12 Apr 2009 17:10 Towcester
Winner: £3,000 (Penalty: £1,952); Distance: 2m; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO & 6YO; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 15 |   | - | Stormhoek (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 10) | / 9 | Gerard Tumelty | A King The New Club Partnership | 20/1 | ||
| mid-division, headway 4f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, edged left, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 1¾ L | Little George (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 33- / 7 | Jump (393) | Charlie Huxley | A King Mr Ron George | 7/2 | |
| in touch, pulled hard, led 2f out, soon drifted right, headed inside final furlong, unable to quicken towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 1¾ L | Great Reason (GB) (Gelding, brown, 11 2) | / 8 | Felix de Giles | N J Henderson Mr E R Hanbury | 11/2 | ||
| mid-division, headway on outside over 4f out, soon pushed along, stayed on same pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 9 L | Mr Tingle (GB) (gelding, brown, 11 2) | 4-21 / 11 | Jump (337) | W Marston | R T Phillips Mr & Mrs W Brogan-higgins… | 12/1 | |
| prominent, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 1¼ L | Pipe Banner (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 022 / 9 | Jump (34) | M Foley | N J Henderson Miss Chris Elks | 7/2 | |
| prominent, led over 5f out, headed 2f out, weakened 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11 |   | 3¾ L | Ortolan (GER) (gelding, chestnut, 10 10) | / 9 | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr Allan Stennett | 9/1 | ||
| in touch, lost several places when pushed along over 5f out, closed over 2f out, soon no impression, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 2¼ L | Captain Crackers (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 3 / 11 | Jump (294) | N D Fehily | J & A O'Neill Mrs L P Baker | 10/1 | |
| led, headed over 5f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 3½ L | Quick Live (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 2) | / 6 | D R Dennis | Ian Williams Mr C N Barnes | 17/2 | ||
| in touch, lost place 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 14 |   | 1 L | Star King (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 6 / 6 | Jump (27) | Jimmy McCarthy | B G Powell Mrs June Watts | 66/1 | |
| held up in rear, some headway 3f out, never reach leaders and soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9 |   | 2 L | Tribunel (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | / 6 | Andrew Tinkler | George Baker Orbit Performance | 25/1 | ||
| held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 2f out, never reached leaders, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 13 |   | 15 L | Scilly Isles (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | / 4 | M D Grant | Miss H C Knight Mr W Dennison | 25/1 | ||
| mid-division, raced keenly, pushed along and lost place over 6f out, in rear after | ||||||||||
| 12th | 10 |   | 7 L | Lago Verde (SWI) (gelding, chestnut, 10 10) | / 7 | S Thomas | P R Webber Mrs Janice M Fraser | 9/1 | ||
| prominent, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 16 |   | 5 L | Aryshvic (GB) (filly, grey, 10 9) | / 7 | Paul Moloney | A M Hales Mr T F G Marks | 33/1 | ||
| held up towards rear, pushed along over 5f out, losing touch over 3f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 14th | 8 |   | 28 L | Smirfacon (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 2) | / 5 | Oliver Williams | N J Pomfret Mr R Gault | 66/1 | ||
| raced keenly, always behind, no chance over 3f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12 |   | - | Red Rock (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | / 9 | M Bradburne | Miss Tor Sturgis Mrs Sarah Stevens | ||||
| 1 |   | - | Artic Pride (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | / 9 | D Elsworth | O Sherwood Mr Charles R Clark | ||||
