19 May 2009 19:00 Towcester
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,436); Distance: 2m 3f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Bonikos (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 2/105- / 21 | Jump (25) | Andrew Tinkler | N J Henderson The Salmon Racing… | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, hit 3rd, pushed along after 6th, hard ridden 3 out, headway on outside approaching 2 out, went right to challenge last, soon led, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | NK | Premier Des Marais (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 123/F4-7 / 8 | Flat (728), Jump (11) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Marais Racing | 17/2 | |
| in touch, raced keenly, led after 3 out, blundered 2 out, soon headed, stayed on under pressure flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | 1¼ L | Arniecoco (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 9) | 5-42 / 5 | Flat (325), Jump (14) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Mr A Cohen | 7/2 | |
| mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, challenging when hit 2 out, soon led, headed after last, not quicken towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 13 |   | HD | Mohawk Star (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 1) | 9FP46/2 / 8 | Flat (28), Jump (8) | A O'Keeffe | I A Wood Richard Abbott… | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and close up 2 out, kept on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 1¾ L | Silver Bay (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 6/02F53- / 11 | Jump (138) | D Elsworth | O Sherwood Mr S J Robinson | 15/2 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, pushed along after 7th, headway from 2 out, not clear run approaching last, stayed on flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 14 |   | NK | Ramvaswani (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 1) | 44720-5 / 8 | Flat (88), Jump (19) | Miss G D Gracey-Davison | N B King The St Gatien Racing… | 10/1 | |
| prominent, challenged 3 out, one pace when mistake last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11 |   | 3 L | Monn Royal (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 504/1P-6 / 7 | Jump (11) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mrs G Herdman | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, headway approaching 7th, every chance 2 out, beaten when not fluent last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | SHD | Lodgician (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | 4421/6-3 / 12 | Flat (266), Jump (13) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies The Yes No Wait… | 14/1 | |
| led, not fluent 1st, headed after 3 out, beaten last, eased flat | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7 |   | 8 L | Owlesbury Dream (IRE) (Mare, bay, 10 13) | 14907-7 / 7 | Jump (11) | A P McCoy | B G Powell John Studd & D… | 9/1 | |
| chased leader until after 7th, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5 |   | 3½ L | Jayne's Crusader (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) | 1/748P1- / 9 | Jump (49) | R P Flint | J Mackie Mr & Mrs T P Tory… | 7/1 | |
| jumped left, chased leaders, slow 6th, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 4 |   | 9 L | Dynamic Rhythm (USA) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 34/1354- / 8 | Flat (1004), Jump (338) | Miss L Horner | C Roberts Xanthos Racing | 33/1 | |
| always in rear, pushed along 5th, losing touch 7th | ||||||||||
| 12th | 16 |   | ½ L | Daarth (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 0) | 7046P-2 / 7 | Flat (225), Jump (21) | W Kennedy | B W Duke Mr Jonathen de… | 22/1 | |
| in rear, reminder after 3rd, jumped slowly 6th, behind next | ||||||||||
| 13th | 12 |   | Dist | Grave Doubts (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 4) | P2P41-5 / 13 | Jump (8) | James Davies | K Bishop Bill Davies & Bernard… | 25/1 | |
| in rear, headway under pressure after 8th, weakened approaching 2 out, eased, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 6 |   | - | Hippodrome (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 1/0052-1 / 10 | Flat (58), Jump (22) | Harry Skelton | John Harris Miss Kelly Morgan | |||
| 3 |   | - | Wardington Lad (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 7/04P12- / 9 | Jump (25) | Christian Williams | Mrs L Hill Mr D J Lewin | |||
| 15 |   | - | Allez Frank (GER) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | P75P98- / 10 | Flat (241), Jump (30) | M Foley | A E Jones Bpd Ltd | |||
