21 Mar 2009 14:20 Newbury
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,524); Distance: 3m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Ladbrokes Supports Greatwood Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 |   | - | Lyes Green (GB) (Gelding, grey, 10 11) | P-31529 / 24 | Flat (1592), Jump (24) | D Elsworth | O Sherwood Mr P K Gardner | 8/1 | |
| in touch, headway to chase leaders 7th, chased leader from 3 out, challenged and led soon after last, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | 1 L | My Immortal (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | 2F3U00- / 7 | Flat (1289), Jump (329) | Ruby Walsh | J & S Quinn The Betfair Million… | 11/2 | |
| behind, blundered 9th, ridden 13th, headway 4 out, chased leaders from 3 out, went 3rd last, kept on under pressure flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 2¾ L | Strawberry (IRE) (Mare, bay, 11 7) | 21-5613 / 9 | Jump (27) | P Hide | J W Mullins Mr Paul Murphy | 7/1 | |
| led 2nd until 4th, chased leaders, led 13th, blundered next, headed 4 out, regained lead 3 out, mistake last and soon headed, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 1 L | Theatre Dance (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 28-9321 / 10 | Jump (14) | T J Murphy | D W P Arbuthnot Mr Francis Ward | 5/1 | |
| towards rear, hit 11th, headway into mid div 13th, hit 4 out, stayed on to chase leaders next, kept on well flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 3½ L | Tom Sayers (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 17123-P / 11 | Jump (21) | P J Brennan | P Hobbs & J White Capt E J Edwards-Heathcote | 14/1 | |
| in touch, mistake 7th, headway approaching 4 out, stayed on same pace from next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 13 |   | ¾ L | Antonius Caesar (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) | 75P323 / 10 | Jump (14) | W Kennedy | A M Hales Edging Ahead | 5/1 | |
| rear, hit 7th, headway to chase leaders 13th, ridden and blundered 4 out, weakened from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 2½ L | Verasi (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | 18-PPPP / 10 | Flat (1623), Jump (56) | E Dehdashti | G & J Moore F Ledger J Bateman | 22/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and hit 14th, no danger soon after | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 1¼ L | Kandjar D'allier (FR) (Gelding, grey, 11 5) | 43-6166 / 12 | Jump (31) | R Thornton | A King Mr A R Trotter | 11/1 | |
| chased leaders, led 4th to 13th, stayed handy until weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1 |   | 3¼ L | Alderburn (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 033-337 / 12 | Jump (21) | M Bradburne | H D Daly Mrs D P G Flory | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, reminders 5th, ridden and hit 10th, mistake and dropped out 12th, struggling 13th | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7 |   | Dist | Mount Oscar (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 3-62502 / 13 | Jump (54) | J Tizzard | R Rowe Mrs Jean R Bishop | 14/1 | |
| in touch, mistake 7th, driven and weakened 13th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8 |   | - | Alexanderthegreat (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 1/2426U / 12 | Jump (9) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams C L Conyers & Son… | |||
| PU | 5 |   | - | King Harald (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 121-P59 / 13 | Jump (31) | Matthew Batchelor | M Bradstock Mr P J D Pottinger | ||
| 12 |   | - | Cava Bien (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 9) | 5221-11 / 7 | Flat (879), Jump (5) | B Wharfe | Tim Vaughan Mr Chris Howell | |||
