20 Mar 2009 16:25 Newbury
Winner: £2,500 (Penalty: £1,648); Distance: 3m; Class: 6; Eligibility: 6YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Montpelier Re Hunters' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Brer Bear (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 3PP2/22 / 26 | Jump (27) | Miss Rachel King | Mrs E Insley C E P Insley | 14/1 | |
| held up in rear, blundered 3rd and 6th, headway approaching 4 out, chased leaders 2 out, chased leader last, stayed on flat to lead near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | NK | Dante's Storm (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 12 2) | 1111-11 / 12 | Jump (23) | Mr P York | P York Mr I M Cobbold | 5/6 | |
| led, jumped right 5th, blundered 11th, pressed and kept on well from 4 out, no extra and headed near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 11 L | Herecomestanley (GB) (Gelding, bay, 12 6) | 4-F3P24 / 11 | Jump (26) | Jake Greenall | M F Harris Barbara Woodcock… | 9/2 | |
| held up in rear, ridden 12th, jumped left 4 out, stayed on from next, went 3rd flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | NK | Merchants Friend (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 33142-U / 14 | Jump (317) | Miss A Goschen | J W Dufosee Mrs Andrew Wardall | 7/1 | |
| behind, hit 14th, stayed on from next, not pace to troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | ¾ L | Hautclan (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 26P-79P / 10 | Flat (2179), Jump (15) | Mr William Biddick | A E Jones Mr Trevor Hemmings | 18/1 | |
| behind, hit 2nd, struggling 9th | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 1¼ L | Kaldouas (FR) (Gelding, black, 12 6) | 7-31PF4 / 9 | Jump (14) | Mr Sam Waley-Cohen | Jamie Snowden Mrs L Suenson-Taylor | 9/1 | |
| chased leaders, hit 10th, went 2nd 12th, every chance when blundered 4 out, weakened after next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 28 L | Give It Holly (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 6P3224 / 8 | Jump (13) | Miss Sally Randell | Miss S Randell Mrs Josephine Purcell | 33/1 | |
| jumped right and always behind | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | 18 L | Lindsay (FR) (Gelding, bay, 12 2) | 5U-1434 / 11 | Flat (2122), Jump (15) | Mr N Sutton | Mrs K Smyly Mr N Sutton | 20/1 | |
| chased leader until 12th, weakened next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3 |   | 2¾ L | Caislean Na Deirge (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 12 2) | 5549-PP / 12 | Flat (1057), Jump (22) | Mr Nick Williams | R Robinson Mr Richard Robinson | 100/1 | |
| held up in rear, good headway approaching 13th, jumped badly left next, soon beaten | ||||||||||
