27 Mar 2009 16:05 Ascot
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,262); Distance: 2m 5f 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good.
Equishare Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Fire And Rain (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 6) | 644UP1 / 22 | Flat (666), Jump (10) | N D Fehily | Miss E C Lavelle Fraser Miller Racing | 2/1 | |
| led to 4th, chased leader to 6th, prominent until jumped left 9th, mistake 14th, rallied from 3 out, challenged 2 out, led before last, went left, stayed on strongly flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 12 L | Mizen Raven (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) | 26P531 / 8 | Jump (8) | R Johnson | Tim Vaughan Steve & Jackie… | 3/1 | |
| held up in touch, hit 12th, headway to chase leader 3 out, every chance after 2 out, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 3¼ L | By George (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 7-F1325 / 8 | Jump (28) | J Pemberton | N J Gifford Pell-Mell Partners | 10/1 | |
| in touch, ridden 10th, mistake and lost place 11th, rallied approaching 2 out, kept on well flat, went 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 2½ L | Zanzibar Boy (GB) (Gelding, grey, 10 11) | 5415/16 / 12 | Jump (35) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr R L Fanshawe | 6/1 | |
| tracked leading pair, went 2nd 6th, led 13th, ridden soon after 2 out, tired and headed before last, weakened badly flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 11 L | Launde (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 4-62P63 / 13 | Jump (18) | C Bolger | C Gordon Mr Anthony Ward-Thomas | 33/1 | |
| chased leader, led 4th, mistake and headed 13th, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 15 L | South Bank (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | 7-03632 / 9 | Jump (28) | S Thomas | Miss H C Knight Mrs L D Edwards | 11/2 | |
| held up in touch, tracked leading pair 9th until weakened after 11th | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 27 L | Cybora (FR) (Mare, chestnut, 10 1) | 514123 / 9 | Jump (17) | G Lee | Ferdy Murphy D Clinton, S Gale,… | 12/1 | |
| always in rear, struggling from 12th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2 |   | Dist | Keepthedreamalive (GB) (Gelding, grey, 11 11) | 6-F3734 / 12 | Jump (21) | W Kennedy | R H Buckler Mr P S Johnson | 33/1 | |
| never travelling or jumping in rear, ridden 7th, soon struggling, tailed off 11th | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Jack The Blaster (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 3/1216-2 / 10 | Jump (34) | T J Murphy | J Howard Johnson R J Partnership… | ||
