05 May 2009 14:50 Fakenham
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,252); Distance: 2m 5f 110y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good in places).
Carlsberg UK Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Saafend Rocket (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 6F2U43- / 27 | Flat (2234), Jump (24) | L P Aspell | L Wadham Mr & Mrs Tom Vesey | 7/1 | |
| always prominent, led 4 out, headed next, driven to lead again approaching last, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 4 L | Good Old Days (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 544U54- / 12 | Jump (23) | J M Maguire | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mr & Mrs K R Ellis | 6/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 9th, chased leading pair 4 out, soon ridden, chased winner last, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 25 L | Silvo (NZ) (Gelding, grey, 11 8) | P12F0-9 / 10 | Flat (1086), Jump (9) | J Halliday | D Thompson Mr M Harris | 25/1 | |
| in rear, headway 10th, ridden to go 4th 4 out, left moderate 3rd last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 18 L | Blueberry Ice (IRE) (Mare, bay, 11 12) | 4469/25- / 11 | Jump (112) | Christian Williams | Jim Best Mrs B M Studd | 8/1 | |
| in rear, reminders 6th, some headway 3 out, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | 8 L | Mistral De La Cour (FR) (Gelding, black, 10 10) | 34753-4 / 10 | Flat (1971), Jump (9) | M O'Connell | C A Mulhall Keith Sivills &… | 10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 13 |   | 4 L | Long Road (USA) (Gelding, bay, 10 2) | 40P7P8- / 8 | Flat (296), Jump (12) | Mr D R Bass | R C Harper John P McManus | 40/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden 12th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | 7 L | Ravenscar (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 952400- / 13 | Jump (13) | A Pogson | C T Pogson Mr C T Pogson | 11/1 | |
| always in rear | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12 |   | 6 L | General Alarm (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | 8F95P-R / 12 | Flat (2106), Jump (4) | T J Phelan | G R Pewter Tarporley Turf… | 50/1 | |
| in touch, tracked leader 6th, ridden 12th, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7 |   | 9 L | Southern Bazaar (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 0999/5-P / 8 | Flat (607), Jump (6) | L Vickers | M C Chapman J C Greenway /… | 40/1 | |
| always in rear | ||||||||||
| PU | 14 |   | - | Lord Gunnerslake (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 2) | 3P8216- / 10 | Flat (1777), Jump (22) | J Goldstein | Miss C J E Caroe Select Racing Syndicates… | ||
| PU | 10 |   | - | The Iron Giant (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | 34406P- / 8 | Flat (283), Jump (12) | Gerard Tumelty | D G Bridgwater Mr Keith F J Loads | ||
| FE | 9 |   | - | Bright Sparky (GER) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 13) | 00/8705- / 8 | Flat (74), Jump (45) | Mr O Greenall | M & D Easterby Rupert Armitage… | ||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Himba (GB) (Gelding, bay, 12 2) | 3P1P0-1 / 7 | Flat (627), Jump (8) | J Pemberton | N J Gifford Martin & Valerie… | ||
| FE | 5 |   | - | High Ball (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | P7P6F-3 / 11 | Jump (4) | S E Durack | P & M Bowen Mr David Pritchard | ||
| PU | 15 |   | - | More Shennanigans (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 0) | 8784PP- / 11 | Jump (128) | F Davis | Mrs J C McGregor Mr J Thomson | ||
