23 May 2009 19:45 Stratford
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,524); Distance: 2m 5f 110y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Llewellyn Humphreys Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Templer (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 7) | 0012F-4 / 24 | Jump (22) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr Tony Staple… | 11/2 | |
| chased leader, mistake 8th (water) led approaching 2 out, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 1½ L | Commemoration Day (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) | 4P3216- / 11 | Flat (661), Jump (196) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Alan Bosley | 11/1 | |
| led until after 1st, remained prominent, chased winner approaching 2 out, soon challenging, switched left and right before last, switched left again and half length down flat, always held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | ½ L | Mr Boo (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 214/213- / 10 | Jump (38) | P Hide | G & J Moore The Hon Mrs C Cameron | 6/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway approaching 4 out, outpaced after 2 out, rallied flat, ran on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | HD | Lidjo De Rouge (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | 44P583- / 13 | Flat (1882), Jump (34) | Peter Toole | P Henderson Mr Richard Hawker | 13/2 | |
| in touch, headway 6th, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace approaching last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10 |   | 3¾ L | Najca De Thaix (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 4R166R- / 10 | Jump (82) | J E Moore | P Kelsall Mr Peter Kelsall | 33/1 | |
| jumped right, led after 1st, driven and headed before 2 out, beaten before last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | Dist | Ross Accord (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 9) | 13126-4 / 8 | Jump (19) | R Thornton | A J Martin W A Moffett & Morgan… | 5/2 | |
| in rear, not fluent 4th, mistake 8th (water) not fluent next, well beaten 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 25 L | Water Taxi (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 9) | 822210- / 9 | Flat (1804), Jump (238) | G Lee | Ferdy Murphy G Wilson R Wheeler… | 16/1 | |
| soon well in rear, hit 10th, tailed off approaching 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Levitski (GB) (Gelding, brown, 10 12) | 21527-F / 8 | Flat (1354), Jump (13) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | ||
| 9 |   | - | Mange Tout (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 9) | 538P/4-U / 9 | Jump (13) | Non Runner | M G Rimell Mrs S J Branston | |||
| UR | 6 |   | - | Teo Perugo (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 406/P2-2 / 10 | Flat (1842), Jump (12) | T G M Ryan | E M O'Sullivan Camden Racing Syndicate | ||
