22 Mar 2009 16:30 Wincanton
Winner: £9,000 (Penalty: £5,854); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Wessex Waste Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Free Gift (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 67-6557 / 27 | Jump (84) | D A Jacob | R H & Mrs S Alner Tom Chadney Val… | 6/1 | |
| held up, headway 9th, ridden from 3 out, stayed on to lead last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 3 L | Ice Bucket (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 7) | 215-572 / 12 | Jump (29) | D Elsworth | Miss H C Knight Mr B M Barrett | 13/8 | |
| tracked leader, led 12th, ridden 3 out, headed last, no extra | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | 28 L | Corrib Drift (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 7) | 23113/P- / 11 | Flat (1376), Jump (665) | Matthew Batchelor | Jamie Poulton Mr Les Best | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, mistake 6th, headway from 10th, chased leader 13th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 8 L | Desert Secrets (IRE) (Mare, bay, 11 3) | 3P-P158 / 7 | Flat (1121), Jump (84) | Gerard Tumelty | J G Portman Mr M J Vandenberghe | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, lost place 11th, hampered 13th, plugged on | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 1½ L | Nation State (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 651-846 / 9 | Flat (877), Jump (89) | P Hide | G & J Moore Mr J D Brownrigg | 7/1 | |
| held up, reminders 7th, ridden 14th, soon held, finished lame | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 21 L | Liberty Ben (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 135-3PP / 9 | Jump (66) | Mr S Allwood | R H & Mrs S Alner Mr P M De Wilde | 15/2 | |
| held up tracking leaders, mistake 8th, ridden and weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 5 |   | - | Lord Alfred (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | P1-11P3 / 9 | Jump (215) | T J O'Brien | M Sheppard Mr Kevin Price | |||
| FE | 3 |   | - | Lester Leaps In (USA) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 4275P7 / 6 | Flat (893), Jump (16) | Harry Skelton | Jamie Snowden The Zeus Racing… | ||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Massini Sunset (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | FP8P31 / 13 | Jump (15) | J W Farrelly | N R Mitchell Mr And Mrs Andrew… | ||
| UR | 9 |   | - | Manly Money (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | 7/4P12-P / 11 | Jump (6) | L Heard | A J Honeyball Mrs Susie Chown | ||
| 11 |   | - | Triggernometry (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 6) | 56-4243 / 9 | Jump (16) | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard The Butterwick… | |||
