13 Apr 2009 15:40 Plumpton
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,252); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places on Chase Course).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | Senor Shane (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) | 70-10U7 / 22 | Jump (15) | N D Fehily | L Corcoran Mr L Gilbert | 4/1 | |
| held up, mistake 8th, headway next, chasing leaders when slightly hampered on bend after 3 out, led 2 out, driven out flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | ¾ L | Royal Kicks (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | 1267P9 / 12 | Jump (71) | W P Kavanagh | Miss S Smith Four J's Partnership | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, hard ridden 3 out, stayed on after next, went 2nd flat and closing on winner near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 2½ L | Digger Gets Lucky (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 8-F53P5 / 11 | Jump (50) | J Pemberton | N J Gifford The Chanctonbury… | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 7th, led after 3 out, headed 2 out, one pace and no impression before last, lost 2nd flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 3 L | Shield of Zeus (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) | 40-6787 / 7 | Jump (114) | Sean Quinlan | R T Phillips Mr Steve Jenkins | 20/1 | |
| held up in touch, headway to chase leaders 9th, ridden before 2 out, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 17 L | Balakar (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 02F623 / 13 | Flat (247), Jump (16) | Christian Williams | J J Lambe Denis Robb | 13/2 | |
| always towards rear, ridden and struggling after 8th | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | 3½ L | Estate (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 0B4-P04 / 10 | Flat (211), Jump (28) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr David Lewis | 3/1 | |
| not fluent, chased leaders to 7th, under pressure 9th, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10 |   | 5 L | Wondersobright (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 8) | 4714P1 / 11 | Jump (35) | Miss Zoe Lilly | P Butler Mr Christopher… | 10/1 | |
| led, headed after 3 out, weakened quickly | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2 |   | 10 L | Petito (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | F4F033 / 9 | Flat (572), Jump (17) | T Molloy | Mark Gillard Mr Don Hazzard | 11/1 | |
| rear, pushed along 5th, some headway after 9th, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3 |   | Dist | Aristoxene (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 54P46/P- / 9 | Jump (498) | L P Aspell | Mrs L J Mongan Mrs P J Sheen | 16/1 | |
| in touch, lost place 6th, well behind 9th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6 |   | 2 L | Back Is Back (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 0-303 / 7 | Jump (22) | Jack Doyle | Nick Mitchell Miss Jane Western | 6/1 | |
| in touch, ridden 6th, lost place next, tailed off 9th | ||||||||||
