14 Mar 2009 14:35 Uttoxeter
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £16,262); Distance: 2m 6f 110y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft places)(Chase: Soft, Good to Soft places).
John Smith's Hucknall Constitutional Club Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 |   | - | Snake Charmer (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 12) | 215334 / 22 | Flat (791), Jump (8) | Dave Crosse | M F Harris Racing Roses Partnership | 18/1 | |
| chased clear leader until left in lead 2nd, squeezed along before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, drifted left after last, stayed on gamely | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 2 L | Victorias Groom (GER) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 413P51 / 9 | Flat (1347), Jump (9) | D Elsworth | L Wadham Mr P H Betts | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, hampered 6th, steady headway before 9th, chased winner going well before 2 out, ridden and lost 2nd last, stayed on same pace flat and retook 2nd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | ½ L | Mumbles Head (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 11) | 26311/2- / 13 | Jump (676) | S E Durack | P & M Bowen Mrs Karen Bowen | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden after 9th, headway before 3 out, chased winner last, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | 4 L | Maktu (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | 25/4-141 / 9 | Flat (844), Jump (54) | C Bolger | P G Murphy Mrs M & Exors Of… | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, raced keenly, badly hampered 6th, bumped after 9th, soon ridden, one pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | 3¼ L | South O'The Border (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 41/6-423 / 10 | Flat (297), Jump (22) | S Thomas | Miss V Williams Mr Bryan Mathieson | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden 2 out, soon beaten, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 7 L | Leac An Scail (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 32P63B / 12 | Jump (14) | Mr A E Kinirons | J Parkinson & S Smith Mrs J Drake | 33/1 | |
| chased leaders, mistake 2nd, tracked winner before 8th until approaching 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | NS | The Shoe (NZ) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 313232 / 10 | Flat (217), Jump (14) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr N J Henderson | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, not fluent 6th, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12 |   | 4 L | Bulwark (IRE) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 3) | 42P-7 / 9 | Flat (147), Jump (28) | T Scudamore | Ian Williams Mr Peter James… | 5/1 | |
| held up in rear, hampered 6th, mistake 7th, soon pushed along, never in contention | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5 |   | 10 L | King's Revenge (GB) (Gelding, brown, 11 8) | 823806 / 8 | Flat (889), Jump (24) | R Thornton | A King Nicholls Family | 14/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway approaching 8th, weakened after next | ||||||||||
| 10th | 13 |   | 3¼ L | Gold Gun (USA) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | P-PU036 / 7 | Flat (794), Jump (21) | Christian Williams | Mrs A M Thorpe Tristar | 20/1 | |
| mistakes, in touch early, behind from 7th | ||||||||||
| 11th | 7 |   | 28 L | Boomerang (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 1P38-3F / 8 | Jump (108) | R Johnson | H D Daly Mrs John Nesbitt | 33/1 | |
| held up in rear, hampered 6th, headway before next, weakening when hit 8th | ||||||||||
| 12th | 8 |   | 5 L | Award Winner (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) | 2P-1106 / 11 | Jump (56) | A P McCoy | B G Powell Mr John P McManus | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 5th, chased winner after 6th until approaching 8th, weakened from 2 out, heavily eased flat | ||||||||||
| 13th | 6 |   | Dist | Heraldry (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 1/0P-7F1 / 11 | Jump (42) | Felix de Giles | P C Haslam Sport Of Gentleman… | 14/1 | |
| held up, hampered 6th, headway before next, weakened after 9th, virtually pulled up flat, tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 3 |   | - | Another Brother (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) | F-12426 / 8 | Jump (25) | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill Mr Kelvin Evett | ||
| FE | 15 |   | - | Sangfroid (GB) (Gelding, grey, 10 12) | 204722 / 12 | Flat (528), Jump (29) | D A Jacob | Nick Williams Mr Andrew Quick | ||
