10 Mar 2009 16:00 Cheltenham
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £31,310); Distance: 3m 7f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Glenfarclas Handicap Chase (Cross Country Chase)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Garde Champetre (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) |
111-421 / 26 |
Jump (88) | Ms N Carberry | E Bolger Mr John P McManus |
7/2 | |
| in touch, headway 24th, ridden to challenge approaching last, led flat, stayed on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 1¾ L |
L'ami (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 8) |
F8-1421 / 12 |
Flat (2042), Jump (37) |
Mr J T McNamara | E Bolger Mr John P McManus |
7/4 | |
| in touch, headway 19th, led 26th, ridden approaching last, headed flat, kept on for clear 2nd but soon held | ||||||||||
3rd |
8 |
| 14 L |
Drombeag (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) |
6/0-3214 / 12 |
Jump (88) | R M Power | E Bolger John P McManus |
7/1 | |
| held up, headway approaching 20th, went 3rd after 4 out, ridden after next, soon one pace | ||||||||||
4th |
13 |
| 24 L |
A New Story (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
3F7049 / 15 |
Flat (134), Jump (47) |
Jack Doyle | M Hourigan Storey's Over Syndicate |
14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden after 25th, stayed on past beaten horses from 2 out, went modest 4th last | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| 4 L |
Dix Villez (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) |
64P3-91 / 12 |
Jump (116) | D N Russell | P Nolan Mr Adam Waugh |
8/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 20th, ridden after 3 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
6th |
11 |
| 8 L |
Heads Onthe Ground (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 2) |
0-40304 / 15 |
Jump (37) | Paul Carberry | E Bolger John P McManus |
20/1 | |
| led until 5th, led 17th until 26th, pressed leader, jumped right and weakened 5 out | ||||||||||
7th |
5 |
| 9 L |
Wonderkid (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) |
622-FP0 / 9 |
Jump (34) | K Whelan | A J Martin W A Moffett |
25/1 | |
| mainly towards rear | ||||||||||
8th |
9 |
| 16 L |
Benefit Night (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 6) |
P-3PPPP / 14 |
Jump (37) | B M Cash | Daniel O'sullivan Mrs Mary-Rose Cooney |
66/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pecked 21st, ridden after 24th, weakened after 5 out | ||||||||||
9th |
12 |
| Dist |
Jaspers Dream (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 1) |
17P-662 / 9 |
Jump (37) | N P Madden | J P Dempsey Denis Cusack |
40/1 | |
| always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
10th |
15 |
| 21 L |
Ivoire De Beaulieu (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
4P78-DU / 13 |
Flat (1941), Jump (107) |
K Mercer | Ferdy Murphy I Todd, F Murphy,… |
40/1 | |
| in touch, ridden approaching 5 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
PU |
7 |
| - |
He's The Gaffer (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) |
3111P8 / 10 |
Jump (18) | D A Jacob | R H Buckler Mr D N V Churton |
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PU |
10 |
| - |
Puntal (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 6) |
P8/73-03 / 13 |
Flat (2756), Jump (10) |
T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr Terry Neill |
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PU |
6 |
| - |
Crystal d'Ainay (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) |
71PP-7P / 12 |
Jump (88) | R Thornton | A King Mr Tony Fisher… |
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PU |
4 |
| - |
Pass Me By (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) |
76-357F / 13 |
Jump (17) | Aidan Coleman | Miss S Smith Passers By |
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PU |
14 |
| - |
Dreux (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
FP-P3PP / 9 |
Flat (133), Jump (58) |
D J Condon | T Cooper Mr R J Rowsell |
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PU |
16 |
| - |
Florida Dream (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
285-058 / 11 |
Jump (88) | David England | N & W Twiston-Davies Mrs C Twiston-Davies |
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