02 May 2009 18:25 Hexham
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £5,204); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Ian Straker Memorial Trophy Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Flaming Heck (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | 19097P- / 28 | Jump (51) | A L Voy | Mrs L B Normile Mr D A Whitaker | 25/1 | |
| led, headed 4 out, led again 2 out, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 4½ L | It's Bertie (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | D22525- / 9 | Jump (21) | Mr S Byrne | J Parkinson & S Smith Mrs S Smith | 6/1 | |
| mid-division, headway after 3 out, effort next, went 2nd last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 3¾ L | Oso Magic (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 6646F1- / 11 | Jump (37) | S Gagan | J Parkinson & S Smith Mr Michael Thompson | 8/1 | |
| prominent, led 4 out, headed 2 out, one pace approaching last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 1¾ L | Hollows Mill (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 242643- / 13 | Jump (21) | C I Gillies | F P Murtagh The Great Expectations… | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, outpaced after 4 out, stayed on from between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 5 L | Master Papa (IRE) (Gelding, black, 11 9) | 1560/04- / 10 | Flat (2049), Jump (21) | M O'Connell | H Hogarth The Alchemists… | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, headway halfway, effort approaching 3 out, no extra approaching last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 7 L | Eborarry (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 633P21- / 7 | Flat (1320), Jump (67) | Brian Harding | T D Easterby Mr T J Benson | 9/2 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, no extra approaching last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11 |   | 11 L | Theatre Rights (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 0) | 9P5/7PP- / 9 | Jump (34) | Mr A J Findlay | J S Haldane John & Mary Stenhouse | 250/1 | |
| towards rear, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10 |   | 3¾ L | Watch The Wind (GB) (Mare, chestnut, 10 4) | 655372- / 10 | Jump (21) | Miss C Walton | J Walton Messrs F T Walton | 8/1 | |
| towards rear, headway when mistake 6th, chasing leaders next, effort when blundered 3 out, not recover | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | 8 L | Schinken Otto (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | P34354- / 12 | Flat (61), Jump (9) | P Kinsella | J M Jefferson Mr John Donald | 11/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9 |   | 19 L | Yankee Holiday (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 6) | 436433- / 10 | Jump (12) | G Lee | Mrs S C Bradburne Robb Wood McIntosh… | 11/4 | |
| in touch, lost place quickly 4th, never dangerous after | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Pen Gwen (FR) (Rig, bay, 11 2) | 5P677-U / 11 | Flat (1112), Jump (6) | R McGrath | Mrs K Walton Mrs K Walton | ||
