27 Mar 2009 17:15 Ascot
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,262); Distance: 3m; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Pertemps People Development Conditionals' Handicap Hurdle (Final)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 |   | - | Sashenka (GB) (Mare, bay, 10 4) | 452212 / 23 | Jump (22) | Michael Murphy | J L Spearing Major H R M Porter | 7/1 | |
| led, narrowly headed 3 out, stayed challenging, 3rd and looked beaten when mistake 2 out, rallied well final 100 yards to regain lead final strides | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | NK | To Arms (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | P3/14-37 / 8 | Flat (166), Jump (132) | Byron Moorcroft | Tim Vaughan Mr Carl Pyne | 7/2 | |
| held up in rear, good headway to track leading pair after 3 out, narrow lead 2 out, driven and kept on well flat, until caught final strides | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | ¾ L | Shannon Springs (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 1) | 42/2006 / 9 | Flat (828), Jump (10) | Edward Cookson | Andrew Turnell Mrs Jennifer Mason | 12/1 | |
| held up and mid-division, good headway to track leader 4 out, narrow lead 3 out, headed 2 out, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 4 L | Swordsman (GER) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 12) | 2-38060 / 10 | Flat (685), Jump (16) | O Dayman | C Gordon Mrs I Colderick | 66/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, stayed on again flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 2¼ L | Thunder Rock (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 651388 / 7 | Flat (897), Jump (142) | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill Mrs Gay Smith | 20/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway into 5th approaching 4 out, driven after 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 22 L | Dont Tell The Wife (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 11) | 1-74031 / 9 | Jump (21) | C Wallis | N J Henderson Mrs D A Henderson | 7/1 | |
| in touch, short lived effort approaching 4 out, weakened quickly next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 28 L | Laborec (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 11 0) | 1206-20 / 8 | Jump (26) | J Halliday | J Howard Johnson Mr Robert Bothway | 50/1 | |
| raced wide, always towards rear, ridden and struggling before 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2 |   | 6 L | Cathedral Rock (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 9-33515 / 9 | Jump (28) | J Pemberton | N J Gifford Mrs S N J Embiricos | 13/2 | |
| chased leaders, driven along after 8th, weakened quickly before 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3 |   | 1 L | Barnhill Brownie (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 1121 / 9 | Jump (97) | R P Flint | P Hobbs & J White Mrs S J Humphrey | 7/4 | |
| mid-division, headway 8th, weakened under pressure soon after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5 |   | 21 L | Tora Bora (GER) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 0P10PP / 9 | Flat (178), Jump (55) | M Roe | B G Powell Mrs A Ellis | 40/1 | |
| always behind, ridden 7th, soon struggling, tailed off 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Stripe Me Blue (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 7-40F26 / 10 | Jump (27) | Alex Merriam | P J Jones Mrs A H Jones &… | ||
