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | Phoudamour (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 153-34F / 22 | Jump (73) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 15/8 | |
| in touch, tracked leader 6th, led next, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | 3 L | Pterodactyl (IRE) (, bay, 11 3) | 242-24F / 7 | Flat (458), Jump (14) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams H-E Pabst | 9/4 | |
| towards rear, reminders 3rd, headway 6th, ridden to chase winner 2 out, every chance approaching last, one pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 13 |   | 16 L | Western Whisky (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | U-86427 / 10 | Jump (23) | R Thornton | R Lee A Beard B Beard… | 7/2 | |
| mid-division, headway 6th, ridden to chase leading pair and mistake 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | ½ L | Bugsy's Boy (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 42F / 9 | Flat (118), Jump (54) | Andrew Tinkler | George Baker Seaton Partnership | 6/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden 2 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 8 L | Gershwinner (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 60-63 / 11 | Jump (9) | J M Maguire | D McCain Jnr Mr R O Oliver | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 14 L | Paddys Honour (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 237 / 8 | Jump (31) | D P O'Dwyer | P Hobbs & J White Tay Valley Chasers… | 12/1 | |
| in touch, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | 5 L | King of Java (GB) (Gelding, brown, 11 3) | 6/P / 8 | Jump (19) | R Greene | J Bennett Miss J C Blackwell | 150/1 | |
| led and keen, ridden 6th, headed and weakened next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 14 |   | 21 L | Tarabela (GB) (mare, bay, 10 10) | 009 / 12 | Jump (10) | D R Dennis | G A Ham G2 Recruitment… | 150/1 | |
| in touch, ridden and weakened 7th | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7 |   | 10 L | Le Toto (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 6-778 / 8 | Jump (47) | A Thornton | J W Mullins CPM Group Limited | 40/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden approching 3 out, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4 |   | 21 L | Christmas Carol (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 4P338P / 6 | Jump (29) | B Wharfe | W K Goldsworthy Office Boys Syndicate | 100/1 | |
| tracked leader, ridden 6th, weakened and tailed off 4 out | ||||||||||
| 11 |   | - | Tanner Towers (GB) (gelding, brown, 11 3) | 70 / 7 | Jump (28) | James Davies | Miss C Dyson Mr D J Dyson | |||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Calabrese (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 3) | 0 / 5 | Jump (55) | M Bradburne | M Sheppard Mr Simon Gegg | ||
| 1 |   | - | A French Horse (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 0F-5 / 8 | Jump (288) | S Thomas | Miss V Williams Falcons Line Ltd | |||
