28 Nov 2007 15:25 Chepstow
Winner: £5,500 (Penalty: £3,578); Distance: 2m 3f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
KPMG Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Master d'Or (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | 54283-4 / 25 | Jump (26) | W McCarthy | B J Llewellyn Cheltenham Racing… | 8/1 | |
| held up, headway 11th, hampered 5 out, led 3 out, ridden clear | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 5 L | Highland Chief (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs) | 6525-11 / 9 | Jump (28) | R Thornton | A King P J Dunkley & D… | 3/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden to lead 4 out, headed next, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 1½ L | Jolejoker (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 155lbs) | PP1/346 / 11 | Jump (102) | C Poste | R Lee Mr D E Edwards | 7/1 | |
| disputed lead, ridden and weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11 |   | 1¼ L | Tiger Tips Lad (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs) | P0U54-3 / 9 | Jump (20) | R Greene | C Roberts Mr Gary Hopkins | 11/2 | |
| disputed lead, led 10th, jumped and headed 12th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 7 L | Ticket To Ride (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 155lbs) | P25395 / 13 | Jump (28) | P Merrigan | A J Wilson Mr I J Hooper | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, some progress approaching 5 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 2 L | Nemetan (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 152lbs) | 5F1334- / 11 | Jump (231) | R Walford | R H Alner Mrs S De Wilde | 10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, weakened 11th | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 12 L | Spike Jones (NZ) (Gelding, Brown, 159lbs) | 43418P- / 11 | Jump (231) | R Johnson | Mrs S Johnson Mr I K Johnson | 20/1 | |
| towards rear, mistake and jumped right 4th, behind from 11th | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1 |   | 7 L | Randolph O'Brien (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 3231/15 / 11 | Jump (20) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Geoffrey & Donna… | 9/2 | |
| towards rear, steady headway 9th, ridden 12th, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3 |   | 2 L | Desert Secrets (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 164lbs) | 712P-4U / 7 | Jump (5) | Gerard Tumelty | J G Portman Mr M J Vandenberghe | 28/1 | |
| held up, mistake 7th, weakened 10th | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10 |   | 23 L | Island of Memories (IRE) (Mare, Chestnut, 147lbs) | FUP-23U / 8 | Jump (6) | J Tizzard | D P Keane Mr P Tory | 11/1 | |
| held up, mistake 2nd, ridden and headway after 11th to go in touch until weakened next | ||||||||||
| 11th | 9 |   | 14 L | Smeathe's Ridge (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 148lbs) | 2/8P20P- / 10 | Jump (274) | M Bradburne | J A B Old Smeathes Ridge… | 16/1 | |
| held up, lost place 5th, jumped slowly next and soon tailed off | ||||||||||
