13 Mar 2009 17:15 Cheltenham
Winner: £90,000 (Penalty: £51,309); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase Challenge Cup (Grd3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 19 |   | - | Oh Crick (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 0) | 1423F2 / 22 | Jump (26) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr David Sewell | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, headway approaching 9th, hit 4 out, led 2 out, ridden and pressed flat, found extra near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | ¾ L | Moon Over Miami (GER) (Gelding, bay, 10 9) | 6-64245 / 13 | Flat (1286), Jump (34) | N D Fehily | C J Mann Mr D Holmes | 20/1 | |
| took keen hold, headway approaching 3rd, 2nd before 5th, led after 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, still every chance flat, held near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11 |   | 7 L | French Opera (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) | 22-1F22 / 13 | Flat (556), Jump (58) | M Foley | N J Henderson Mrs Judy Wilson… | 10/1 | |
| chased leader until before 5th, hit 8th and 10th, disputing close 3rd when blundered 3 out, one pace flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 16 |   | 4½ L | Tramantano (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 3) | 73-2125 / 12 | Flat (2326), Jump (20) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr H R Mould | 33/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, no extra last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | NS | Tiger Cry (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 3610-00 / 12 | Flat (501), Jump (61) | D N Russell | A L T Moore C Jones | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, headway approaching 4 out, ridden before 2 out, one pace approaching last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 13 |   | ¾ L | Calatagan (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 7) | 00-P382 / 12 | Flat (153), Jump (41) | P Kinsella | J M Jefferson Mr & Mrs J M Davenport | 16/1 | |
| held up, headway into mid-division 9th, not fluent and outpaced 3 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 18 |   | 4 L | Valain (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 1) | 31204P / 8 | Flat (14), Jump (165) | D J Casey | C F Swan John P McManus | 14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, mistake 7th, headway approaching 3 out, 6th when hit 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | ¾ L | Poquelin (FR) (Gelding, black, 10 12) | U01-113 / 10 | Flat (1038), Jump (111) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls The Stewart Family | 3/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 6th (water), last 8th, stayed on from last, never in contention | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8 |   | 10 L | Pasco (SWI) (Gelding, roan, 10 11) | 11P-311 / 9 | Flat (649), Jump (22) | S Thomas | P F Nicholls Mr Terry Warner | 8/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway approaching 9th, chasing leaders 3 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4 |   | 3½ L | I'm So Lucky (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | 2F1125 / 12 | Flat (916), Jump (41) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mrs Susan E Busby | 16/1 | |
| held up, always in rear | ||||||||||
| 11th | 9 |   | 19 L | Clew Bay Cove (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 9) | P-37263 / 11 | Jump (41) | A P McCoy | Colm Murphy John P McManus | 9/1 | |
| took keen hold towards rear, mistake 7th, headway when not fluent 4 out, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 15 |   | 7 L | Lorient Express (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 5) | 26/6-111 / 12 | Flat (2287), Jump (41) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Suzanne & Nigel… | 14/1 | |
| led, hit 3rd, jumped right 10th, headed after 3 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 17 |   | Dist | Jigsaw Dancer (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 2) | 113-12P / 10 | Jump (29) | M D Grant | Andrew Turnell Robinson Webster… | 66/1 | |
| mid-division,jumped slowly 9th, blundered 4 out, soon weakened, mistake last, tailed off | ||||||||||
| UR | 20 |   | - | Palarshan (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 955-573 / 11 | Flat (2597), Jump (20) | Andrew Tinkler | H D Daly Sumner Wellesley | ||
| 14 |   | - | Chapoturgeon (FR) (Gelding, grey, 10 10) | 119-F21 / 12 | Flat (696), Jump (1) | T J Murphy | P F Nicholls The Jack Barber… | |||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Psychomodo (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) | FP-1221 / 8 | Jump (25) | K Renwick | B G Powell The Arkle Bar Partnership | ||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Andreas (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 4621-57 / 10 | Flat (2098), Jump (41) | Christian Williams | P F Nicholls Mr Trevor Hemmings | ||
| 7 |   | - | Central House (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | P55334 / 11 | Flat (537), Jump (27) | P W Flood | D T Hughes John F Kenny | |||
| 3 |   | - | Perce Rock (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 115-911 / 10 | Jump (60) | A P Crowe | T Stack John P McManus | |||
| PU | 2 |   | - | My Petra (GB) (Filly, bay, 11 3) | P8-112F / 7 | Flat (893), Jump (71) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr & Mrs R Kelvin… | ||
| UR | 21 |   | - | Beggars Cap (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 0) | 11P-P17 / 9 | Jump (13) | G Lee | Ferdy Murphy Mr Trevor Hemmings | ||
