21 Apr 2009 20:00 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 | 3 |   | - | Hideaway (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 3) | 34 / 8 | Jump (63) | T Siddall | J L Spearing Mr G A Newell &… | 9/2 | |
| mid-division, raced keenly, headway 4f out, led well over 1f out, soon ridden, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | HD | Divine Intavention (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 5U / 12 | Jump (52) | Mr J Derham | J W Mullins Mr H Wilson | 18/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, switched right just over 1f out, soon pressing winner, every chance inside final furlong, ran on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 15 |   | 5 L | Saxona (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 10) | 40 / 5 | Jump (24) | D R Dennis | Ian Williams Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, raced keenly, lost place after 7f, headway over 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, took 3rd last strides | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | NK | Just Cloudy (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 60 / 10 | Jump (36) | R Walford | R H & Mrs S Alner Mr R Alner | 40/1 | |
| held up in rear, raced keenly, headway over 3f out, every chance over 1f out, soon hung right, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 1½ L | Steveys Lad (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 3) | PP4 / 7 | Jump (26) | A Glassonbury | P A Kirby Mr Gerry Holian | 9/1 | |
| prominent, pushed along 4f out, ridden well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 12 |   | NK | Harry's Last Fiver (GB) (filly, bay, 10 10) | 0 / 5 | Jump (59) | E Dehdashti | Dr J R J Naylor Miss Pat Harrison | 50/1 | |
| mid-division, headway over 3f out, not clear run over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 13 |   | 2¾ L | Irish Symphony (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 10 10) | 4 / 8 | Jump (16) | Byron Moorcroft | O Brennan Mr O Brennan | 18/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, closed after 4f, pressing leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 5 L | Quipe Me Posted (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 43 / 9 | Jump (73) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mrs V Palmer | 11/4 | |
| held up, headway on outside 3f out, soon hanging left, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2 |   | 2¼ L | General Lygon (GB) (gelding, brown, 11 3) | 9 / 8 | Jump (17) | Felix de Giles | P W Hiatt Ivor Potter & Peter… | 33/1 | |
| raced keenly, led, headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 16 |   | 13 L | So Regal (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 5) | 89 / 5 | Jump (48) | Dave Crosse | P Sharp Mr P J Sharp | 100/1 | |
| always in rear, well beaten over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 14 |   | 1¼ L | Saltara (GB) (filly, bay, 10 10) | 0 / 7 | Jump (48) | W McCarthy | M Bradstock Dorchester On Thames… | 40/1 | |
| raced keenly, tracked leader 6f, remained prominent, weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 10 |   | 5 L | Premier Kadam (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 410 / 5 | Jump (25) | T Scudamore | K Tork Mrs Mandy Shore | 40/1 | |
| prominent, chased leader after 6f until over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 11 |   | - | Tollishill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | / 4 | M Foley | N J Henderson Mrs Judy Wilson | ||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Over The Hill (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 63 / 6 | Jump (24) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Allan Stennett | ||
| 5 |   | - | National Obsession (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 2 / 7 | Jump (154) | S Thomas | Miss V Williams Gleeson Lanigan… | |||
| 9 |   | - | Wishfull Thinking (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 3) | 1-2 / 13 | Jump (65) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Diana L Whateley | |||
