19 Feb 2009 15:55 Huntingdon
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,554); Distance: 3m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
John Bigg Oxo Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Kitski (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 11) | 33/P336 / 24 | Jump (55) | G Lee | Ferdy Murphy Mr J B Webb | 11/1 | |
| not always fluent, held up towards rear, headway 14th, led, hit last, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | NK | By George (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) | 547-F13 / 8 | Jump (76) | J Pemberton | N J Gifford Pell-Mell Partners | 9/2 | |
| in touch, went 2nd 3 out, challenged last, every chance flat, not go by | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11 |   | 13 L | Peut Etre Sivola (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | U13P23 / 10 | Jump (18) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Third Time Lucky | 12/1 | |
| led to 2nd, remained prominent, led 8th, ridden, headed last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 3½ L | Minella Four Star (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 11) | 421-623 / 8 | Jump (53) | R Thornton | A King Ashton Racing Club | 6/1 | |
| keen early, prominent, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 16 |   | 2 L | See The View (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | 15P46F / 8 | Jump (37) | C Bolger | Miss S Smith Mr F Willson | 40/1 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 9th, headway 12th, outpaced before 14th, not in contention after | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 12 L | Safari Adventures (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 8P446-F / 12 | Jump (35) | P Hide | P Winkworth Mr Richard A Thomas | 66/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway 11th, lost ground 14th, no danger after | ||||||||||
| 7th | 17 |   | 3¾ L | Aheadofhistime (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) | 21U2-51 / 10 | Jump (34) | Sean Quinlan | D A Rees Bar Five Racing | 15/2 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, steady headway 11th, weakened well before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | 6 L | Nacimo (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 0/5720-0 / 8 | Jump (291) | M Bradburne | G R I Smyly Rob Fougedoire | 100/1 | |
| chased leaders, hit 10th, 4th, weakening when mistake 2 out, soon eased | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12 |   | 10 L | Just Jaffa (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 3) | 44/155-F / 10 | Jump (24) | S Thomas | Miss V Williams John Nicholls (Trading)… | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, jumped slowly 3rd, pushed along after 10th, some headway 12th, weakened 14th | ||||||||||
| 10th | 8 |   | 4½ L | Marufo (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | F6/59-17 / 12 | Jump (36) | Stephen Craine | Heather Dalton Mr N Sutton | 5/1 | |
| prominent, led 2nd, not fluent 5th, headed 8th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 5 |   | 13 L | Quidonc (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) | 5-332PP / 5 | Flat (320), Jump (34) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr & Mrs R Scott… | 50/1 | |
| mid-division, hit 7th, reminders, hit 10th, mistake 11th, weakened 13th | ||||||||||
| 12th | 13 |   | 2 L | Mort De Rire (FR) (Gelding, grey, 11 1) | 424P-P5 / 9 | Flat (1281), Jump (14) | A Thornton | R H & Mrs S Alner Mr Andrew Wiles | 14/1 | |
| in touch, jumped slowly, lost place 5th, headway after 9th, weakened approaching 11th | ||||||||||
| UR | 15 |   | - | Uncle Eli (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | 503-938 / 8 | Jump (52) | J Tizzard | R Rowe R Jenner & J Green | ||
| PU | 14 |   | - | Von Galen (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | 272P-PP / 13 | Jump (82) | J M Maguire | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mrs Bettine Evans | ||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Orchard King (IRE) (Horse (entire), chestnut, 11 12) | 25229-9 / 9 | Jump (20) | Alex Merriam | N B King Have Fun Racing | ||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Oncle Kid (FR) (0, bay, 11 6) | FP-5FF3 / 10 | Jump (33) | L Heard | P Henderson Mrs M A Cole | ||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Big Rob (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 11) | P-47334 / 10 | Jump (55) | K Renwick | B G Powell Mr P H Betts | ||
| PU | 18 |   | - | Pharanto (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 1) | 36-0U8P / 7 | Jump (70) | Andrew Tinkler | N J Henderson B K M Partnership | ||
