24 Nov 2007 13:20 Ascot
Winner: £55,000 (Penalty: £31,361); Distance: 2m 3f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Amlin 1965 Limited Intermediate Handicap Chase (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Howle Hill (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) | 5504/11- / 25 | Jump (390) | Jimmy McCarthy | A King The Brown Family,… | 12/1 | |
| in touch, jumped slowly and in rear 9th, headway next, went 2nd 12th, led approaching 2 out and driven 4 lengths clear, idled flat, always holding on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | 1 L | Fier Normand (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 146lbs) | 16/1-3F2 / 10 | Jump (56) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 9/2 | |
| held up in rear, steady headway from 11th, went 2nd 3 out, 4 lengths 2nd when hit 2 out, hit last, rallied as winner idled flat, always held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | ½ L | Mister Quasimodo (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 147lbs) | 21FPF-2 / 10 | Jump (11) | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard J M Dare, T Hamlin,… | 8/1 | |
| in touch, headway and went prominent 4 out, chased leading pair 2 out, stayed on under pressure flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 1¼ L | New Little Bric (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 158lbs) | 1/13117- / 8 | Jump (254) | L Heard | P F Nicholls Mrs Kathy Stuart | 13/8 | |
| chased leaders, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on approaching last, kept on flat | ||||||||||
| 1 |   | - | Yes Sir (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | 1D7-157 / 11 | Jump (115) | Christian Williams | P & M Bowen Ms Y M Hill & Mr… | 16/1 | ||
| led, clear 7th, headed 11th, chased leader, ridden and weakened 4 out, mistake next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 2 |   | - | Royal Shakespeare (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 159lbs) | 1232-32 / 9 | Jump (18) | R Johnson | S Gollings Mr J B Webb | 10/1 | ||
| in touch, ridden and weakened 11th | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | Regal Heights (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 156lbs) | 212114- / 10 | Jump (230) | Stephen Craine | D McCain Jnr Mrs Janet Heler | 16/1 | ||
| held up, headway 9th, went 3rd next, weakened approaching 4 out | ||||||||||
| 6 |   | - | Aztec Warrior (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 149lbs) | 141201- / 10 | Jump (228) | M A Fitzgerald | Miss H C Knight Mr J H Henderson | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| 9 |   | - | Flying Enterprise (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 146lbs) | 211289- / 9 | Jump (254) | A O'Keeffe | Miss V Williams Mr Malcolm Edwards | 9/2 | ||
| tracked clear leader, closed to lead 11th, driven and headed approaching 2 out, weakened into 5th and no chance when blundered last | ||||||||||
