21 Jun 2009 17:00 Hereford
Winner: £9,650 (Penalty: £6,115); Distance: 3m 1f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Brook Hotels Beginners' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | No Panic (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 32U-4R2 / 22 | Jump (14) | T J O'Brien | P & M Bowen Roddy Owen & Paul… | 9/4 | |
| held up in touch, chased leader 4f out, every chance approaching 2f out, led before last, hard driven and held on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | HD | Sandhurst (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 0/23P2-3 / 12 | Jump (32) | A P McCoy | Edgar Byrne Mrs Theresa Morris | 9/4 | |
| prominent, led 4th, jumped left 2f out, hard ridden and headed approaching last, rallied and stayed on strongly towards finish, just failed | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | Dist | House Of Bourbon (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 442242- / 8 | Flat (328), Jump (153) | R Johnson | Tim Vaughan Mrs Gill Owens | 6/1 | |
| held up in rear, blundered 1st, soon under pressure and tailed off, remote 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 8 L | Georgian King (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | U3145-6 / 13 | Jump (47) | R Thornton | A King Mr Roger Allsop | 5/2 | |
| held up in touch, not fluent 2nd, headway 8th, soon chasing leaders, weakened before 4f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 21 L | Catch The Stars (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 7) | 332U3-3 / 7 | Jump (23) | Christian Williams | Evan Williams Mr Tony Cromwell | 16/1 | |
| keen early, raced in rear, headway when mistakes 10th, weakened 4f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | Dist | Tricky Tangler (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 0) | 861-U95 / 11 | Jump (22) | J W Farrelly | N R Mitchell Mr T D Ward | 66/1 | |
| in touch, chased leader 6th, lost place 12th, soon tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Mystic King (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | P77-88P / 9 | Jump (13) | A O'Keeffe | M Scudamore Mr Eddie Moss | ||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Stormy Chance (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | PF / 9 | Jump (35) | A Thornton | P E Cowley Miss Emma Crew | ||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Suprendre Espere (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | P/P004-6 / 11 | Flat (352), Jump (46) | T Messenger | C C Bealby Ricochet Management… | ||
