28 Feb 2009 15:10 Newbury
Winner: £53,000 (Penalty: £30,215); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good.
totesport.com Gold Cup Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 |   | - | New Little Bric (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 5) | P5P-56P / 24 | Flat (1267), Jump (7) | Nick Scholfield | P F Nicholls Mrs Kathy Stuart | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, led 12th, made rest, in command after 2 out, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 17 |   | 7 L | The Package (GB) (Gelding, brown, 10 0) | 92P-362 / 12 | Jump (19) | R P Flint | D Pipe The Johnson Family | 11/4 | |
| took keen hold, led, headed 12th, chased winner after, tried to rally approaching 2 out, well held soon after | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 13 |   | 6 L | Mister Quasimodo (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 4) | 03-U098 / 10 | Jump (16) | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard J M Dare, T Hamlin,… | 40/1 | |
| mid-division, reminders 9th, slightly hampered 11th, stayed on well on outside after 2 out, went 3rd soon after last, never going pace to reach front pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 3¾ L | Stan (NZ) (Gelding, bay, 11 11) | 2P51P0 / 11 | Flat (1701), Jump (7) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mr Paul Beck | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden 3 out, satyed on same pace from next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | ½ L | Ouzbeck (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 11) | 11U1FU / 10 | Flat (958), Jump (7) | R Thornton | A King Axom Vii | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 11th, chased leaders 4 out, weakened from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 8 L | Fundamentalist (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 87146P / 12 | Jump (70) | T Molloy | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies | 33/1 | |
| towards rear, blundered 12th, some headway after 4 out, soon ridden and weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 2¾ L | Too Forward (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 9) | 59-P463 / 14 | Jump (35) | B J Geraghty | Jamie Snowden Mr Richard Pitman | 16/1 | |
| always towards rear, never in contention | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | ¾ L | Hobbs Hill (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 1111F-0 / 10 | Jump (58) | A P McCoy | C R Egerton Mr John P McManus | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 11th, driven to chase leaders approaching 4 out, weakened from next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | 3¼ L | Starzaan (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 0/11P61- / 10 | Flat (2318), Jump (315) | T Scudamore | H Morrison Mr Ben Arbib | 12/1 | |
| soon chasing leaders, hit 9th and next, still well there 4 out, weakened after next | ||||||||||
| 10th | 16 |   | 3 L | Warpath (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 8P00P3 / 9 | Jump (8) | Donal Fahy | Evan Williams Mr R J Gambarini | 20/1 | |
| hit 9th, blundered next, always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 11th | 1 |   | 9 L | Natal (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | F2-3U65 / 11 | Jump (42) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr James Callow | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened 12th, soon in rear, no chance when blundered 2 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 6 |   | 8 L | Mr Pointment (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 16P-622 / 11 | Jump (61) | S Thomas | P F Nicholls Mrs J E Wilson | 16/1 | |
| not fluent, always behind, ridden and struggling 11th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 13th | 12 |   | Dist | The Hollow Bottom (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 4) | P/471-1P / 9 | Jump (97) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies The Hollow Partnership | 11/1 | |
| chased leaders, driven approaching 4 out, soon weakened and eased, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 14th | 14 |   | 6 L | Sir Bathwick (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 1) | 3P2-823 / 13 | Jump (61) | K Renwick | B G Powell Family Goes Racing | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders to 10th, soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 10 |   | - | Hold Em (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) | 133334 / 8 | Jump (7) | R Johnson | W K Goldsworthy David Hughes Mike… | ||
| 15 |   | - | Money Order (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 311/1-50 / 9 | Jump (16) | W Kennedy | B G Powell Mr John P McManus | |||
| 7 |   | - | Reveillez (GB) (Gelding, grey, 11 4) | F861/2-P / 10 | Flat (1745), Jump (35) | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill Exors of the Late… | |||
